Getting ready for PHP 5.6

PHP 5.6.0, currently in alpha, will hit us any time later this year. Time to take a look and see what’s new. Here’s a selection of features that will affect the way you and I code. New __debugInfo() magic function (rfc) This new magic function allows you to instruct PHP what it should output when …

Animating SVG With Clipping Masks and CSS

Unfortunately, we can’t animate SVG fills the same way [we do with paths] with only CSS. However I’ve thought of way of giving the impression they’re being ‘painted’ by animating SVG clipping masks. Animating SVG With Clipping Masks and CSS → Animating SVG With Clipping Masks and CSS (Demos) → Looking for a way to …

Cloudwash, connected washing machine

Cloudwash is a prototype connected washing machine. Aside from the fact that it’s connected (yay!), it also tackles the interface / input mechanism. Every time whenever I’m in front of the washing machine I find myself guessing which setting to use: “40-60 mix? Cotton? Jeans? Color? What about colored cotton? And aren’t jeans made from …

psdiff – .psd previews for git

filp@filp-x ~/dev/myproject > $ git status ## master A mock.psd filp@filp-x ~/dev/myproject > $ git commit -m “Add mock.psd” psdiff: created mock.psd.png # <———- [master 1156ea5] Add mock.psd 2 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 1.psd create mode 100644 1.psd.png If you have Photoshop psd files lying around your git repository, you …