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- CodeGear's Delphi for PHP: Initial impressions
- After seeing a demo of CodeGear's Delphi for PHP, Justin James describes his favorite features as well as the product's drawbacks. Find out if he ultimately recommends checking it out. by Justin James
- Tags: CodeGear, Borland Delphi, PHP, HTML Editor, Visual Control Library, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-08-05
- Bignum arithmetic and premature optimization
- What does Knuth's statement, "premature optimization is the root of all evil," mean for security? by Chad Perrin
- Tags: Integer, Optimization, Ruby, Programmer, Language, Moore, Scripting Languages, C/C++, Development Tools, Security, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Programming Languages, Software Development, Chad Perrin
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- CodeGear: Extending the Borland legacy to Ruby and PHP developers
- If you're having trouble making the case for Ruby on Rails or PHP in your environment, take a look at CodeGear's 3rdRail and Delphi for PHP. Justin James explains why he can't wait to get his hands on evaluation copies of these products. by Justin James
- Tags: CodeGear, Developer, Borland Delphi, PHP, Borland Software Corp., Ruby, Tool, Justin James, 3rdRail 3rdRail, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Blog posts 2008-07-01
- Looking into Rubinius, a new Ruby VM
- If you are a Ruby developer, find out why Justin James says you should definitely check out the Rubinius project to see if you'd be interested in using it or contributing to it. by Justin James
- Tags: Ruby, Rubinius, Engine Yard, Evan, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Justin James
- Blog posts 2008-06-16
- Why it's impossible to become a programming expert
- The pace of change in the technology industry has made it nearly impossible to specialize in much or become an expert in anything. I started cluing in on this a few years ago when I was reading a lot about Lisp, but I simply didn't have time to try it...
- Tags: .Net, C, C#, Development Tools, Expert Programmer, Java, Justin James, Namespace, Perl, Programmer, Programming, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Blog posts 2008-05-27
- Visual Studio 2008 simplifies JavaScript debugging
- One of the more cumbersome development tasks is debugging client-side JavaScript code. Tools such as Firebug are helpful, but in the case of Firebug, you're forced to use Firefox. Thankfully, Visual Studio 2008 provides a robust and developer-friendly environment for debugging JavaScript. Simplification Whenever I hear developers discuss...
- Tags: Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, JavaScript, Debugger, Breakpoint, Breakpoints, Figure B, Microsoft Development Tools, Scripting Languages, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Friendlier source code with two Firefox add-ons
- While Internet Explorer is popular with users, Firefox is the best browser for Web developers. I continue to discover and take advantage of the myriad of add-ons available for Firefox. I recently discovered two tools -- View formatted source and View Source Chart -- for viewing and working with the...
- Tags: Web, TechRepublic Inc., Source Code, Mozilla Firefox, Page, Web Browser, Tool, Add-on, CSS Rule, Figure D, CSS, Web Browsers, Productivity, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-05-12
- How do I... Create a scrolling content box in CSS?
- In my last TechRepublic Programming and Development blog entry, I showed you how to use Flash to create an animation that mimicked the behavior of the retired and sometimes reviled <marquee> tag. I had mentioned that it was possible to use CSS to duplicate the <marquee> tag as well, but...
- Tags: Bedroom, Body, Peg, HTML, Kitchen, Tunnel, Window, Garden, Wound, River, Straight, Hill, Class, Chair, Coat, Wall, Title, scrollBox, Helvetica, Construction, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, John Lee
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Adapt to your audience with CSS media types
- In addition to worrying about browsers, Web standards, and more, you also have to consider the multitude of devices or media that may be used to view a site. The CSS media type provides the functionality to build Web applications whose presentation may vary with its target media. Here's an...
- Tags: Media, CSS Media Type, Media Type, Font Family, Emacspeak Browser, CSS, Advertising & Promotion, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Marketing, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-04-04
- Safari 3.1 brings the Apple experience to Windows
- The good folks over at Ars Technica decided to check out Safari 3.1 for new goodness fresh out from Mac-land. Their verdict? They were blown away with the improvements since Safari 3.0. The chief kudos here appears to be with that Safari 3.1 brings in support...
- Tags: Apple Safari, Apple Inc., Safari 3.1, Microsoft Windows, Web Browsers, CSS, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Software, Internet, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Management, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-03-25
- Moving to CSS-based layouts with the YUI Library
- While initiating a recent project to make substantial changes to an existing Web application, it was decided to dump the table-based layout used in its original design in favor of CSS. We opted to use the Yahoo! User Interface YUI Library after evaluating different approaches. The YUI Library provides core...
