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Joomla configuration issues
( 8 artikelen )
Before trying to change the source code, it is always a good idea to figure out if there are no configuration options that could have the same effect. But then again, I often come across these configuration options, simply by reading the source code that I was about to change :-)
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Virtuemart configuration issues
( 2 artikelen )
Before trying to change the source code, it is always a good idea to figure out if there are no configuration options that could have the same effect. Virtuemart has a large number of configuration options. You can solve a lot of problems just by putting those right.
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Joomla source code hacks
( 7 artikelen )
It regularly happens that I need to make modifications to Joomla components, or even to the core Joomla files (rarely). I also often need to look up and figure out how something actually works and look under the hood. In this category, I talk about my experiences in doing so.
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Virtuemart source code hacks
( 5 artikelen )
Thanks to the very well designed extension system in Joomla, there is very little need to change the Joomla core files. It almost never happens that a desired feature cannot be implemented through the use of templates, language packs, components, modules, plugins, template overrides, or css/module suffixes. Virtuemart's extensions system (version 1.1.3) is still substantially poorer than Joomla's. There are just not enough hooks in the core system to add custom code where needed. The Virtuemart core dev team is aware of this problem, and working on it. In the meanwhile, I regularly modify core Virtuemart files in order to create a desired feature. Also, I often need to look up and figure out how something actually works, and look under the hood. In this category, I talk about my experiences in this matter.
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Figuring out compiler technology
( 24 artikelen )
Compiler construction is considered "hard", even though it is not that hard; it is probably just not well understood. Many problems that have little to do with the construction of compilers and interpreters, can be solved by using the construction tools from compiler technology.
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Philosophy
( 13 artikelen )
Sometimes I prefer philosophy to compiler technology; and then I just like to write about it.
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