The Ajax Toolkit Framework (ATF) is a core piece of the new Open Ajax initiative, which aims to increase accessibility to the powerful Web programming technique through the Eclipse Foundation. The ATF extends the Eclipse Web Tools Platform (WTP) by a
As the senior manager of the software development team, part of my duty is to interview job candidates. One thing that jumps out to me a while ago as I was going through a resume is that a lot of candidates have more interesting jobs at the beginning
John VanDyk and Matt Westgate are two of the leading Drupal developers, each having contributed numerous modules and core code. Now they've teamed up to write a book that will change the way you think about Drupal and reveal the inner workings of all
Ever wondered how Google's search really works? David Austin lays it down like a clown in this in-depth exposition of PageRank and it's juicy eigenvalues.
When the boss attempted to search for the word "banner" on Google, he thought a massive war against his own banner company was raging. Boss makes a fool of himself, when he finds the real culprit. More…
"When designing web applications, icons and images are used to enhance the user experience, give visual cues, and simply look sexy. For complex web apps, the quantity and resulting latency of icons and images used can greatly impact page load times..
A variation on the Myers-Briggs MBTI test, designed for programmers. Self-scoring, with lots of detail on each of the 16 types. Takes 10 minutes or less to take.
Most RFCs are pretty boring documents that describe internet standards. Not this one. It might ba a little old, but the truths it refers are timeless. My favorite: "It is more complicated than you think." More…
A little while ago, I was working on an intranet site for a mid-sized company. As the site grew in both size and popularity, the assigner requested me to extend the site with a search feature. Since one of the rules of the intranet was that all logic
Ever been pulled over by a cop in a speed trap? On this site you can exchange information as to the location of speed traps wherever your travels may take you. They also provide scanner feed links to listen to live audio feeds of police in the area
Using Wikipedia, Technion researchers have developed a way to give computers knowledge of the world to help them "think smarter, " making common sense and broad-based connections between topics just as the human mind does. The new method will help com
A very simple tutorial explaining how to add AJAX functionality to your website with 3 easy steps. Helpful no matter what your technical expertise may be... from beginner to advanced. Take existing features on your site and modernize with this fram
Here is a tutorial on how to hide files in Jpg's. Please note it isn't the most secure method, because the information is stored in plain text but it's still cool to play with. A simple solution to make this more secure, is to use encryption on the R
In the realm of programmers and code, Hollywood exaggerates things to the point where it's ridiculous in comparison to how things really work. This article seeks to dispel Hollywood's ideas about code.
For my entire programming career, I’ve been searching for a solution to what I call “Coder’s block”. Writer’s block is easy by comparison - simple techniques like freewriting and mindmapping can help to keep you focused and free of distraction. But
When newbies get started with CSS/XHTML based web design, most of their work is focused on just getting the page to look like the Photoshop comp. While this translation is important to keep the client happy, considerable thought process should be inv
Somewhere in between presenting static information graphics and complex, interactive data dashboards there's a need for a way to visualize moderately dynamic data on the web. Oftentimes the solutions you see implemented are clunky, for example, manua
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