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Convert GPS .loc files to .gpx files with PHP

Posted on May 25th, 2009

I wrote a simple PHP5 script to convert LOC files to GPX files for use with various GPS software and units. The script will take a folder full of .loc files and convert them to .gpx files, putting 1 GPX file for each in the same folder.

PHP is not a DSL

Posted on May 24th, 2009

There’s been more and more activity on the blogosphere about DSL’s lately, and I’m not buying into it (partially because some of them are well-crafted trolls). I believe that there’s not many domain-specific languages out there, at least not “main stream” ones.

Keeping track of merges in SVN 1.5

Posted on May 17th, 2009

I’ve finally migrated to Subversion 1.5 hoping to be completely wowed by the new merge tracking features. While they may be great on paper, the Subversive/SVNKit connectors that come with Eclipse (rather, Zend Studio for Eclipse) are less than exciting. If you’re expecting, “wow, new interface and features”, don’t be, it’s a mild change at best. However, the merge tracking definitely works and it works automagically.