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Coding Conventions

Or stuff I do when programming.

This is PHP orientated but applies elsewhere too.
I like to code using classes, and the functions in those classes for the most part return true or false. If a function returns false, then an internal variable, $this->error gets the error message set by the function.

When I’m working on forms, my validation function returns true or false, but $this->error is an array indexed by form elements which allows me to define a per-element error message that my printForm() function can use.
On the same subject, I populate a single array with form elements which makes it easier to walk through those elements.

Lens thief caught by the camera he stole the lens off. He pleaded guilty to theft and criminal damage. He says he stole the lens as a joke.

Why I love Faqts. When I have a problem and I’m not sure how to phrase it, it’s great that there’s such a wealth of knowledge here that I find a solution.

Fr O’Toole’s funeral in Headford today

There’s a huge traffic pile-up on the M40 this morning. At least one person is dead and there’s a 20,000 car tail back.

Do the Irish like to drink? Nah!

Annova news

Lawyer kicked out of court for ‘flashing her cleavage’ – The lawyer told the Edmonton Sun: “My V-neck is certainly form fitting, but it isn’t exposing my breasts. I’ve worn it so many times I’m embarrassed to say.”

Tracy Emin lost cat posters vanish amid quick profit hopes – She’s an artist and people hoped to make up to £500 on each poster!

England fan plans 14,500 mile camper van trip to World Cup

phpMyAdmin has a large function to highlight table rows on a mouseover. I’m not sure why, but there are easier ways to do it. Found that site through this Google search.

More Broadband in Ireland news..

Robert Shortt, Business correspondent, reports on the concerns that the government is failing to invest in the country’s broadband network, and this will cost many jobs. Listen

Mary O’Rourke, Public Enterprise Minister, responds to concerns about the broadband lay-out. Listen

This is the report I heard this morning about driving when tired.
Pat Costelloe, Chief Executive of the National Safety Council, suggests that driver fatigue is a vastly underreported problem. Listen
Ask yourself, have you ever been driving and can’t remember the last couple of hundred yards? Scary eh?

Ali G is in trouble for his film poster in the UK!