web-development

Achieving multipage GWT website

Hi, I have a question on managing a multipage GWT website. For now I only have one html page in which I embed lots of divs to store the widgets that I use. Then, according to the user's actions I add or remove the necessary divs using GWTs DOM class. Therefore, I use only one html page to simulate multiple pages. Is there a better way t...

PHP 6 release date?

What's the current release date for PHP 6. I recall once reading that it was to be released back in 2006. We're just a few weeks away from 2010. ...

Can I write a single-tab web application using IE8?

My collegues facing one problem with IE8. they have one page for Product selection. now if user opens the page and selected one product as well as its some properties.. then he/she opes a new tab with same page... and selects a new product then the session used for page is shared by both the tab pages... so, can anybody provide solution...

MySQL 6 release date?

Anyone know when the MySQL 6 release date is? I've seen a ton of alpha/beta for it but have not seen an actual release date for 6.0 Looks like back in April, MySQL announced the release of ALPHA version 6.0.11. In that release back in April 2009 they stated that this would be the last ALPHA release and the next release in Sept 2009 wou...

Is Selenium IDE useful for XHTML CSS coder?

Is Selenium IDE useful for XHTML CSS coder? ...

Javascript Event Between onFocus and onChange

I'm working a web page where I'd like to run some Javascript code when a user alters text in a given input field, but I can't figure out which event to trap (assuming one exists) that would give me the behavior I'm looking for. onFocus happens too soon -- if the user selects the field but doesn't change any text, I don't want anything t...

PHP web-textbox syntax highlighting

I'm looking for a solution where users can copy/paste PHP code into a textbox and it will be highlighted like it is inside an IDE. (Like stackoverflow does when you paste a code snippet) Any links/ideas/more information would be appreciated. ...

Django development server CPU intensive - how to analyse?

Hi folks, I'm noticing that my django development server (version 1.1.1) on my local windows7 machine is using a lot of CPU (~30%, according to task manager's python.exe entry), even in idle state, i.e. no request coming in/going out. Is there an established way of analysing what might be responsible for this? Thanks! Martin ...

Embed Windows Media Player with visualization disabled

I'm working in a corporate environment where the primary mechanism of media playback is Windows Media Player. On our intranet we're serving MP3 files in an embedded WMP through Internet Explorer 6. I have no problems with embedding, playback, etc. The only issue is that I want to disable the visualization that is automatically turned on...

How do I debug random crashes in my web app in IE?

Here's a classic "works on my machine, but not in production" scenario. ASP.NET app written in C#. Simple UI with some items to select. Once the user clicks "Go", it runs to the server and builds a PDF file with some data-driven graphics in it (housed in SQL Server) and sends the PDF back to the user for use. I think it's a webserver i...

How to design/plan for web application development?

I'm interested in learning how to design/plan for web application development, in a multiple developer team scenario. Assuming the role of "Project Manager/Lead": What "documents" are needed for successful web application development? What UML diagrams are needed and to what degree? In the design/plan phase does each - as per use ...

Which are the best IT methodology standards for a web development company?

IT methodology standards as ITIL and CMMI are by far the most popular standards for service delivery in IT companies. Which IT standard do you think that applies best for a web development company? ...

How to run .aspx page

Dear all, i am new to asp, can you please tell me how to run an aspx page at server. i have created a sample asp page in my machine,now i need run the .asp page in server. can you people tell me the steps to run. i mean what all the asp file needs to get copyed to server, do we need to make any changes to web.config file?, which folder...

Section 508 and Style Sheets

Hi All, I am new to style sheets and Section 508.I am trying to understand it. As i understand, style sheets provide some specific set of details on how to display a web page. For example, it can mention color, font and size to be used for all elements/specific elements in a page. One of the criteria in section 508 states that, we sho...

Jmeter alternative

Hi, I'm looking for a freeware / simpler alternative to JMeter. It is a very complete yet complex tool and all I need is to simulate a number of simultaneous calls to a site, grab stats about performance (time to the response) and see how many concurrent calls it can endure without breaking. Some chart thrown in would be useful. Thanks....

lazy load or early load for python?

Hi All: We've got the following code sample: big_static_data = { "key1" : { "subkey1" : "subvalue1", ... }, "key2" : ... } class StaticDataEarlyLoad: def __init__(self): self.static_data = big_static_data # other init def handle_use_id(self, id): return complex_handle(self.static_d...

What are the risks of storing a user password in a Cookie, when the connection is via https?

A Note I have a very good understanding of sessions and the theory of secure web-based authentication, etc., so please don't start with the basics, or give ambiguous answers. I am not looking for Best Practices, because I am aware of them. I am looking for the real risks behind them, that make the Best Practices what they are. I have r...

Deploying a python CGI app

I have developed a python CGI application which works just fine on my development box. My hosting provider however gives me little control of its server: I use a lot of custom stuff in my python environment (like sqlalchemy and mako templating) and the servers python version is far too old to be used. My question is: how do I set up a is...

Recommended ASP.NET Grid and UI tools

We are building a web application using C# and SQL server. We are thinking about buying the DevExpress ASP.NET controls. Anybody have any opinions about this tool or have any they would recommend? ...

Functional Requirements for the ultimate web development framework?

With the wide variety of web development frameworks that are available, there always seems to be a perpetual incentive to "try something new". Hence, some of us find ourselves trading one framework for another, never being entirely satisfied with the end results. Granted there will always be niches where a given web framework will serv...