Re: Programs not running

I likey.. :)

Thanks!

Best,
Karl


On Jan 5, 2013, at 10:05 PM, Bastien wrote:

> Get net beans. It's free and a great IDE with debuggers and other  
> stuff
>
> Bastien Koert
>
> On 2013-01-05, at 7:14 PM, Karl DeSaulniers <[email protected]>  
> wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jan 5, 2013, at 8:52 AM, tamouse mailing lists wrote:
>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 12:48 AM, Karl DeSaulniers <[email protected] 
>>> > wrote:
>>>> On Jan 4, 2013, at 8:00 PM, tamouse mailing lists wrote:
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 6:09 PM, Matt Pelmear  
>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> On 01/04/2013 01:40 PM, tamouse mailing lists wrote:
>>>>>>> One should be able to solve parsing problems without resorting  
>>>>>>> to using
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> web server. Every time I save a php file, I have my editor set  
>>>>>>> to run it
>>>>>>> through php -l. Saves lots of angst when I get to the web  
>>>>>>> testing stage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This is a good idea in general. It's also a good trick to check  
>>>>>> for this
>>>>>> problem from the command line when suspecting a parse problem.  
>>>>>> Most IDEs
>>>>>> will make parse errors very obvious while you are editing the  
>>>>>> file, too.
>>>>>> Unfortunately not all members of any given development team can  
>>>>>> be relied
>>>>>> upon to test things in this way before committing ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> Committing a syntax error which breaks integration is a HUGE  
>>>>> HUGE NO
>>>>> NO. Such a person would likely be cast from a dev team, or  
>>>>> relegated
>>>>> to some more benign task.
>>>>
>>>> For those of us who have no idea of what you speak,
>>>> can you elaborate so as we don't make that mistake?
>>>> Or are you just talking about submitting a file to production  
>>>> without
>>>> testing it?
>>>
>>> Not necessarily directly to production, but the beginning of the
>>> stream that will take something from development, through testing,
>>> staging, and finally into production. The initial point where you
>>> merge things is generally shared by all developers on a project, and
>>> to break it means you are breaking things for everyone on your team.
>>>
>>> Note this applies to mulitperson projects; if you do this to  
>>> yourself
>>> on your solo project, not so much of a problem.
>>>
>>>> I personally have not used command line. It is new to me, but  
>>>> sounds
>>>> integral.
>>>> Where can one study its use?
>>>
>>> You can start with:
>>>
>>> http://php.net/manual/en/features.commandline.php
>>>
>>> As for telling your editor to pass the file through php -l, that's
>>> something that is extremely editor specific. I can tell how it's  
>>> done
>>> in Emacs, TextMate and Sublime Text 2, but naught else. Using a
>>> full-fledged IDE such as Eclipse or PHPStorm will automatigically  
>>> flag
>>> syntax problems.
>>>
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>>
>>
>> Oh, ok. Then I was not as lost on the subject as I thought.
>> Being a solo worker who is seeking a job with a team,
>> I thought I may be missing something and would not want
>> to be cut from the team for my lack of knowledge on the subject.
>>
>> I personally do what you all have been saying in response to  
>> Ethan's posts.
>> If I hit a snag or have a problem and no error code, I go through  
>> and remove functions
>> until I come to the one that is causing the problem. This is a  
>> little lengthily of a process,
>> but has proven the best method for me an my lack of php experience.
>> Unfortunately, I do not know or have experience using any php  
>> editing IDEs, my code is written in Adobe GoLive... lol
>> Does have syntax coloring, but about as good as Text edit or note  
>> pad when it comes to debugging.
>> Basically the same as hand coding.. actually that's what it is.. :)
>>
>> Thank you for your response and the link on command line. I will  
>> take a look.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>>
>> Karl DeSaulniers
>> Design Drumm
>> http://designdrumm.com
>>
>>
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Karl DeSaulniers
Design Drumm
http://designdrumm.com


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