Learn how to code with Johan Broddfelt

Spelling exercise

Do not make your kids wait for you to have time to read the words they have to learn how to spell. Record them and let them try as many times as they need to get it right, while you focus on making dinner.

Other (spelling, homework, exercise, software)

Select dependant on other select

It is not the first time I need to make a select box dependant on what was selected in another box and certainly not the last. So, I'd better document it in my blog for easy access.

Other (select, javascript, components, software)

Multiplication exercise

My son got homework. He should spend 10 minutes a day training on multiplications. Being a good father, I wrote a script that could help him out.

Other (multiplication, javascript, homework, software)

Why I avoid frameworks

Over the years I have seen many frameworks for building advanced applications on the web. None of them got me hooked. Let me tell you why.

DataFlex (javascript, dataflex, frameworks, software)

Swish Merchant payment setup

I have integrated my website to the Swish payment API. And since it was not that easy I wanted to document what worked for me, so that you also can benefit from it.

PHP Framework (swish, payment, software)

Starting WAMP on Windows 10

Starting WAMP on Windows has become a hassle, here is how I have solved it.

Other (wamp, php, server, windows, software)

Adding Google maps to your application

If you want to embed google maps in your DataFlex application, her is all you need.

DataFlex (dataflex, google maps, integration, javascript, software)

Lessons from building a spam filter

Can you use machine learning to spot angry customers before they leave or start a fire you cannot control? Johan spent some time this summer trying to figure that out and in this presentation, he share some of the obstacles he ran into in the process.

Machine Learning (classification, spam filter, rnn, software)

Chilkat RSS reader using ActiveX

DataFlex is an easy to use framework for building database applications, in this post I describe how you can use an ActiveX component and add that into the studio. So that you can use it in your applications.

DataFlex (dataflex, chilkat, rss, activex, software)

Rock, Scissor, Paper neural net

Seeing my kids playing this game gave me the idea to create a neural net that does the same. It also shows how you can use a neural net to analyze patterns in time data.

Machine Learning (rock-scissor-paper, neural net, software)

MySQL to DB2

I was asked to migrate an application from MySQL to DB2 and here are the problems I had to overcome to complete the project. When I started out I thought that SQL is SQL and that there might be some issues with handling of the date format. But there was more...

PHP Framework (mysql, ibm db2, database migration, software)

Development phases of a software developer

I've been writing code for over 20 years and along the way I have experienced that I learned something that brought me to a higher level as a developer. Here are some of those moments. Do you recognize yourself. Perhaps this can help you speed up the development of your own skills.

Other (learn, develop, excel, software)

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