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I came across an article that described how to use PHP to make alternate coloured rows in a table and was surprised at how difficult they made it.  There is a very simple way to display alternate coloured rows in tabular data.  Read on for more info.

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“This is something I prefer to call my “programming list of shame“. Although having a formal university education with courses on software engineering, enterprise software architecture & database design I have been guilty of every single one of those things at one time or another. This is completely subjective & Eclipse oriented.” Read article.

The KISS principle (acronym for “Keep It Simple, Stupid”) states that design simplicity should be a key goal and unnecessary complexity avoided. It serves as a useful principle in a wide array of disciplines, such as software development, animation, photography, engineering, and strategic planning. Common variants of the acronym include: “Keep It Sweet & Simple”, and “Keep It Short & Simple”. The form “Keep It Simple, Silly” is sometimes used in situations (for example, explaining the phrase to children) where “stupid” may be perceived as being too harsh.