Sending emails in Silex via Swiftmailer spool
In Symfony2 it is relatively simple to send emails via a spool file, however in Silex we don’t have a console. So we’ll have to make one and it’s very simple. First you need to have the Symfony2...
View ArticlejQuery Conference, Eventbrite fees
Some people might be aware that we are organising jQuery UK, Europe’s first jQuery conference. This is the first major conference we have put on and it is a learning curve for all of us. We’ve had...
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Blackberry Jam 10 & Blackberry World
One of the side benefits of putting on jQuery UK earlier this year was all the great new friends we at White October have made – these include attendees, speakers, sponsors, and people who wanted to...
View ArticleWe are currently looking for a Web Developer
We are looking for a talented web developer to join our innovative web development agency. You need to be a solid developer with a passion for new web technology – this position is ideal for a recent...
View ArticleA “Multiplayer” platform game, built with HTML5, PubNub and Twitter.
TL;DR As part of our new conference website, http://allyourbaseconf.com/, we wanted to add something different. We decided to make a game from Crafty.js and use PubNub.com to replicate your moves to...
View ArticleKeeping track of Dom manipulation
When building websites using PHP/Ruby/Python, especially when using an ORM, it is always a good idea to keep an eye on how many database queries a page load produces. Tools exist in frameworks like...
View ArticleCode Club, teaching kids programming
As a young child more than likely you would have found me reading Spectrum User and typing away code into my spectrum. So when I first heard about Code Club it sounded brilliant, and something that I...
View ArticleRising stars at jQuery UK 2013
At jQuery UK this year we are lucky to have access to an extra room and we’ve been wondering what to do with it. Last week we had the idea of putting on a smaller second track for up and coming...
View ArticleOur approach to gender diversity
There’s been lots of debate over the past 2 years about diversity in tech conferences, and in particular gender diversity Here are the conclusions we’ve come to about this issue: Ours is a...
View ArticleZero Wing turns 21, let’s celebrate
There is now officially less than one month to go until All Your Base – our UK database conference for web developers, now in its second year. Our exciting lineup of speakers includes Drizzle creator...
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