Continuous Learning

Wordpress API Primer (V - MetaWeblog API)

yinso — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 08:13:12 +0000

Out of the three supported API, MetaWeblog API documentation is the only one that has not moved - it is located here. The main difference between MetaWeblog & Blogger API is that MetaWeblog extends the Blogger API by passing a struct for the post rather than just a string for the content. The explanation [...]

Wordpress API Primer (IV - Blogger API)

yinso — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 02:26:01 +0000

Blogger API is one of the earliest Blogging API’s, and it has been around for a long time. Currently Blogger is moving to ATOM, so if you just click on the Blogger API link, it’s going to take you to a blog. Google broke its own links, basically. So where is the [...]

Wordpress API Primer (III - xmlrpc.php)

yinso — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 18:39:10 +0000

Just which methods do Wordpress supports exactly? The best way to know is to look at the source (because source code is the design document). You will find the following if you look at the xmlrpc.php located in the root directory of your WP installation (the version I have is 2.0.5). $this->methods = [...]

Wordpress API Primer (II - XMLRPC)

yinso — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 05:45:07 +0000

The foundation of Wordpress API is built on XMLRPC, and hence if you want to know how the API works then you need to know XMLRPC. XMLRPC Specification The authoritative source about XMLRPC is its spec, which includes the following information: Sample request & response Method name XML representation of scalar data (boolean, integer, double, date, string, [...]

Wordpress API Primer (I - Overview)

yinso — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:50:32 +0000

Overview This series of articles is about Wordpress API - how to interface with Wordpress to create posts and manage posts without having to dig into its internal data structures. I have chance to take a look at WP’s internal, and it is certainly not for the faint of heart (or the lack of time), [...]

Web Clippings (Geekcraft) - 3/2/2007

yinso — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 16:00:03 +0000

Below are the web clippings of the day. Enjoy. State of the Art of Model-Based Testing with Markov Chain Usage Models I long believe that xUnit approach to testing creates test case explosion with minimal returns and usage-based testing is superior. This is a document that provides a theoretical description of usage based testing. cruizer : [...]

Monthly Report February 2007

yinso — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:04:43 +0000

The following are the stats for February 2007: Posts: 16 posts for 20 weekdays - 4 posts/week Visits: 905 Page Views: 1,802 Average: 1.99 pages/visit This is of course a big decrease from January - good thing this drop is by design So what happened? I spend majority of time developing instead of writing. The traffic from Reddit is [...]

Web Clippings (Leaderware) - 2/28/2007

yinso — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 16:00:08 +0000

Below are the web clippings of the day. Enjoy. Stevey’s Home Page - Being the Averagest Can you tell if someone is a great developer? Or is he/she just one who is very used to do things a particular way who never thought to improve beyond what he/she already knows how to do? Why you cannot [...]

Web Clippings (Bizscape) - 2/26/2007

yinso — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 18:40:49 +0000

Below are the web clippings of the day. Enjoy. Costco: The ‘anti-Wal-Mart’ - MSN Money We all love Costco Why Toyota Is Afraid Of Being Number One Covert operation - how to quietly become number one at the same time without anyone noticing it happening. Toyota is pushing the state of art on disruption against [...]

Web Clippings (Tippoint) - 2/25/2007

yinso — Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:00:03 +0000

Below are the web clippings of the day. Enjoy. Secret Confessions of a Link-A-Holic Coming from Darren Rowes on why one should not become obsessed about link buildings. It is all about putting the content first - blog well builds the foundation for which success can follow - linking is secondary. Google Related Links Google Related Links [...]