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So stay tuned, one day we will be finished!
]]> 2008.08.11 (07:18 PM) 2008.08.11 (07:18 PM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view41 http://guardedcode.com/news/view39 really fast. Hopefully, we'll get a module or two written by the end of spring break. (cross your fingers!)There have been quite a few updates in the past weeks to the new codebase we've been working on. Unfortunately, neither of use have had time to really put a lot of work in to it. Fortunately, March 21 is when I start my spring break and I intend to put a lot of time into GC while I'm not having fun in non-programming activities (Spending time with girlfriend, playing Starcraft, hanging out with friends).

We're really close to being able to begin writing modules, and once we're at that point, things will go by really fast. Hopefully, we'll get a module or two written by the end of spring break. (cross your fingers!)]]> 2008.03.13 (02:23 PM) 2008.03.13 (02:23 PM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view39 http://guardedcode.com/news/view38
All in all, the project is going along incredibly smoothly. I hope that we can start writing up modules soon. The only thing left to do is set an end-date since I ported over the text encoder earlier today.]]> 2008.02.18 (12:11 AM) 2008.02.18 (12:11 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view38 http://guardedcode.com/news/view37 this site for the last time. I made the ad at the bottom larger and placed a new one on the left panel. I also fixed a small rendering issue with the input buttons. Finally, I fixed up the RSS feed so I suggest everybody subscribe to it! :-) Not big updates, but I felt that since they're the last that they were worth mentioning. With the new direction that we've taken, there will be no new code updates to the current site between today and when we have the new site go live. We, however, will continue to post news updates regarding our progress or anything else we want to bring to attention.

Please note that I updated a few items on this site for the last time. I made the ad at the bottom larger and placed a new one on the left panel. I also fixed a small rendering issue with the input buttons. Finally, I fixed up the RSS feed so I suggest everybody subscribe to it! :-)
Not big updates, but I felt that since they're the last that they were worth mentioning. ]]> 2008.02.10 (02:03 AM) 2008.02.10 (02:03 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view37 http://guardedcode.com/news/view36 factory patterns in PHP. For the most part it seems really cool and efficient. This means, however, that there won't be many noticeable updates to the current website for a while, as we need time to get the new implementation worked out, and we don't want to muck around with what we have working now. We have also built a handy new plug-in that shows the current users online. You can see it at the bottom of the screen. Some features it includes is when you mouse over a name, it will tell you how many minutes the person has been idle, and administrators show up as red links instead of blue. So please, hold tight while we work out the details for the new site, and check back often! You may have noticed the ads at the bottom of the page. No worries, they're temporary!We've been working on a new framework that utilizes the power of factory patterns in PHP. For the most part it seems really cool and efficient. This means, however, that there won't be many noticeable updates to the current website for a while, as we need time to get the new implementation worked out, and we don't want to muck around with what we have working now.

We have also built a handy new plug-in that shows the current users online. You can see it at the bottom of the screen. Some features it includes is when you mouse over a name, it will tell you how many minutes the person has been idle, and administrators show up as red links instead of blue.

So please, hold tight while we work out the details for the new site, and check back often! You may have noticed the ads at the bottom of the page. No worries, they're temporary!]]> 2008.02.05 (09:05 PM) 2008.02.05 (09:05 PM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view36 http://guardedcode.com/news/view35
I suggest everybody checks it out. It's easy to read and easy to post! I guess the next big step in the news module will be to implement a way for users to effectively print, or send it to a friend. If I have enough time, I'll devise some way of having news posts fit in to various categories. Oh, and maybe a way that after 'x' number of characters, it cuts off the post, and gives you a 'read more' link.]]> 2008.01.22 (12:13 PM) 2008.01.22 (12:13 PM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view35 http://guardedcode.com/news/view33 web2.0-esque logo. I, however, am willing to replace it if anybody provides me with one that we think is better.I finally got around to implementing pagination in to the news/blog module. In fact, if you look near the bottom, you should see some simple page controls. Currently, one page is equal to 5 posts, but I plan on making it a configurable setting later on. The next big steps for the blog module is to add some commenting system controls, and maybe even a way to jump to specific pages rather than just going back or forward. I also updated the message center look and feel to correspond with the styles of the rest of the site, thus making it more easily controlled from CSS. I've also decided to use this nice 'off-blue' color you see as the background of news posts in other areas. It looks really friggin' sweet.

I also got around to replacing that ugly pixelated logo we had before, and added a slightly stylish, web2.0-esque logo. I, however, am willing to replace it if anybody provides me with one that we think is better.]]> 2008.01.20 (09:49 PM) 2008.01.20 (09:49 PM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view33 http://guardedcode.com/news/view31 preg_replace is horribly inefficient when dealing with simple strings and though it looked really sweet all coded up, it turned out to be over 5 seconds slower when iterating through the same string 10000 times when compared against str_replace. Also due to the way in which preg_replace works it made a meal out of the encoding process. So, its now all fixed and thanks to our efficient code review process you might notice that the site loads exactly 0.0000381 seconds faster! So, I finally bit the bullet and decided to benchmark our  HTML encoding function and the results where eye opening to say the least. As it turns out, preg_replace is horribly inefficient when dealing with simple strings and though it looked really sweet all coded up, it turned out to be over 5 seconds slower when iterating through the same string 10000 times when compared against str_replace. Also due to the way in which preg_replace works it made a meal out of the encoding process. So, its now all fixed and thanks to our efficient code review process you might notice that the site loads exactly 0.0000381 seconds faster! ]]> 2008.01.19 (02:07 AM) 2008.01.19 (02:07 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view31 http://guardedcode.com/news/view30 2008.01.16 (05:34 PM) 2008.01.16 (05:34 PM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view30 http://guardedcode.com/news/view29 Pythoxy, an HTTP proxy written in Python; and he has T4GG, a revolutionary social-bookmarking site that focuses on simplicity under 750 lines of code. However, we have not forgotten about the GuardedCode project, and we will probably return in a few months.Currently, we're both too busy with other projects to be able to devote any time to GuardedCode. I have Pythoxy, an HTTP proxy written in Python; and he has T4GG, a revolutionary social-bookmarking site that focuses on simplicity under 750 lines of code. However, we have not forgotten about the GuardedCode project, and we will probably return in a few months.]]> 2007.11.05 (09:08 PM) 2007.11.05 (09:08 PM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view29 http://guardedcode.com/news/view21 2007.09.11 (02:53 AM) 2007.09.11 (02:53 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view21 http://guardedcode.com/news/view20 2007.09.03 (01:50 AM) 2007.09.03 (01:50 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view20 http://guardedcode.com/news/view19 2007.08.29 (04:46 AM) 2007.08.29 (04:46 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view19 http://guardedcode.com/news/view18 2007.03.29 (12:47 AM) 2007.03.29 (12:47 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view18 http://guardedcode.com/news/view17 early next year with a beta version to released in March.Currently the site is in pre-alpha release.
Guarded Code are proud to annouce the we will be shifting the current version from pre alpha to alpha early next year with a beta version to released in March.]]> 2006.11.24 (04:06 AM) 2006.11.24 (04:06 AM) http://guardedcode.com/news/view17