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The Partial Function Application in JavaScript
The partial function application is an effective method of applying different inputs to a single object or bind one of the arguments to a function as a constant. This article covers how to use closures to perform two types of partial application: Binding and currying. By Rob Gravelle. 0905 Creating Dynamic RSS Feeds with Ajax
If you want to place RSS feeds on your Web pages and don't want to learn how to scrape pages, this tutorial will show you how to use the last RSS script to gather them for you. By Lee Underwood. 0902 Performance Optimizations for High Speed JavaScript
In this article, we look at how important JavaScript optimizations are analyzed. These general purpose techniques are designed for JavaScript on all browsers. Detailed graphs of all the performance results are given after each optimization. You will be amazed at the incredible speed improvements! By Joseph Myers Advanced Web Performance Optimization
On the server side, you can improve performance by: Optimizing parallel downloads, caching frequently used objects, using HTTP compression, deploying delta encoding and rewriting URIs with mod_rewrite. By Andrew B. King. 0825 Simple Comments Meets OpenID
Beginning with version .960, Simple Comments supports visitor logins using OpenID identifiers. In this article, I discuss some of the specific architectural and developmental considerations that went into the process of OpenID-enabling the Simple Comments system. By Dan Ragle. 0820 Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions: Part 3
This tutorial takes a look at some of the basics of JavaScript, such as primitive data types, arrays, common operators and flow control statements. This final installment looks at arrays, conditions and loops. By Stoyan Stefanov. 0818 How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field: Part 11
Along the way, we learned about the Eclipse IDE, the Eclipse Web Project, JSP pages, how to add a Tomcat server to the IDE, JavaScript, AJAX, JSON and CSS. This week we wrap up the series by adding code to process ENTER and TAB keystrokes, and keeping the list open when returning from another page. By Rob Gravelle. 0814 Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions: Part 2
Any value that you use is of a certain type. In JavaScript, there are the following primitive data types: Number, String, Boolean, Undefined and Null. Any value that doesn't belong to one of the five primitive types listed above is an object. By Stoyan Stefanov. 0811 How to Create a Search Feature with PHP and MySQL
This week you'll learn how to create a searchable form feature that will query a database table and display current staff member information. Topics include: creating a database table to hold staff listings, a search form, using PHP and (SQL) to capture information and more. By Ryan Butler. 0807 Primitive Data Types, Arrays, Loops, and Conditions
Before diving into the object-oriented features of JavaScript, one needs to look at some of the basics, including: primitive data types, such as strings and numbers, arrays, common operators, flow control statements, etc. By Stoyan Stefanov. 0804 Giving Caches a Chance
Though it tends to get treated poorly, HTTP isn't a dumb file-transfer protocol. It allows you to specify an intention with your requests (GET/POST, with PUT and DELETE available) and offers authentication. The focus of this article, however, is about caching. By Marijn Haverbeke. 0730 Hello Triangle: An OpenGL ES 2.0 Example
This week you'll learn what's necessary to create an OpenGL ES 2.0 program that draws a single triangle. You'll also learn how to create an on-screen render surface with EGL, load vertex and fragment shaders, create a program object and more. By Aaftab Munshi, Dan Ginsburg, Dave Shreiner. 0728 Simple Comments Release Notes: v.960
The number one change in this release is support for OpenID. Other enhancements include: HTML Header/Footer Templates, Article Locking, Support for Unique Display Names, Visitor CAPTCHA Bypass, User E-mails in Comments and more. By Dan Ragle. 0723 Adding Client Capabilities to Server Controls Using the ASP.NET AJAX Control ...
The introduction of the Extender Wizard in Visual Studio 2008 has enhanced the design-time experience with regard to working with extender controls. This section explains how to add design-time features of your own to give your controls that professional feel that users enjoy. By Adam Calderon & Joel Rumerman. 0721 How to Create an Ajax Autocomplete Text Field: Part 10
In the last article, we examined two visual features that could be used to enhance the appearance of the Autocomplete control. This week we'll be delving into the last major functional piece of our Autocomplete Control: key event handlers. By Rob Gravelle. 0716