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21.12.2011
Setting up a Transparent Proxy in XAMPP / MAMP
Ever wanted to make javascript requests to your own API but not wanted to host your own version of the API locally? Of course, if you try and make a request from http://localhost/example to http://www.youtube.com/api you will encounter issues with cross domain javascript not being allowed. This article shows you a way of making this kind of request possible.
What is a transparent proxy?
Simply put, a transparent proxy is a something that acts as an intermediary for request between a client and another endpoint. By requesting one particular URL your proxy causing the request to be sent somewhere else.
Can't I do this some other way?
Yep, there are a few traditional (and a few much newer) solutions to this problem. One of the most common being to run a local file written in a language such as PHP to proxy your requests and send them on via curl….For example, you may make a request passing the…
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Testing and Hiring Developers - You need to put some effort in too.
This is a topic that has been covered by a number of other websites before now, but I just wanted to add my thoughts into the mix. It’s a difficult question...How do you test and hire a developer?
Switching from Windows to Mac OS. The important bits no-one has told you.
I've read many guides on switching from Windows to Mac. Many of them seem to gloss over the every day differences between the two OS's. Here are some things I mostly figured out on my own a couple of years ago in the first few frustrating days of being a new Mac user. I think you may find these the most useful.
Goodbye Waterfall, Hello Agile.
Having recently started using an agile development process at work, here is a very informal look at some of the things I like most about the process from a developers point of view. Don't expect anything too in depth though!
Implementing the Zend Framework with CodeIgniter
A look at how to utilize components of the Zend Framework within a CodeIgniter application with the aim of keeping things simple.
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