bybjorn.com | Bjørn Børresen – freelance web developer

When moving to Norway there are a couple of things you should know. Hopefully this guide will help anyone who is relocating to Norway from any western country. You see, things will change. 1. You’ll need a car – since there are so few people in Norway, the public transport system either does not work [...]

This week’s issue of The Economist has an interesting article on open source called Open, but not as usual (subscription required). It’s not all positive, here are some paragraphs: As “open-source” models move beyond software into other businesses, their limitations are becoming apparent.EVERY time internet users search on Google, shop at Amazon or trade on [...]

I’m a big fan of podcasts, and recently I stumbled upon this jewel. It’s not a podcast per se, but eight audio files containing presentations from Carson Workshops entitled ‘The Future Of Web Apps’. I’ve listened to three of them by now, and here’s what I’ve learnt so far: Joshua Schachter, Delicious [mp3]; Don’t write [...]

“Gordius, the King of Phrygia, once tied a knot that no one could untie. It was said that he who solved the riddle of the Gordian Knot would rule all of Asia. So along comes Alexander the Great, who chops the knot to bits with his sword. Just a little different interpretation of the requirements, [...]

The best things in life are free smart and simple! As code checklists for example. I’m currently reading Bob Walsh‘s recent book Mirco-ISV – From Vision To Reality, which is a book about running your own Micro-ISV (independent/internet software vendor). Micro-ISV’s are often one-man companies, for example single developers producing and selling their own software. [...]

Ok, it’s time to let the people of #java on Ef-net let us know what they thought of PHP in the period from July to December 2005 (read: yes, I’ve done a grep -iH “php is” on my #java irclogs). Of course, we all know the PHP developers had strong opinions on Java, so this [...]

It’s great with all these Web 2.0 applications with tools to help with all aspects of our life – like lists & tasks, calenders, project management – and of course, web based word processing. I like the idea of web based word processors, like Writely. I have a laptop, a computer in my bedroom, and [...]

Welcome to my new column. It’s basically a grep of all mentions of java in #php from July to December 2005. The nicks have not been hidden to protect the guilty. This is what the people in #php on ef-net think about Java as a programming language: < Johnboyo> java is awful, im a symbian [...]

It’s exciting times for PHP. Quality frameworks are popping up like daisies mushrooms skunk cabbage, and it seems like every bob the builder out there is releasing one. Please leave a comment if you know of a framework I haven’t mentioned, or if you have experience with one in the list. For the project I’m [...]

After watching this sickening video of a team of British soldiers dragging begging Iraqi kids into a backyard to kick the shit out of them while their commander-in-chief is watching, laughing and encouraging them – I just have to ask; what’s wrong with the British and US forces? I mean, we don’t see Danish forces [...]