Category Archives: Development

Tips and tricks with real-world applications

WordLadder Coding Challenge

Posted on September 8, 2006 by Beau

Recently a co-worker of mine was interviewing with a large internet retailer of some Brazillian-jungle influence, and was asked to write a word ladder application in Java using a given dictionary. The object of the application was to find the … Continue reading →

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Aptana Web IDE

Posted on August 28, 2006 by Beau

I just wrote a review of the Eclipse-based Web IDE called Aptana. With features like code completion for JavaScript, CSS and HTML, DOM compatibility checking, and cross-browser quirkiness testing, it’s shaping up to be a very good editor. Read the … Continue reading →

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AJAX Rating Stars

Posted on August 26, 2006 by Beau

Today I bring to you the second installment to my fledgling widgets library (which, by the way, I intend to packages together when I get enough components): AJAX Rating Stars. You have probably seen examples of these used all over … Continue reading →

Posted in AJAX, Development, JavaScript, Widgets | 69 Comments

AJAX-enabled Help-Balloons

Posted on August 19, 2006 by Beau

These have been deprecated with a new version available. Click here to go to the new version. As more and more websites adopt Web2.0 design, the simplicity of 25-year-old console styling is a thing of the past. Web browsers are … Continue reading →

Posted in AJAX, JavaScript, Widgets | 115 Comments

Ajax.Form enhancement to Prototype.js

Posted on February 16, 2006 by Beau

After using Prototype.js for a while, one shortcoming I’ve found is that it lacks the built-in ability to submit an entire form via AJAX. To remedy this, I created an addon to address this (available here: prototype.ajax.form.js). View the source … Continue reading →

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