No More “The Triangle”

June 6th, 2008 by Aaron

Well, I’ve officially resigned from “The Triangle.” Don’t worry, I’ve got a new place to keep bring experience to this blog. I look forward to my new opportunities.

Which Conference Should I go to - Help me in 2008

April 1st, 2008 by Aaron

So, luckily, my current employer will pay and make arrangements for me to attend one major conference each year. Last year I attended Mysqlconf, the year before, Zend Con.

Which should I goto this year? Here are the things to consider:

• I don’t have a US passport - so it has to be in the US - Unless there is enough lead time to get a passport (how much time does that take anymore these days? Do I need to wear the mark of the beast now? *squints at Real-ID*)
• It has to be something web related (yah very clear Aaron - thanks. Microsoft makes front page and windows Live search - does that make them web related? *sigh* This means web programming language, analysis or tool based. I don’t know how more broad ones like ‘future of web apps’ types would work…)
• I’d like it to be focused on open source (oracle fans, be damned!)

So - it’s pretty simple. Any suggestions?

Writing a Spelling Corrector

October 23rd, 2007 by Aaron

Normally I like to post content that I’ve actually written, but I can’t pass up linking to this article: How to write a spelling corrector. Its a great piece that explains the math behind the spelling correcting that Google, Yahoo, etc… do when you’re doing a search and gives code examples on how this is accomplished. Very great read!