Patrick McElhaney

Charlotte, NC

http://patrickmcelhaney.com

Spending a lot of time on ux.stackexchange.com these days. A few projects on GitHub. On Twitter I'm @patrick_mc.

Favorite Books for Programmers

Clean Code by Robert C. Martin
The Pragmatic Programmer by Hunt & Thomas
Working Effectively With Legacy Code by Michael Feathers
Refactoring by Martin Fowler
The Inmates are Running the Asylum by Alan Cooper

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How can I set up an editor to work with Git on Windows?

windows git cygwin editor asked Aug 14, 2008 at 1:43

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488 votes

List of standard lengths for database fields

database standards asked Aug 21, 2008 at 19:50

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369 votes

variable === undefined vs. typeof variable === "undefined"

javascript jquery undefined asked Jan 18, 2011 at 15:02

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78 votes

Don't hide or disable menu items?

menu disable asked Oct 14, 2011 at 13:17

ux.stackexchange.com

66 votes

jQuery UI Sortable -- How can I cancel the click event on an item that's dragged/sorted?

javascript jquery jquery-ui asked Jun 3, 2009 at 20:56

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52 votes

Why does IE make password boxes smaller than text boxes?

html css internet-explorer rendering asked Mar 27, 2009 at 15:11

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52 votes

Angular 6 / 7 "the result of a dependency is an expression"

angular typescript webpack angular-cli asked Jul 31, 2018 at 13:30

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49 votes

How can I match query string variables with mod_rewrite?

regex apache mod-rewrite query-string asked Feb 12, 2010 at 14:01

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36 votes

In HTML5 Canvas, can I make the y axis go up rather than down?

javascript html5 canvas asked Dec 2, 2010 at 13:16

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33 votes

Tab Overflow: What to do when I run out of space for yearly tabs?

tabs pagination overflow asked Aug 12, 2010 at 12:45

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Save icon, is the floppy disk icon dead?

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399

Inputting a default image in case the src attribute of an html <img> is not valid?

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343

One piece of advice

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243

CSS Input Type Selectors - Possible to have an "or" or "not" syntax?

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201

How to align content of a div to the bottom

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163

What's the best UI for entering date of birth?

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151

Getting the text from a drop-down box

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150

What is the single most influential book every programmer should read?

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149

Can I position an element fixed relative to parent?

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143

How To Display Too Much Data

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137

How do I ignore a directory in mod_rewrite?

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109

How can I match query string variables with mod_rewrite?

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107

Replace links with the current question title in comments

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106

How many parameters are too many?

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jQuery map vs. each

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Common web app usability gotchas?

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To use or not to use "Zebra Stripes", or Alternating Row Colors for Tables

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Writing a good resume/CV

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How do I get the entire page's HTML with jQuery?

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What is the etiquette for modifying posts?

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Can I get a query row by index in ColdFusion?

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How can I find unused images and CSS styles in a website?

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What are the hidden features of Stack Exchange?

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JavaScript string and number conversion

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How do I set an HTML class attribute in Markdown?

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Should developers be specialists or generalists?

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Get all directories within directory nodejs

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How to pronounce @@error

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Polymorphism vs Overriding vs Overloading

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You, Me, or Joe Soap

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