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The first step – part two

16th March 20203rd March 2020 Gareth Barnard 1 Comment apache, code, coding, Developer, development, learning, PHP, Raspberry Pi

Last time in part one we setup a web server and looked at PHP output. This time in part two we will look at:

1. variables
2. functions
3. scope and globals

Elearning World Moodle Technical

The first step – part one

16th February 20209th February 2020 Gareth Barnard 2 Comments apache, code, coding, Developer, development, learning, PHP, Raspberry Pi

So you want to modify your Moodle installation? You’ve learnt a little about HTML and CSS, but you’re not really a programmer. As Moodle’s dynamic element is orchestrated by PHP which is a scripting language (similar to a programming one). How can you make that leap?

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Interpretation of Data

16th January 202012th January 2020 Gareth Barnard 2 Comments C, code, compile, CPU, data, interpretation, memory

How do computers store, process and interpret data? In this post we will explore through the medium of simple programs how this happens.

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Refactoring

16th December 201912th December 2019 Gareth Barnard 1 Comment Decisions, design, Developer, development, Functionality, Improvement, Maintenance, Refactor, Refactoring, Time

Introduction This month I’m going to discuss ‘Refactoring’ within the context of developing, maintaining and improving a Moodle plugin. The

Elearning World Moodle Technical

The ‘OO’ in Moodle

16th November 201911th November 2019 Gareth Barnard 1 Comment Concepts, Developer, development, Moodle, Object Orientated, OO, Program design, Software Engineering

Introduction Moodle stands for ‘Modular Object Orientated Dynamic Learning Environment’ (and the first word is ‘Modular’ and not “Martin’s” as

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Customising H5P in Moodle using the Foundation theme – Part Two

16th October 201912th October 2019 Gareth Barnard 1 Comment Font Awesome, FontAwesome, Foundation, H5P, Theme, theme features

Introduction In my last post (www.elearningworld.org/customising-h5p-in-moodle-using-the-foundation-theme/) you read about how you can use custom CSS with the Foundation theme (moodle.org/plugins/theme_foundation)