August 22, 2006 at 9:27 am (howto)
I am passing on these tips from the masters on how to write code that is so difficult to maintain, that the people who come after you will take years to make even the simplest changes. Further, if you follow all these rules religiously, you will even guarantee yourself a lifetime of employment…
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August 14, 2006 at 5:57 pm (howto, mysql, php)
This article is intended to highlight various basic topics concerning proper methods of handling connections to MySQL databases in PHP, guidelines for caching dynamic content, and a technique called “lazy loading”.
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July 19, 2006 at 9:55 am (database, howto, normalise)
Normalisation is part of successful database design.Without normalisation, database systems can be inaccurate, slow, and inefficient and they might not produce the data you expect.
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June 27, 2006 at 6:49 pm (ajax, howto)
This tutorial covers everything you need to create your own Netvibes-like AJAX HOMEPAGE.
It covers everything from detecting the browser, handling events, drag and drop, working the DOM, AJAX and JSON background, and loading RSS feeds and Web APIs into the Web application. cool.
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June 16, 2006 at 12:34 pm (howto, usb)
A list of free programs that do not require an installation and can be used directly from your USB stick or any other removable drive
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June 14, 2006 at 9:18 pm (activex, coldcase, howto, ie)
If you're a web developer who's site uses interactive Flash or Java Applets, you'll want to read this… Just because Microsoft lost the patent suit, doesn't mean you, or your users need to suffer the consequences… Dynamically creating your OBJECT, APPLET, & EMBED tags via JavaScript will bypass Activation Requirement.
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June 14, 2006 at 5:01 pm (coldcase, email, howto)
A comprehensive list of methods on how to hide email addresses in source code from spam bots. Includes; CSS, Javascript, Forms, Images, Obfuscation, Authentication, Flash, Unicode, Encryption and other methods. Each technique is presented and explained with their advantages and downfalls.
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June 14, 2006 at 4:48 pm (ajax, coldcase, css, howto, reference, resource, web)
Huge collection of links essential for web developers and designers. You'll find references to accessibility and usability web sites, css galores, web tools, ajax articles and how-to, typography resources and so on…
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June 14, 2006 at 4:35 pm (coldcase, howto, html)
You should avoid using tables for layout, but that does not mean you should avoid using tables for their intended purpose. When marking up tabular data in HTML, tables are what should be used. This article explains how to make HTML data tables accessible.
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June 14, 2006 at 12:56 pm (coldcase, howto, php)
No more database-dependent SQL queries, no more external library integration. At last, PHP developers will not dream of Lucene anymore. They can develop their own search engine, with results ordered by relevancy and smart indexing. Take a look at this fifteen-minutes tutorial from the symfony project.
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June 14, 2006 at 12:55 pm (ajax, coldcase, howto, php, tutorial)
When you digg a story, an AJAX interaction increments the number of diggs without reloading the page. One of the tutorials of the advent calendar of symfony, the very buzzy PHP5 framework, explains in detail how to do that easily - and much more.
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June 14, 2006 at 12:29 pm (coldcase, howto, php, security)
This article explains how to create a secure PHP login script that will allow safe authentication. Features remember-me function using cookies, validates logins on each request to prevent session stealing.
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June 14, 2006 at 12:29 pm (apache, coldcase, howto, mysql, perl, php, tutorial)
Excellent tutorial on how to set up Apache Perl MySQL and PHP working and talking to each other on Windows. Step by step easy to follow instructions.
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June 14, 2006 at 2:06 am (ajax, coldcase, howto)
A great simple guide on how to start creating your very own AJAX applications.
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June 14, 2006 at 2:05 am (ajax, coldcase, howto)
By the end of this tutorial, developers will have a solution to an AJAX problem that not even Google Maps or Gmail possesses: robust, usable bookmarking and back and forward behavior that works exactly like the rest of the Web
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June 14, 2006 at 1:50 am (coldcase, howto, php, security)
This is a great guide that illustrates common vulnerabilities in PHP scripts and how to fix them.
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