Cage Cricket Mobile App
The Cage Cricket application is my first cross-platform mobile application built using Trigger.io and Parse, and works on iOS and Android.
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Online portfolio, code examples and developer blog
Portfolio
Wonga Halloween Trick or Treat App
For Halloween, I helped wonga.com reskin an old app they had originally developed with a third-party agency. The app used Adobe Flash as the main user interface, with a PHP / MySQL backend.
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Hearts FC Football App
My first app at Wonga.com was the Hearts FC Football App, to promote Hearts FC getting to the final of the Scottish Cup Final against Hibernian FC (Hibs).
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FT Editorial App
I created a second Facebook app for the Financial Times that scrapes a number of RSS feeds to bring in editorial content into Facebook. The app uses XML for flat-file storage and caching to speed up loading.
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LOVEFiLM Android Application
The LOVEFiLM Android Application was my first project as Development Manager, responsible for a team of four.
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FT Landing Page
I created a simple application for the Financial Times Facebook Fan Page, using PHP and a XML flat-file store. The application had a CMS backend to allow an administrator to customise the images, URLs and text for each of the boxes (up to 6 supported).
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Blog
Cheat Sheet: Git Commands
Master the Git commands using this useful Cheat Sheet. Printable PDF version included, covering everything from creating a repo to make changes, and working with branches.
Read MoreLaravel 5.2: More SSH / SFTP Commands
I recently found that the SSH library from LaravelCollective uses was quite limited in what it allowed. However, by accessing the underlying libraries, you can extend the functionality available to interact further with SSH / SFTP servers.
Read MoreAWS EC2: Updating Security Groups using the AWS Command Line Tool
Working with multiple clients with their own AWS setups and security groups makes it difficult to work remotely sometimes. For instance, updating the many security groups with my current (dynamic) IP address so I can SSH into the server. Luckily, I’ve created a script for that.
Read MoreLaravel 5.2: Trim All Input using Middleware
Laravel 5.2 is already good at sanitizing input data received from GET and POST data, but it doesn’t remove excessive spacing at the beginning or end of the data. Luckily, this is easy to achieve using Custom Middleware.
Read MoreReplicating a Remote MySQL Database to Local Environment / Server
Ever needed to copy a remote database into a local environment to run tests on? This tutorial includes a bash command line script you can use to easily replicate a remote MySQL database to another environment.
Read MoreLaravel 5.2: Running SSH / SFTP Commands In Your Scripts
Recently, I had to create a Laravel Artisan script that would log into a SFTP server, check if a certain file exists, and then upload / override the file. To achieve this, I used the SSH library from LaravelCollective. This tutorial covers how to log into a remote server using SSH / SFTP and upload or download files.
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