Author Archives: Holden Longfellow

Top Ten Web Developer Libraries

Update: Oops. I guess a link to the post would be helpful. (This is why the Flying Spaghetti Monster invented comments. Thx Ken, Brandon!) Cameron Olthuis has come up with a list of the top ten web developer libraries (mostly for client-side effects, etc). The list includes: moo.fx, Rico and of course our old friend…

Ajax Framework Roundup for ASP.Net / C#

If you’re an ASP.Net / C# coder, Daniel Z. has rounded up a nice summary and spreadsheet comparing the various Ajax frmaeworks for ASP.Net, including: ComfortASP.NET V0.45 (beta) MagicAJAX.NET V0.2.2 ZumiPage V2.02 ATLAS CTP December 2005 …and more. Link: ASP.Net Ajax Framework Comparison

Holy Grail of PHP?

It was nice to see a very basic overview (with code examples) finally of how you actually implement Ajax in PHP in an end-to-end system. PEAR’s DB_DataObject is a bit like Ruby on Rails’ ActiveRecord, though DB_DataObject has more of a code generation flavor than Object-Relational Mapping.

del.icio.us/tag/ajax feed … without the noise!

If you subscribe to any del.icio.us tags such as ajax or gtd, you may find this useful: del.icio.us filtered – “Seeing a link once should be enough.” It uses builds you a customized URL with your own ID, and filters out the dupes!

TurboDbAdmin: Ajax-powered Database Administration

TurboDbAdmin is an ajax-based database admin tool for MySQL. It’s built on 100% PHP, TurboWidgets and the Dojo Toolkit. Could this be the killer of the ubiquitous phpMyAdmin? PhpMyAdmin does a fine job in a Web 1.0 world, but I can’t wait to try TurboDbAdmin! UPDATE: Live online demo available here. Requirements and Supported Browsers…

Ajaxifying Your Struts Web App

Here’s one for the Java crowd, which seems to be increasingly adding support (via libraries and frameworks) for Ajax in java-based web apps. Paul Brownse of java.net has an extensive tutorial on ajaxifying your struts app: AJAX is the latest revolution in web development circles, allowing rich dynamic interfaces deployed within a normal web browser….