Read the full interview here

Check it out: CodeIgniter 1.7 – https://www.packtpub.com/improve-coding-productivity-with-codeigniter-1-7/book

If you havent got it, you only have 5 days left to get it! You’re getting $1400 worth of stuff for $49 – pretty good in my opinion.

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Looking back and reflecting, it’s amazing to say that I’ve been a part of that! For those that don’t know – I work at WooThemes and the WooNav custom navigation that I worked on there was included in the WordPress 3.0 core as the Menu Management functionality. What an awesome opportunity not only to work at an amazing company, but to get the opportunity to contribute code that affects 11 million people/blogs – wow, a truly amazing experience!

• Read the 3.0.1 Announcement
• Download WordPress 3.0.1
• Codex Documentation
• WooNav in WordPress 3.0
• WordPress 3.0 Contributors (I’m somewhere in the middle of the page)
• My patch that got committed into the WordPress Core

1. First figure out the e.which code for what key you want to ‘fake’ being pushed using this tool.
2. Then create the jQuery (in your document ready or wherever you are going to use it) to simulate the keydown event

   	//create event var
   	e = jQuery.Event("keydown");
   	//set which key is being pressed
   	e.which = 40 ;
   	//trigger the event
   	jQuery("#my-element-id").trigger(e);
   

Beautiful isn’t it

Download it here or here.

1. Firstly, even though we are in a tough group with previous winners France and Uruguay, France have it coming – their dodgy qualifying and in fighting should bring their downfall. And Bafana should be able to beat Mexico with the added Vuvuzela support in the opening game.
2. I believe in what coach Carlos Alberto Parreira is trying to do. He’s molding a team – guys that believe in each other and don’t go out for their own glory.  There’s been much speculation over Benni McCarthy etc etc. So what! It’s about the team, and I’ve no doubt he would’ve performed, but he’s not in the squad and I can respect a coach who’s won the world cup and this will be his 6th tournament – that’s valuable experience.
3. We have the players.  Our keeper, Itumeleng Khune is brilliant on his day – last years ConFed cup (vs Spain and Brazil) as case in point. Matthew Booth and Aaron Mokoena will marshall the defence solidly, not to mention our captain Mokoena’s experience – 100 caps now. And then there is the midfield. Seriously, do not underestimate the combination of Teko Modise, Steven Pienaar, and Siphiwe Tshabalala. Pienaar in particular is right up there with some of the best. And Tshabalala on the set pieces can be deadly. Modise seems to be finding his form again which is fantastic for the team! And our strike force (the weakest of the team at present) has a goal hungry Bernard Parker in waiting.
4. Anything can happen in the knock out stages. It’s not about individuals, yes they can be game changers (Zidane, Baggio, Romario, etc), but it comes down to a team effort.
5. Never underestimate the power of home crowd support – especially the South African home crowd – see Rugby World Cup ’95, Africa Cup of Nations ’96, Super 14 Final 2009 and 2010.

So go for it Bafana Bafana! I’m behind you! Make us proud.

Full squad here.

I find myself sometimes marveling at the structures of well written code…neat indentation and clean and clear, self commenting markup, but more than that…a certain eloquence about how some functionality is written – that really gets me excited. I really enjoy looking deep into the heart of some code and seeing what it really is about….seeing a glimpse into the writers passion and emotions….

I quite like at the bottom of the WordPress site, the “Code is Poetry” image. It resonates with me because, not only do I love poetry and am a musician, I find it quite apt to describe code. Code and Poetry can be tragic, epic, beautiful, and sometimes humorous…but ultimately it describes, well I think anyway, the writers emotion about the subject. With Poetry (or music for that matter) it might be a feeling such as love or loss, while with Code it is an emotion about the functionality that will be executed. They both tell a story.

Whether you write code because it’s your job, your love, or just because you can, I think the way you write it will ultimately tell a story – and will give insight into who you – the writer, the developer, the creator – are. Or am I just being passionate about something that could be put together by anyone who understands syntax….

So that’s my recent thoughts on code, poetry, and music, and I hope to make more beautiful lines of all of them. What do you think?