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Custom sorting order in LINQ (ORDER BY WEIGHTING)
I have developed a C# LINQ extension method to allow very flexible ordering by assigning weightings to the sort keys of the elements to be ordered. I was inspired by the functionality offered by SQL Server's ORDER BY CASE WHEN:…
String.Capitalize in C# (PHP’s ucwords in C#)
I have been playing around with C# recently and found the need for functionality similar to that provided by PHP's ucwords() function. I dont think this exists in C# as standard so here is a simple extension method to achieve…
Cloning Zend_Config without side-effects
Cloning in PHP5 PHP5 with its much improved object-oriented style passes objects by reference by default. To create a copy of an object, a new construct 'clone' is introduced. Cloning an object in PHP5 creates a shallow copy - any…
Install phpUnderControl on CentOS 5
If you follow this guide you should start with a basic CentOS 5 installation with Subversion setup correctly and end up with a working installation of phpUnderControl.
MooTools and Swiff: Slideshow / Thumbnail Gallery
I have recently launched a website for the Bramham Lodge Residential Development in Bramham Village. The site features a neat Slideshow / Thumbnail Gallery implementation using MooTools and Flash (utilising the Swiff utility of MooTools 1.2). A demo can be…
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