Jake is a web programmer, with a particular penchant for graphic design. In his free time, he can be found managing the array of servers under his bed, and obsessing over a single misplaced pixel.

Why Can’t Microsoft Count to 0?

My brief journey through the Microsoft world of programming left me feeling dirty and alone. I did learn one thing, though – C# arrays start at 0. Unless you’re writing an add-in for an Office product. Unless that Office product is Access. My head hurts.

Inserting a Random Quote on a WordPress Page

A client recently asked me if they could generate a list of quotes, and have them appear on their WordPress site one at a time, randomly. I think that the journey of getting from nothing to something is just as important as the code itself, and so I provide not only the final product, but also the method of getting there.