Forum Activity for @jimmy

Brackets / Atom

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I just moved from Aptana to Brackets and I'm really loving it. I used PHPstorm for awhile and it was really nice. I have to keep my expenses down, another $99 and $49 a year on top of servers, domain names, existing software... I'm getting tapped out.

I picked Brackets over Atom because of the Adobe integration. Though, I see Atom as an editor that's really going to take off. There are a lot of people who use GitHub and will probably use that product because they know GitHub is going to put out a quality product.

Anyway, thought I'd throw a thread up there for the people who want a free editor.

Brian - I'll check out Vim - didn't see that on any of the lists I was looking at online.

Brackets / Atom

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PHPstorm is a great editor and is promoted by the JR staff. The only hangup I have with PHPstorm is that it's paid software... not everyone has $$$ to pay. If you've got tons of cash and want to go with a paid solution, phpstorm is excellent software. If you don't like to spend a lot of cash, check out the solutions below.

BRACKETS

There are some great open source editors out there. I've started using Brackets. My love for Brackets is building everyday! Brackets is made by Adobe and has a ton of features. Check out the video below to find out more information.

http://brackets.io/

Developer's Toolbox: Brackets

Brackets : Code the Web


ATOM

Atom is a fairly new editor created by GitHub. It's very similar to sublime text. It has a ton of features and works very well with GitHub (obviously).

https://atom.io/

GITHUB ATOM - Why Atom.io will be your favorite Text Editor!

First Impression of Atom Text Editor Beta



updated by @jimmy: 03/24/15 10:19:48AM

HTML/2

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I agree. Should be interesting to see how fast the new changes are implemented.

HTML/2

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Second Coming: The First HTTP Update in 16 Years, HTTP/2, Is Finished

HTTP is one of the most fundamental standards on the Internet and now, after 16 years, it's finally getting a facelift. Make way for HTTP/2.

The new standard was finally finished earlier today, according to a blog by Mark Nottingham, the chair of the IETF HTTP Working Group. It will now simply pass on through some editorial stages before being published as a new standard to be used in browsers and web services everywhere.

http://gizmodo.com/second-coming-the-first-http-update-in-16-years-http-1686479223

updated by @jimmy: 03/29/15 05:06:56AM

Email Templates

Jamroom Developers



Sounds like you're looking for a Newsletter module?

Changelog Request / Suggestion

Suggestions

That would be prefect! Having the specific template file would narrow it down to what I needed to update.

Changelog Request / Suggestion

Suggestions

Another example: I see the jrUser has an update. Right now it says:


So, was this change made in just the module PHP files or in the template file? If it was in the module PHP files I wouldn't have to do anything - because I haven't modified the module files. If there was a template modification, I would only like to know I need to look at the template variables for some kind of change.

I'm not saying that for each separate change there needs to be a Variable Notice - but rather just a general notice for each total update letting me know that I need to check out that modules template files or not.
updated by @jimmy: 02/13/15 12:12:35PM

Changelog Request / Suggestion

Suggestions


Let's say I've got a custom template which I made based on the variables of the Elastic Template. I'm just stating this as an example - if you decided to change


to


or spotted a place where you misused != and not it need to be ! instead.

or if you added a completely new variable to the template:



Just put a "yes" or "no" in the changelog letting me know that something other than HTML or CSS has changed.

I'm only using the above as examples. But assuming that most people will create a template based off of the existing templates, they'll be a lot of code coming from the JR templates and used in the custom templates.

Obviously, if only the module PHP code changed in the PHP files, or there was a HTML or CSS change then the Variable notice would be "No" meaning I wouldn't have to look over my templates for a code based change.

Not asking you to list the changed variable, just a notice that a variable has changed and custom skinners would need to look over the code in the template files.


That would be great. Someone who has a highly custom site that isn't going to just click the update button might need to determine which update needs to take priority. I would actually love to see in every changelog Security Level: Low, Moderate, High at the top of each update. I'm sure you would agree, security is one of the most important things to know about. Putting it in every update as the default first line would also tell other developers of modules - put security on the first line versus include it if there is a security issue.

updated by @jimmy: 02/13/15 11:19:49AM

Changelog Request / Suggestion

Suggestions

I'm not messing with the module template files. All of my template files are inside my skins directory.

Though I haven't run into a problem as of yet, I could see what I issues happening in the future.

I'm not asking you to outline what variables have changed. I'm asking you to put a "Yes" or "No" in the changelog to indicate that there has been a variable change in the template or not. I wouldn't expect you to list every variable that has changed. I only want to know if I need to spend time looking over the JR template changes to see if I need to change something in my custom template.

As for the security (number 1 above) it would allow me to set a priority to know what modules I need to update first. Most of the software I use, including the CentOS repo has a security level determination like in this example notice: "CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2015:0164 Moderate" adding something to the changelog about security I think would be helpful.

updated by @jimmy: 02/13/15 10:55:34AM