coding

It would seem that I love writing programming code. There are several languages I like to use most notably C, PHP and Perl. I've also learned to use various languages specific to some application like AutoLISP for AutoCAD and the languages for MATLAB and Igor Pro. Along with web development came Javascript and bits and pieces of SQL and, of course, HTML and CSS. I've used Java and C++ in the past, had a quick stint with ASP (though it didn't stick) and even learned how to write programs on a TI-92 calculator.

A few days ago I made that huge post about how to use Mencoder to transcode FLV videos downloaded from sites like Youtube to MOV (Quicktime) format in order to import them into iTunes and then to your "i" device. As it turns out there is a bit more to it than I realized. I dug around a bit and found a script out there called podencoder but it only runs in Linux so that doesn't help everybody. I did try it out in my Linux virtual system and it worked swimmingly.

What is AutoLISP? AutoLISP is a LISP based language that comes as part of AutoCAD computer aided drafting software. AutoLISP can interface with the drafting system to automate tasks, if you know the code. I know that there are a lot of real complex AutoLISP functions out there that probably make people think that they could never write one themselves, but I aim to change that. Hit the jump for a quick intro lesson to AutoLISP functions.

CSS code can get messy if you aren't careful. It might not seem like a big deal when you're working by yourself but as soon as you start working with someone else you'll probably hear some complaints about your messy code.

Clean formatting is always a good practice but beyond that there are some basic things you can do in your CSS files to keep them organized and easy to track.