Jack Herrington

Biography

Jack Herrington is an engineer, author and presenter who lives and works in the Bay Area. His mission is to expose his fellow engineers to new technologies. That covers a broad spectrum, from demonstrating programs that write other programs in the book Code Generation in Action. Providing techniques for building customer centered web sites in PHP Hacks. All the way writing a how-to on audio blogging called Podcasting Hacks. All of which make great holiday gifts and are available online here, and at your local bookstore. Jack also writes articles for O’Reilly, DevX and IBM Developerworks.

Jack lives with his wife, daughter and two adopted dogs. When he is not writing software, books or articles you can find him on his bike, running or in the pool training for triathlons. You can keep up with Jack's work and his writing at Jack Herrington.

Books

Getting Started with Flex 3 by Jack Herrington , Emily Kim June 2008 $19.99 USD	PHP Hacks by Jack Herrington December 2005 $29.95 USD (Read Reviews)
Podcasting Pocket Guide by Kirk McElhearn , Richard Giles , Jack Herrington October 2005 $9.95 USD (Read Reviews)	Podcasting Hacks by Jack Herrington August 2005 $24.95 USD (Read Reviews)

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Administering MySQL Using Flex
Publish Date: Jan. 15, 2008Adobe's Flex offers a rich client-side user experience, but how do you use it to create practical applications. In this article, you'll see how to hook Flex up to a PHP backend to do some simple MySQL administration. Building Mashup-Friendly Sites in Rails
Publish Date: Dec. 4, 2007Mashups have been the hot web technology lately. Rather than try to do everything yourself, why not present the data that makes your site special in an easy to consume fashion, and let users design applications that mix your data in with others. Jack Herrington walks us through an example showing how to create mashup-friendly using Ruby on Rails. Introducing TrimPath Junction
Publish Date: Aug. 30, 2007We've all gotten familiar with the concept of developing an MVC (Model-View-Controller) application using a server, with the browser merely the client for the view. But TrimPath Junctions brings the entire MVC pattern to a browser-only JavaScript world. Interested? Then read on! Introduction to Flex Using PHP
Publish Date: Jul. 19, 2007Flex is Adobe's next-generation platform of deploying browser-based applications. Jack Herrington provides us with an introduction to Flex, by showing us how to integrate it with a PHP-based backend. The Power of Google Gears (Part 2)
Publish Date: Jul. 12, 2007Google Gears is a framework for development browser-based applications that can be used offline. In the second part of Jack Herrington's introduction to Gears, you'll see how to use Gears for data entry and batching, and learn more about how to leverage SQLite. Building Photo Uploaders with XAML
Publish Date: Aug. 29, 2006Who says Windows can't play nice with open source applications? Jack Herrington uses the XAML technology on Windows Vista to create a visually appealing and user-friendly image uploading application for getting pictures into a PHP web application. Killer Interviewing Tips for Podcasters, Part 2
Publish Date: Feb. 22, 2006Last time, we showed you how to set up and record a great interview. Now it's time to edit it to flow beautifully and sound great. Grab the free waveform editor and follow along. Killer Interviewing Tips for Podcasters, Part 1
Publish Date: Jan. 18, 2006Podcasting expert Jack Herrington reveals how to set up, conduct, and record an interview that will delight your listeners. Hosting Your Podcasts
Publish Date: Sep. 7, 2005Once you've created an MP3 of your podcast, where do you store it? And since podcast files are much larger than HTML files or JPEG images, what about bandwidth? Jack Herrington offers several solutions to the podcast hosting problem, from using a dedicated service to reusing your blog or using your own ISP. Jack is the author of Podcasting Hacks. Ten Tips for Improving Your Podcasts
Publish Date: Aug. 10, 2005Jack Herrington, author of Podcasting Hacks, offers his top ten suggestions for creating great podcasts. He starts with the basics: reducing noise, getting a good microphone, proper microphone technique, show prep, and format; and closes with tips that deal with improving the content of your show. Go Wide with Digital Panoramas
Publish Date: Aug. 25, 2004Tired of telling people, "It looked much bigger when I was there"? Digital panoramas let you re-create the same magnificent feeling that moved you to click the shutter in the first place. Jack Herrington shows you how. Exploring E4X with Ruby
Publish Date: Aug. 12, 2004XML processing with SAX can be tricky, and is painful in the DOM. The new E4X approach can make processing XML much easier. Jack Herrington explores E4X and demonstrates a simple port to the Ruby programming language. The PHP Scalability Myth
Publish Date: Oct. 15, 2003Java scales ... but so does PHP. That's the argument Jack Herrington puts forth in comparing how each can be used to create web applications with modern architectures. Code-Generation Techniques for Java
Publish Date: Sep. 3, 2003J2EE is powerful, but it can lead to a lot of repetitive code. You could hand this code off to junior developers, or you could generate it automatically. Jack Herrington explores this higher level of abstraction and how it can improve your productivity.

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Pioneer Podcasters Share Insider Tips, Part 4: Top-of-the-Line Gear and How to Avoid and Fix Errors
Publish Date: Feb. 9, 2006

Listen in as Jack Herrington, the author of Podcasting Hacks, chats with pioneer podcasters Doug Kaye and James Polanco. Doug is the founder of IT Conversations, the influential site that features podcasts covering important events, programs, and interviews with industry luminaries. James is the founder of "Fake Science," the popular podcast radio show covering all things digital music--news, reviews, and profiles of digital artists.

Pioneer Podcasters Share Insider Tips, Part 3: Tips and Tricks for Editing Your Podcast
Publish Date: Jan. 25, 2006

Pioneer Podcasters Share Insider Tips, Part 2: Tips for Recording Your Own Show
Publish Date: Jan. 16, 2006

Jack Herrington Interviews Founder of Fake Science
Publish Date: Jan. 9, 2006

James Polanco, founder of Fake Science, chats with Jack about his popular radio show and how he started podcasting to cover digital music news, reviews, and to showcase favorite artists. James reveals his gear setup for recording and editing the show.

Pioneer Podcasters Share Insider Tips: Techniques & Equipment
Publish Date: Jan. 9, 2006

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