Tech notes
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Optimising while() loops in PHP
Is while() the same as for()? Following the for() tests, I performed the same tests for while() loops. The speeds were…
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JSON – better than XML?
Probably. JavaScript coders have been doing it for ages. Now it’s got a name: JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation. One of…
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Optimising for() loops in PHP
Unexpected result shows 50% speed gain I decided to try a couple of speed tests on for loops in PHP.…
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Trim a string in JavaScript
No more fat… I’ve seen all kinds of techniques used to trim a string in JavaScript, some of them a…
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London Underground maps
Some experiments in mapping travel times visually. A while ago I discovered a great reworking of the London Tube map by Oskar…
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Visual complexity
A superb compilation of some of the best design mapping ‘complex networks’ – tube maps, genalogy charts and other network…
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AJAX, or just J?
“Nick, could we use some AJAX to do XYZ?” “Sure. Or we could just use J. It’s much quicker.” AJAX…