Martin Wood

freelance web developer based in Cardiff, UK

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Super fast VNC client for the Mac

I’m impressed. After years of using Chicken of the VNC as my OSX VNC client of choice I’ve just tried JollysFastVNC and it flies!

Martin Wood September 12, 2007 OSX No Comments Read more

Get Railsified – new Rails plugin directory

Searching for Rails plugins just got easier – Railsify provides a nice, fresh interface for sharing and locating the hottest Rails plugins.

Martin Wood September 7, 2007 Misc No Comments Read more

ERH : Why should Linux be any different?

Elliotte Rusty Harold questions Linux as any normal consumer would – why can’t it use the same driver software as Windows? Link : Mokka mit Schlag » A Stupid Idea for New Year’s Eve I was asking myself the same

Martin Wood December 31, 2005 Misc No Comments Read more

Functional testing of a Rails app with Selenium

How to use the Selenium test tool for functional testing of a Ruby on Rails and Ajax application. Link : Automate acceptance tests with Selenium Definitely one to add to every web developers toolbox in 2006.

Martin Wood December 30, 2005 Programming, Ruby, Testing, Web No Comments Read more

Rails Deployment: Lessons Learned from James Duncan Davidson

James Duncan Davidson has published an excellent essary detailing Rails deployment issues. Jam-packed with practical tips. * Should I use CGI or FastCGI? * Should I use lighty or Apache httpd? * If Apache, which freaking version? * And how

Martin Wood December 30, 2005 Programming, Ruby No Comments Read more

Hyper Enthusiasts – Java = Ruby?

Excellent article from Bruce Eckel covering the dangers of “language-love”, a sure sign of an amateur programmer. The Java hyper-enthusiasts have left the building, leaving a significant contingent of Java programmers behind, blinking in the bright lights without the constant

Martin Wood December 19, 2005 Java, Professional, Programming, Ruby No Comments Read more

Foxmarks – Synchronise Firefox bookmarks

A novel solution to sychronising bookmarks across multiple machines : Foxmarks – Foxcloud Wiki Still awaiting the service that will allow me to synchronise across multiple machines with different browsers (e.g. convert as necessary for Safari, FireFox, Opera, etc.).

Martin Wood December 17, 2005 Misc No Comments Read more

Ruby Off The Rails

Refreshing non-Rails centric Ruby intro for seasoned Java developers from Big Blue: Ruby Off The Rails Acts as a timely reminder that there is a truly capable OO language behind all the Rails hype.

Martin Wood December 17, 2005 Programming No Comments Read more

Long hours? Poor project management

From Strange Brand – Branding and Marketing Blog – The First Year: 7 Lessons Learned Lesson 4: Long hours? Poor project management. Having been part of the design/development community for so long, I’m no stranger to the concept of “crunch

Martin Wood December 17, 2005 Business, Professional No Comments Read more

Teaching Javascript to Behave

For all those who are still not fully paid-up members of the Ajax club : Behaviour : Using CSS selectors to apply Javascript behaviours is a nifty technique for separating Javascript code out of your HTML.

Martin Wood December 17, 2005 Programming No Comments Read more
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Full-time freelance web and mobile developer who loves building things, or making existing things better.

Involved in commercial application development since 1997 - freelance since 2007, mostly focused on Ruby on Rails (10+ years), Javascript (React, Angular, jQuery) and PHP/MySQL type stuff, after several years working with Java, Perl and C/C++.

I also dabble in mobile development, both native iOS and Android and hybrid HTMl5 apps.

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