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Web Development Zone
(11/16/09)
The <audio> and <video> tags were among the first features to be added to the HTML 5 specification. Find out how these elements enable the browser to work with both types of media in an easy-to-use manner.
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(11/05/09)
One of the new features in the CSS specification lets web developers embed third-party fonts that users can use directly in a web page. Learn how to use this useful feature.
(10/29/09)
XForms 1.1 improves version 1.0 in areas where the initial specification was either ambiguous or was becoming outdated in the face of evolving web technologies. Get a rundown of some of the notable new features.
(10/21/09)
Discover how to use the iterators in the Standard PHP Library
(10/07/09)
The GridPanel is the centerpiece widget for Ext JS, a cross-browser JavaScript library for building rich Internet applications. Learn the basics of loading data from a DataStore and setting up a simple GridPanel.
In this follow-up to his popular "Best Practices for Developing a Web Site" eBook, Paul Chin explores how organizations can get a handle on the knowledge and content scattered among many departments, workgroups, and employees. Get your copy now. Click here!
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(09/25/09)
Discover how to call stored procedures and functions in MySQL from PHP using three database extensions: MySQL, MySQLi, and PDO.
(09/17/09)
One of the major initial goals of the HTML 5 effort was to update the core HTML form elements to reflect more contemporary thinking. Find out how well the HTML 5 specification has fulfilled that goal so far.
(08/31/09)
Discover how to generate PHP classes that provide common MySQL database operations using the DAO design pattern.
(08/07/09)
Flexible software systems require a foundation that supplies the basic system services that's easy for developers to use, yet powerful enough to support complex and flexible systemsin other words, a framework.
(08/04/09)
Discover how to install and use PHP Rules to separate conditional logical statements from your source code and manage them independently.
HyperCard Reborn?
Runtime Revolution releases the latest version of its natural language development environment for the Web.
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You can impart knowledge, but not experience; all experts are self-taught.
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Past Blog Posts:
You Cant Teach Expertise
Over the past several weeks, I've had the obligatory parental experience of teaching a teenager to drive. This can be a nerve-wracking process as the new driver learns the mechanics of controlling the car: steering, using the pedals, shifting gears,...
What If Oracle OpenWorld Did Swallow JavaOne?
Does Oracle's acquisition of Sun mean a merger of their flagship conferences, Oracle OpenWorld and Sun's JavaOne, into a single co-located show? For Java developers, feeling like second-class citizens would be an unavoidable consequence.
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