An unobtrusive login system is one that gets out of the user’s way. It will make your application nicer and more polished. This article will guide you through the process of setting up user logins, then ajaxifying the process by moving the form into a modal box that communicates with the server. Additionally, this article will show you how to create the setup using jQuery and Prototype so you can choose your favorite library. This article assumes that you have experience with Rails and jQuery or Prototype.
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Working with RESTful Services in CodeIgniter
Feb 4th, 2010 in PHP by Philip SturgeonCodeIgniter is becoming well known for its power as a PHP based web application framework, but it’s not often that we see examples of it being used for anything else. Today we’ll learn how we can use CodeIgniter to create a RESTful API for your existing web applications, and demonstrate how to interact with your own API or other RESTful web-services, such as Facebook and Twitter.
Getting Started with XSL(T)
Jan 19th, 2010 in HTML & CSS by Chad HietalaIn this tutorial, we will adventure into the world of XSL(T) and explain what it is, how to pull data from an XML document, basic iteration and basic login and conditional statements.
ASP.NET for PHP Developers
Jan 12th, 2010 in ASP.NET by Chris TaylorThis tutorial, for PHP developers, will provide you with an introduction to ASP.NET using the C# language. If you’ve wondered what ASP.NET is about, this tutorial will strive to answer at least some of your questions. Even if you’re an ardent open-source fan, ASP.NET contains some techniques and features that are useful to know about. And, as some might say, it’s good to know your enemy!
Zero-to-Sixty: Creating and Deploying a Rails App in Under an Hour
Jan 4th, 2010 in Other by Adam HawkinsGive me an hour of your time, and I’ll take you on a fly by of the Ruby on Rails framework. We’ll create controllers, models, views, add admin logins, and deploy using Heroku’s service in under an hour! In this article we’ll create a simple bookshelf application where you can add books and write thoughts about them. Then we’ll deploy the application in just a few minutes. So buckle up because this article moves fast!
This article assumes that you may know what Ruby on Rails is, but not exactly how it works. This article doesn’t describe in-depth how each step works, but it does describe what we need to do, then the code to do that.
120 Tips, Tricks, and Tuts from 2009 Worth your Time
Dec 28th, 2009 in Web Roundups by Andrew BurgessNow that we’re down to the end of 2009, what were some of the best web development and design tutorials and articles from the year? We’ll take a look at 120 of them!
SQL for Beginners Part 2
Dec 22nd, 2009 in Databases by Burak GuzelIt is important for every web developer to be familiar with database interactions. In part two of the series, we will continue exploring the SQL language and apply what we’ve learned on a MySQL database. We will learn about Indexes, Data Types and more complex query structures.
SQL for Beginners
Dec 16th, 2009 in Databases by Burak GuzelMost modern web applications today interact with databases, usually with a language called SQL. Lucky for us, this language is quite easy to learn. In this article, we are going to start with some basic SQL queries and use them to interact with a MySQL database.
Top 15+ Best Practices for Writing Super Readable Code
Dec 9th, 2009 in HTML & CSS by Burak GuzelCode readability is a universal subject in the world of computer programming. It’s one of the first things we learn as developers. Readable and maintainable code is something to be proud of in a finished product. We can share it with others, contribute to other projects, and reuse code from applications we wrote months or even years ago.
This article will detail the fifteen most important best practices when writing readable code.
WordPress 2.7 Cookbook + Free E-Books!
Dec 5th, 2009 in FreebiesPackt Publishing recently sent me a review copy of “WordPress 2.7 Cookbook.” I’m a huge fan of the cookbook line; they’re similar to a huge string of quick tips. So if you don’t have time to read for an hour straight, you can always pick up a web dev cookbook and learn a few neat techniques within minutes.
WordPress 2.7 Cookbook is no different, and though it’s more of a quick reference book, rather than one that you would traditionally read front-to-back, I still found myself devouring the pages within a day or so.
