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Introduction to JSON and PHP
Introduction to Computer Storage and Memory
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Introduction to JSON and PHP
By Frank Lakatos (archived May 24, 2009)
So you've heard the fanfare over JSON, but still haven't had the opportunity to dive into using it. Well, as a matter of fact, you may have been using JSON all along and not known it. Compounded by the fact that since PHP 5.2 there is native support for JSON, learning how to...
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Cross Browser CSS Opacity and the JavaScript Fade / Fading Effect
By Andrew Johnson (archived May 17, 2009)
Using CSS and JavaScript to modify the opacity (transparency) of HTML elements and images can really open the doors when it comes to improving the functional attractiveness of web applications. In this article, I'll be exploring interoperable CSS opacity setups and the JavaS...
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Creating the Smooth Scroll Effect with JavaScript
By Andrew Johnson (archived May 12, 2009)
Looking for something a little more elegant than simple HTML anchors? In this easy to follow guide you'll learn how to implement the "smooth scroll" effect using JavaScript that falls back to simple anchoring when clients have JavaScript disabled.
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Guide to JavaScript Timers with setTimeout() and setInterval()
By Andrew Johnson (archived May 9, 2009)
JavaScript timers allow us to add the dimension of time to our scripts. You can use the setTimeout method to execute code once, when a specified period of time passes, or setInterval if you wish to create a loop where the code runs over and over at the interval you specify.
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Beginners Guide to JavaScript Objects, Methods and Attributes
By Frank Lakatos (archived Mar 24, 2009)
In this article we'll be taking a look at JavaScript objects, methods, attributes and detailing how Object Oriented Programming can help you write your own software libraries. I'll be explaining what objects, methods and attributes are and showing you how to objectify your J...
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UTF-8 Enabled: Apache, MySQL, PHP, Markup and JavaScript
By Andrew Johnson (archived Dec 30, 2008)
Does your web application only support the latin-1 (ASCII) character set? Are you having trouble switching over to UTF-8, running into garbled characters or question marks? In this article you'll learn everything you need to know about properly configuring Apache, MySQL, PHP...
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Beginners Guide to AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
By Andrew Johnson (archived Dec 29, 2008)
Asynchronous JavaScript and XML allows you to communicate with server-side scripts behind the scenes via a JavaScript XMLHttpRequest object. In this article you'll learn all about AJAX, the XMLHttpRequest class and how to start developing interactive web pages with AJAX. A b...
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Optimizing Web Sites for High Performance (YSlow Guide)
By Andrew Johnson (archived Dec 21, 2008)
The popular Firebug add on YSlow by Yahoo! is a great tool that can show you some very easy yet powerful ways a web site can be optimized. Such optimizations include fewer HTTP requests, content delivery networks, far future expirations, gzip compression, CSS and JavaScript ...