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Archive for May, 2009

HTML vs Flash Websites. Which is Better?

May 29th, 2009

There has always been a feud between die hard Flash and HTML developers as to which is better. So why not lay out some pros and cons of each and see which one ends up on top.

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Author: Shawn Categories: Flash, Front End Development, HTML Tags: ,

8 Golden Rules of Interface Design

May 28th, 2009

Here is a collection of design principles base on Shneiderman’s “Eight Golden Rules of Interface Design”. In trying not to make this post sound like a university study, I’ve dumbed down the language a bit, while trying to keep the heart of the message the same.

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Gaia Flash Framework: Speed up Development for All Flash Sites

May 27th, 2009

For all you flash developers out there this is a real treat. Gaia is a flash framework that can speed up development drastically for your all flash sites.

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Singleton Design Pattern:When One Instance is Enough

May 26th, 2009
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A design pattern that allows you to make sure there is only one instance of a class. This is uber-important for fast and efficient code. You no longer have to worry if you created an instance somewhere that wasn’t cleaned up afterward (i.e database connections). Big time stress relief. If you have never used a design pattern or don’t know what one is you can check out this previous article that can walk you through it.

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10 Beautiful Flash Websites

May 25th, 2009

Here is a list of 10 beautiful flash website that will make you weep from their beauty. They all have a fantastic interface, and should be commended at how well they’ve been put together. Kudos to the developers and designers of the sites. Very impressive work.

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Author: Shawn Categories: Flash, design Tags: , ,

HTML 5 Coolness

May 25th, 2009
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blog.mozbox.org - This is some seriously cool stuff. I can’t wait until HTML 5 is the norm. HTML is slowly turning into flash, without the plugin…and I’m okay with that.

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Author: Shawn Categories: Front End Development Tags: ,

10 HTML Tags that are Overlooked but Should be Used.

May 24th, 2009

With the popularity of CSS, the Div tag has been painfully overused. Here is a list of HTML tags that will help you use HTML the way it was intended.

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Author: Shawn Categories: Front End Development, HTML Tags: ,

Bookmarklets for Developers

May 23rd, 2009
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These are 5 bookmarklets that make development a little easier. For those of you who have never used bookmarklets before simple drag the links up to your bookmark toolbar. When you click on it, and it will run the Javascript.

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15 Eye-Catching Web Designs

May 22nd, 2009

Here is a list of websites with some real eye-catching web design.

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Author: Shawn Categories: design Tags: , ,

Design Patterns: Solving Web Development Problems

May 21st, 2009
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Are you not sure how to structure your code? Have you come across a problem that makes life difficult. Odds are many developers have been in your situation before. Design patterns are the antacid of the development world…finally relief.

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