I'm dabbling with the idea of setting up PHP CodeSniffer on our continuous integration server in an effort to improve the quality of our code-base. After reading the documentation I'm very excited about the idea of normalizing and enforcing our coding standards. However, I'm left wondering about the actual improvement to our product. I'm...
I was planning on using RoR for an upcoming e-commerce site but keep reading comments that give the impression that this framework is not yet fit for this type of a commercial application. What is the state of it? May it be used for large scale online stores etc? Is compatibility and the frequently changing framework an issue to worry ...
I am writing a Web application that has a user interface for editing data. The idea is something similar to a wiki where there are edits to chunks of text. What is the best way to handle asynchronous edits from multiple users? The situation I am considering is this: There is a document that is version 0. User A is editing it when it...
I am writing a Web application that has a user interface for editing documents. What is the best way to implement a history feature like Wikipedia's where edits to a document can be viewed? ...
Is it possible to redirect using a POST method ? Or should redirects always be made using GET ? The use for this is in the final steps of an order process for an e-commerce site, to send the data to the payment processor, without introducing an extra step for the user. ...
This has been asked few times but I think it's still worth checking with you guys for some more input. All my websites use Google Analytics for stats. Since it relies on JavaScript I thought it was important for me to check how many people actually have JS enabled in their browsers enabled/disabled. I remember I usually checked w3schoo...
I asked from few weeks ago this question: How can I teach a beginner to write ASP.NET web applications quickly? And i got some good answers but i liked the answer which tell me to make some small projects with them (me with the beginners) So i decided to collect some small websites ideas to do with them (i do a part then they complete...
I'm a compsci student who wants to get learn a little about web development -- I learn best by doing. I know basic html/css/php/javascript/xml, but since Ruby is one of my favourite scripting languages, I figured I'd learn Ruby on Rails. I'd like to build a basic website for a friend's club at school that just provides information abou...
I've used Tiles and Sitemesh for a number of years and while I personally prefer the Sitemesh style page decoration, I generally don't see a lot of mention of Sitemesh or Tiles on the Internet. Do people use Tiles and/or Sitemesh actively, or are there other libraries that have taken over in this capacity? ...
Hi everyone! I want to know if there is a "standard" way to illustrate a web site navigation (mostly "common" websites, not big web applications). Can I use UML for that? I'm looking to make a diagram of the navigation and not a "working prototype" (like you can do with balsamiq or others) Thanks! ...
Trying to get www.example.com to go directly to www.example.com/store I have tried multiple bits of code and none work. Please help! What I've tried: Options +FollowSymlinks RewriteEngine on RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com$ RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.com/$1 [R=301,L] RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(.+)\www.example\.co...
I have the following div in a page, but the button is being rendered below the input, despite there being plenty of room for them both in the same 'row' as I want them. How can I force this 'same row' issue? <div id="pageHeader" style="text-align: right;"> <asp:TextBox ID="searchInput" runat="server" CssClass="searchTerm"> </as...
I'm developing a website , job portal. I have 2-3 years of ASP.NET webform development experience, I want to create a professional job portal site (to improve and learn more) but trying to decide on best architecture. Any suggestions or advice will help... Thanks ...
Perhaps I am just crazy or missing something really basic. Why would this happen? If I use this url index.cgi?mode=pos&pos_mode=checkout&0_name=Shampoo&0_type=Product&0_price=4.50&0_qty=1&0_total=4.50 which runs this code form = cgi.FieldStorage() for key in form.keys() print key if re.search("name", key): print "F...
Hi, My department doesn't have a server to host web applications developed in ASP.NET. They do have RHEL boxes having Apache web server, which won't host my ASP.NET web pages. I inquired and they said they have mono which would run my .NET applications. I created a simple web page and it worked on my windows laptop. My question is wha...
I'm doing a form submission on my ASP.NET page. After the user has pressed submit I want them to have a completely fresh version of the page so that they cant press reload and resubmit and so its a completely clean start. I gather that Server.Transfer() is bad, I know I could maybe post a random string in the URL. But is there a better ...
I've been using Nicole Sullivan's "Object Oriented" CSS grid for a while now (hate the term, though) and have found it to be quite good. However, as I get more experience with grids, I'm noticing a lot of other frameworks out there; in particular the 960 Grid System and the Yahoo! UI Library. I'm looking for other peoples' experiences ...
I'm trying to make some ajax-functionality in my web application, but I cannot get all puzzle pieces to fit: I want to add a link that, when clicked upon, will open a new input (text) field that can be filled by the user. In the back-end, I want to do some administration that the link is clicked. I want to do according to the Zend Fram...
I saw someone else ask this question recently but it was closed as spam before many decent answers appeared because they included links to their site. I am however interested in genuine answers to this on a more general basis. Avoiding talking about specific websites, what techniques and practises can people recommend to raising the le...
I have seen numerous ads/sites poking fun of a cluttered user interface by setting it up side by side with, say, Google and having a caption like: this is your site / this is theirs. That’s all very funny, but actually, Google only needs a textbox and a submit button. What about when your page is a data entry form, say an order entry ...