• RSS
  • Print this article!
  • Digg
  • del.icio.us
  • DZone
  • Facebook
  • Mixx
  • Google Bookmarks
  • Design Float
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • Technorati
  • Live
  • TwitThis

Archive

Posts Tagged ‘programming’

JavaScript Experiment – Browser Ball

September 12th, 2009
Comments Off

I killed about 20 minutes playing with this one.  We’ve all seen physics experiments with balls in a browser window.  This is the first one that I’ve seen that uses multiple windows.

Read more…

10 Useful jQuery Plugins

September 9th, 2009

With project deadlines looming jQuery plugins can help add a lot of functionality in little to no time.
Here is a list of 10 extremely useful jQuery plugins.

Read more…

Google Gravity

August 24th, 2009

This has to be one of the coolest JavaScript applications I’ve seen out there.  A big ol’ thumbs up goes to the author. Super creative an fun.

Read more…

How To Create a Useful 404 Page

June 28th, 2009
Comments Off

404 pages are going to happen whether you like it or not. This article will show how to create a 404 page that is useful for users.

Read more…

Levels of Design: Breaking Down Program Construction

June 10th, 2009
Comments Off

When designing an online application, it is always good to start broad and work your way into the details.  This is called top down development. Here is the breakdown of the different levels that you should consider when designing a program.

Read more…

10 Characteristics of Good Program Design

June 6th, 2009

This is a list of goals that a developer should try and have in their software design. Some goals contradict other ones, but that is where you have to decide what is best for your program.

Read more…

10 HTML Mistakes that Should be Avoided

June 1st, 2009

Here is a list of common mistakes in HTML that should be avoided.

Read more…

Factory Method Design Pattern in PHP

June 1st, 2009
Comments Off

What is the Factory Method Design Pattern? and why should I use it? First off we should look at what a design pattern is. If you’re not sure you can visit: Design Patterns: Soliving web development problems and Singleton Design Pattern: When one instance is enough. It might help you get a grasp on design patterns.

Read more…

Singleton Design Pattern:When One Instance is Enough

May 26th, 2009
Comments Off

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.

Read more…

Anticipating Change: Make Quality Code that is Easier to Update.

May 19th, 2009
Comments Off

Accommodating changes is one of the most challenging aspects of good program design. The goal is to isolate unstable areas so that the effect of a change will be limited to one function, class, or package. That way if there is any changes needed it won’t effect surounding code.

Read more…