- Tags: HTML, Menu, Yahoo! Inc., Class, Column, Layout, Yahoo! User Interface Library, Header, Background Color, Yahoo! User Interface Grids CSS, CSS, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-03-17
- Use ASP.NET's Literal control to its full potential
- There are many options when it comes to placing text on an ASP.NET Web form. You may type the text directly within the page markup, use a Label control, or use a TextBox control to name a few. One option that is often overlooked by new and...
- Tags: HTML, Page, Control, Microsoft ASP.NET, Id, Text, Title, EnableViewState, ID, PassThrough, Encode Option, frmLiteralControl, EventArgs, OnClick, Xhtml, Servers, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Hardware, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
- Integrating CSS techniques into ASP.NET 2.0 applications
- The struggle between the standards community and Microsoft is ongoing. There has been significant progress, as evident with the recent news of the next version of Internet Explorer moving towards compliance. Microsoft has embraced standards like JavaScript and CSS with its development tools as well. CSS is...
- Tags: Technique, Microsoft ASP.NET, Property, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft ASP.NET 2.0, CssClass, CssClass Property, Class Property, Style Property, CSS, .Net, Middleware, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Geek Trivia: Quite a tail to tell
- Editor's note: The Trivia Geek decided to take off Presidents' Day, so he's used his executive authority to resurrect this Classic Geek, which originally ran on Aug. 15, 2006, from the archives. Look for fresh Geek Trivia on Feb. 26, 2008. If someone were to compile a...
- Tags: Tail, Editor, Species, Stegosaurus, Gary Larson, Caption, Corporate Communications, Scripting Languages, Leadership, Marketing, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Management, Jay Garmon
- Blog posts 2008-02-19
- Develop slick Web interfaces with Ext JS
- With all of the work that piles up on my plate, I have to be discerning about which new Web development offerings I test drive; this is especially true for Web development frameworks. Based on the abundance of positive information I heard about Ext JS, I decided to take a...
- Tags: Web, JavaScript, Framework, Ext JS, GridPanel, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-02-15
- ASP.NET basics: Working with the TextBox control
- Developers often overlook basic programming options in favor of new or cool ways to deliver results. This is true for many of the standard ASP.NET features. A good example is the TextBox Web control, which offers plenty of options for building applications. This week, I take a closer look at...
- Tags: Technique, Control, Microsoft ASP.NET, Property, Server, Font, TextBox1, OnTextChanged, TextBox1_TextChanged, CSS, .Net, C#, Middleware, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Programming Languages, Enterprise Software, Software, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-02-12
- Train users to follow best practices when writing VBA code
- If you train users to do a little coding on their own, they may not hit you up with as many development requests. I think that teaching users Visual Basic for Applications VBA is a good place to start because it's easy to learn. VBA lets you automate tasks and...
- Tags: Solution, Procedure, Data, Statement, Variable, Code, Microsoft VBA, Best Practice, Value, Error, Figure E, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-02-01
- Zend refreshes PHP platform
- Zend Technologies has announced the availability of version 3.6 of Zend Platform. The new version of the PHP Web application server delivers new and enhanced functionality in three major areas: PHP intelligence, performance management, and cluster management. PHP Intelligence has to do with the monitoring of...
- Tags: Zend Technologies Ltd., PHP, Downtime, PHP Intelligence, Zend Platform 3.6, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- Rumors about VBA's demise
- The blogworld's been a-buzz over a recent article that claims Microsoft is canning VBA -- the programming language behind Office. I can't make any claims whatsoever, but I can share the Access Team's comments on this subject. Beyond the general discussions, I have nothing to add. by...
- Tags: Microsoft VBA, Blogworld, Scripting Languages, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Susan Harkins
- Blog posts 2008-01-22
- Build Web applications once, run everywhere with OpenLaszlo
- Developers face many architecture choices when building Web applications. The target client is often a key factor when deciding which development platform to use. OpenLaszlo can help you clear this hurdle by delivering a runtime that runs on all browsers. OpenLaszlo provides a platform for building rich Internet applications that...
- Tags: DHTML, Web Application, Web Browser, OpenLaszlo, Target Client, LZX, LZX Language, Scripting Languages, Web Browsers, XML, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Internet, Tony Patton
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
