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jaz303/phake · GitHub

Phake is a PHP 5.3 task runner modeled after Ruby's Rake that uses closures to define and execute build tasks with support for dependencies, grouping, and command-line arguments. Tasks can depend on other tasks, be organized into named groups (invoked as `group:task`), include before/after hooks, and accept typed arguments passed from the command line. The tool reads task definitions from a Phakefile in the project directory and provides a command-line interface to list available tasks or execute them in dependency order.

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kudakurage.com

Ligature Symbols

Ligature kudakurage Symbols is a comprehensive icon font library created by Kazuyuki Motoyama that uses ligature features to map readable text strings to Unicode symbols. The font includes over 300 icons organized into categories covering UI controls (bold, italic, align), media playback, social media logos, navigation arrows, and common web interface elements, each with its own Unicode codepoint and readable ligature name. The font was built using FontForge and is provided with instructions for integration into HTML and CSS projects.

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Chrome Dev Tools: Markup and Style | Nettuts+

This tutorial introduces Chrome Developer Tools, focusing on the Elements panel for inspecting and modifying HTML markup and CSS styles in real time, and the Resources panel for viewing page assets including images, fonts, scripts, stylesheets, cookies, local storage, and cached files. It covers practical features like hovering over elements to highlight them on the page, using the box model visualization to diagnose layout issues, editing CSS properties with auto-completion, and understanding how browsers store authentication data and performance-enhancing resources through cookies and local storage.

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ChromePHP

Chrome Logger is a browser extension that displays server-side application logs directly in the Chrome developer console, eliminating the need to check separate log files. After installing the extension and a language-specific library (available for PHP, Python, Ruby, Node.js, .NET, and others), developers add log statements to their code that automatically appear in the browser console. The tool transmits logs via HTTP headers, so users must follow security practices like disabling it in production, avoiding sensitive data, and restricting access to authenticated users only.

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Typicons

Typicons is a free, open-source icon library distributed as a webfont that works across web and native applications, offering over 220 icons in both solid and outline styles. The project provides source files in SVG format and minified CSS on Github, allowing developers to either use the icons directly or customize them for their own needs. The webfont approach reduces HTTP requests while maintaining resolution independence and retina display support.

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www.day32.com

Sundry MySQL Scripts and Docs

A collection of MySQL administration scripts that automate performance diagnostics and monitoring tasks. The MySQL Performance Tuning Primer analyzes server status variables to recommend optimal settings for connection limits, buffer sizes, and caching; complementary scripts track replication slave delays, monitor replication thread health, and automate hot backups of both MyISAM and InnoDB databases. The tools are designed to work across multiple MySQL versions (3.23 through 5.6) and various operating systems.

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Mac developer must-haves — Gist

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What is Anemometer? · box/Anemometer Wiki · GitHub

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Postgres.app

Postgres.app | the easiest way to run PostgreSQL on the Mac

This is a guide to Postgres.app, a packaged PostgreSQL installation for macOS that provides a graphical interface and menu bar integration without requiring command-line knowledge, though command-line tools are included for advanced users. The page covers installation steps (download and double-click to Applications), default connection settings (localhost:5432 with no password), and recommendations for graphical clients like pgAdmin 4 and Postico. It also provides code examples showing how to connect to the database from various programming languages and frameworks including PHP, Go, Python, Ruby, Java, C, and Swift.

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