ConnectNow
It’s been available for a little while but we’ve only just started using Adobe’s ConnectNow service in anger very recently and I thought it was worth a blog post. Essentially, it’s a desktop sharing...
View ArticleAdobe still miles in front with AIR
Despite Microsoft releasing details of Silverlight 3, it would appear Adobe are still miles ahead with AIR. Read the article here
View ArticleMorgan Stanley Matrix: Ideas into Action
This week, Morgan Stanley announced the launch of their next generation trading platform, Matrix. I am immensely proud to be able to say I worked on this project, it is by far the most ambitious and...
View ArticleServer-side validation
I must admit, I had assumed that server-side validation was something everyone just did. I thought it was obvious that the server should validate whatever data it receives, rather than relying on...
View ArticleRails audit trail
I know I’ve just done another post but I wanted to also mention something to you I discovered yesterday for Ruby on Rails that is, frankly, excellent. Many applications need to keep a history of things...
View ArticleFlex persistence patterns
It is rare you will find a Flex application that doesn’t require data persistence of some sort, whether it be to server via remote objects or web services; or saving locally to an SQLite database as in...
View ArticleServer-side validation: a follow up
From the response to my previous post of a few days ago on the subject of server-side validation, it seems some of you remain unconvinced as to its need and continue to hold the belief that the client...
View ArticleVAT on mileage expenses
For the best part of a year now, I’ve been unsure about whether VAT should be added to mileage expenses to our clients and have received conflicting information from accountants, clients, websites, and...
View ArticleRails sorting with nil
I just thought I’d add a quick blog post on something that came up recently while we were developing something in Ruby on Rails. When you attempt to sort items in rails, any nils automatically come...
View ArticleIntroducing: backlogged.com
Well, it’s been a busy old time here at the new Aspect Towers on the Edgware Road and it’s only going to get busier in the next few weeks – provided we get plenty of alpha users for our new offering,...
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