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Legacy Application Modernization Lessons: Moving from a CodeIgniter Application into the Modern Web

Posted on July 12, 2026 by jfox015

Every developer eventually inherits software that was built for a different era. Sometimes the right answer is another patch. Sometimes it’s a complete rebuild. In this One(s) and Zeros to Grow On article, I reflect on the lessons I learned modernizing a legacy CodeIgniter application—and why the most important changes happened in the way I think about software, not just the code I wrote. Continue Reading →

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OOTP Fantasy Leagues 1.1.1 Released!

Posted on December 20, 2024 by jfox015

OOTP Fantasy League Maintenance Release Version 1.1.1 is available for download. Included in this new are the following changes: Since there are breaking changes to the database, users should delete prior installations of the mod and install a new copy… Continue Reading →

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5 Reasons to Use (and Love) Angular JS

Posted on June 9, 2014 by jfox015

Having written a post about 5 reasons to love Backbone JS and owing to the huge debate that exists between that and the Google owned Angular JS framework, I thought it only fair that I review and post 5 reasons… Continue Reading →

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5 Scripting Technologies you might not know about, but should

Posted on January 10, 2014 by jfox015

Scripting tech is hotter than ever these days. Thanks to innovative projects like Jquery, there sure seem to be a wast array of tools, libraries and frameworks flying around the front and back end develeopment spaces. Here are five projects… Continue Reading →

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Introducing the Fox Open Sports Platform

Posted on April 10, 2013 by jfox015

Happy spring! Well it’s been almost a year since version 0.2 of the OOWP was released so I think it’s time to give a little update on the state of the project. Despite both an extended summer break and… Continue Reading →

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FOSP For Developers Part 5: Database Migrations

Posted on May 18, 2012 by jfox015

I want to show how Bonfire allows for easy upgrades and installation of additional modules via the Database Migrations feature. WHAT ARE MIGRATIONS? Migrations are organized ways for the Bonfire library to make database upgrades and downgrades without requiring the site administrator to… Continue Reading →

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FOSP Version 0.2 Release

Posted on May 17, 2012 by jfox015

Version 0.2 is a incremental feature and bug fix release of the FOSP. It is released for download to the OOTP forums on Friday May 25, 2012. Version 0.2 includes the following changes: I’m very happy to have the News… Continue Reading →

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FOSP For Developers Part 4: Build a custom module Part 2

Posted on May 16, 2012 by jfox015

We begin creating a module using the Module Builder tool, adding permissions and a custom database setting entry via a Bonfire Migration and creating a page in the Settings context by editing a settings controller and view. Now comes the… Continue Reading →

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FOSP For Developers Part 3: Build a custom module step 1

Posted on May 14, 2012 by jfox015

Building modules on the ootp open web platform is a fast way to get right to building the type of tool you want to create. For the third part of the oowp developer tutorials, I am going to demonstrate this… Continue Reading →

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FOSP For Developers Part 2: Building FOSP projects with Git and Github.com

Posted on May 11, 2012 by jfox015

So far in our intro to FOSP series we have looked at: If you’ve come this far, thanks for following along. I’m glad to say it’s time to dive into the good stuff and get our hands on some source… Continue Reading →