The creative process

The mental process that leads us to think creatively is something that can be improved if we try to understand how it works. Even more if we consider that our brain has the ability to create and recreate neural networks during our lifespan (neuroplasticity).

For that reason it is very useful to know, even in a simplified manner, how our brain works. Throughout this article I will try to summarize those concepts which, for me, are the most important when we talk about the operation of our mind in relation to creativity.

Mapping error using discriminator in NHibernate

If you are working with NHibernate and trying to use the discriminator feature, you may found an error saying that, according to the XML Schema validation, you can’t put a “discriminator” element under a “class” element. Which is very odd since that’s what the official documentation says:
http://nhibernate.info/doc/nh/en/index.html#mapping-declaration-discriminator

Users table creation script for FOSUserBundle

The FOSUserBundle provides user management for your Symfony2 Project, adding database support for storing those users. Here I will facilitate the SQL script for creating the users table.

Symfony 1 + sfDoctrineGuardPlugin - Unknown column username

There's a problem that happens for Symfony 1 + sfDoctrineGuardPlugin that doesn't have a lot of information online. Getting to the point, the error message says: "Unknown column username", even when the column and field "username" is well defined (or it seems).

Mantis to Redmine migration with Project Management

Mantis Bug Tracker and Redmine are two of the most popular Bug Trackers or Project Management tools out there. Both free and Open Source. So it's natural to think in a migration process between them. In this article we will talk about migrating from Mantis BT to Redmine and a few tips about that.