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How-to: Add Code Syntax Highlighting to MediaWiki

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Richard Nichols

Here’s a short tutorial on how to integrate Google’s “prettify.js” (which does automatic syntax highlighting of code snippets) into a MediaWiki wiki installation. This is totally done MacGyver style, we’re going to patch the MediaWiki skin to do it. For … Continue reading →

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My “utility belt” now open-sourced…

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Richard Nichols

Most programmers over the course of their careers accumulate a “utility belt” of sorts. Well I just open-sourced mine – http://code.google.com/p/visural-common/ Primarily this is to support visural-wicket and another open-source project I’m working on a little. Also, I end up … Continue reading →

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Recruitment from the Other Side – Part 2

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Richard Nichols

Following on from my Part 1 article on tips to write a good CV and job application for an IT job, this article covers some tips for the interview process itself. Tip #1 – Politeness and Appearance The job interview … Continue reading →

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Recruitment From The “Other Side” – Part 1

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Richard Nichols

Five tips for people applying for an IT or technical job. Recently I was involved in recruitment for a number of development positions. Although I have reviewed CVs and done interviewing before, it had been specific roles with only a … Continue reading →

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