Before reading JavaScript books, what is a good resource for learning HTML and CSS? I'm looking for material that will get me up to speed rather than specify every single compliance standard. So, concepts that are prerequisites for exploring JavaScript. I've done basic web development for about 6 months (HTML/CSS, ASP.Net) but my approac...
Hi everyone, I have a form in Coldfusion that initially has 5 input fields for file uploading. Should the user realize they have more than 5 files to upload in the process of attaching them, I would like the form to preserve the values when it submits itself for the change in # of fields. Using the <cfform> tag with the preservedata="...
Referring to this question , how can i get the current page size in kb, this size i will use to know the connection speed for this page. ...
Assume you have an html form with an input tag of type 'file'. When the file is posted to the server it will be stored locally, along with relevant metadata. I can think of three ways to determine the mime type: Use the mime type supplied in the 'multipart/form-data' payload. Use the file name supplied in the 'multipart/form-data' pay...
I currently work on a small software team that primarily maintains legacy software. I am trying to set up a VirtualPC that we can use to do this maintenance. Specifically, I would like to be able to debug and run VB6 web apps from a folder on the host pc. My constraints are as follows: The VirtualPC will not be registered on the domain...
What was the most complex / complicated web-site or web-page that you have created or seen? What made it so complicated or complex? ...
I realise this may just be speculation, but I'd appreciate comments from anyone who has some insight into this. Something like MS Word COM add-in, or an OO bridge, or a custom implementation. The reason I want to know is that I want to provide basic online document editing (really basic, basically just rich text at this point) for a ph...
i have the following html , and i want to hide all lsHeader which has no next elements with class contact using jquery. <div id="B" class="lsHeader">B</div> <div id="contact_1" class="contact"> B.Contact1</b/> <div id="contact_2" class="contact"> B.Contact2</b/> <div id="contact_3" class="contact"> B.Contact3</b/> <div id="conta...
We are building a RESTful API for our company, which will provide XML, JSON, and potentially other content types. My team is looking to find a framework which is (In order of priority): Well Documented Ideally with good tutorials, and a thriving community and knowledgebase Follows rational design patterns Mostly we want consistency...
using php and mysql I have two tables, a users table and a profiles table. When a new account is created on my site the user and profile rows are created at the same time. I want a foreign key to reference from the users table to the profiles table so that the users profile information will be stored in a seperate table. My questi...
I will shortly be redesigning and launching a new version of my business site. I am currently in the top 5 search results for similar businesses in my line of work and in my area. I am concerned that the launch of my new site will result in a drop in rankings and a loss of business - Google has been good to me! What can I do to minimis...
Is it possible to display local times to users without using Javascript when you store the values as UTC? ...
As I'm starting to develop for the web, I'm noticing that having a document between the client and myself that clearly lays out what they want would be very helpful for both parties. After reading some of Joel's advice, doing anything without a spec is a headache, unless of course your billing hourly ;) In those that have had experienc...
For iPhone web app development in ASP.NET, where do I begin? I'm considering using ASP.NET MVC, but how do I get started? Are there any weird caveats I should be aware of? Looks like these might be good resources: Mix: Mobile Web Sites with ASP.NET MVC and the Mobile Browser Definition File Rock the iPhone with ASP.NET MVC ...
Assuming the webserver is configured to handle .exe, Can i compile a python CGI file into an exe for speed. What would some pros and cons be to such a desession? ...
I have been doing some work in python, but that was all for stand alone applications. I'm curious to know whether any offshoot of python supports web development? Would some one also suggest a good tutorial or a website from where I can pick up some of the basics of web development using python? ...
I'm thinking of trying a VCS such as subversion, to manage my next project, but I'm not sure if will offer any real benefits for me as a web developer. As I understand it, one of the major benefits of a VCS is that a group of people can work on a project at once. Reading material on the subject seems pretty one sided: "Using a vers...
I’m creating an application that has a data dependency on another group’s data feed. They can give me a daily xml dump of the data that I can simply load into cache once a day OR I can make calls to a web service to get the data that way. If the data provider doesn't care which I use (same work for them either way) which should I ask fo...
Hello How to use twitter api with "http basic auth"? I think I should use the "consumer key"! because twitter gave you limit rate of requests per hour, how can they count my requests if I didn't use my consumer key? ...
Application that I'm working on has multiple modules. Two are of a concern - main module and module that I write. And I have to call a function on window that contains main module and the problem is that I have to call that function not from page that is opened by parent webmodule, but from page to which user navigates from this page. ...