So I took a quick stab at the ATLAS (asp.net ajax) framework, and I came away with the distinct impression that it is too much for too little. The biggest issue with AJAX in the .NET environment is that the fields you name on the back end have a different name on the front […]
Hat-tip to Jim Anderton for his review of “How to Break Web Software“, which finally forced me to get off my butt and start a developers checklist for browser application security. The list is in draft mode, and I will soon circulate it amongst my team and peers at work. Most of these are […]
Sharepoint is the next big thing for me at work, and I always end up comparing new things to Domino. So would anyone like to see a series on Sharepoint for Domino Developers?
Thanks to Artur who pointed out an issue with my JSON/XML test page. From that advice I was also able to eliminate some odd behavior in the performance times. So I did the test again and had some small changes, but essentially the same outcome: JSON is only slightly faster (if at all) […]
So parts one and two covered the basics of using JSON, but what about this JSON/XML battle? In this post we’ll take a peak at how JSON can be used as a replacement for XML in some cases, and even pit the two side by side in a performance test.
The foundation of comparing JSON to […]
JSON for Dummies Part 1 covered the basics of how JSON can be used to return literal javascript to an AJAX client for local execution, thereby simplifying the local code required to process the AJAX responses. Part two will expand upon that and cover how functions can be returned and used locally.
I realized that I […]
JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) is making the rounds on the RSS feeds and I finally got some time to sit down and figure out what it is all about. There is certainly no lack of an official definition for what JSON “is”, but I thought I would take a stab at writing down how […]
Another day, another cool tool for the Prototype/Scriptaculous libraries. A few months ago, the Lightbox method hit the RSS feeds, and now somebody wrote a special Prototype.js class that creates multiple types of “windows” on your pages. They can be movable, draggable, and customized to the extent of your CSS prowess.
The code required […]
An idea from the CodeIgniter user guide used the Scriptaculous “blind” effect to show/hide the table of contents for the guide. By the strange force that is fate, I came across the Rico Accordion effect on the same day. Both of those came the day before I had to decide how to implement the […]
Awesome idea from William Beh at Lotus Notes on Web 2.0, where he used the Rico/Scriptaculous Accordian effect on Domino web categorized views. I have started to use the accordian in my web designs along with the Scriptaculous “Blind-Down” effect for online help. Users find it unobtrusive, and I can have pages of […]