web-development

Are there any new/updated Java web development frameworks to watch for?

I know recently Spring 3.0 was released which brought about a nice new set of features and ease of web development with their MVC package. However are there any new frameworks on the horizon and/or new versions of other frameworks that a web developer should have their eyes on? I heard about the Stripes framework, but it seems as though...

Caching web API proxy?

I was wondering if anyone knows of a caching proxy specifically for dealing with API responses? Ideally, I'd be able to declare what caching policy to use for different API semantics, e.g. cache album art for 1 day, cache favorite tweets for 5 minutes, cache map tiles forever, except invalidate when this other API is called. I know abo...

What language or application should be used in developing website to make it secure and make it tough for hackers to hack it

I am planning to get my website development outsourced to a third party developer. Need your help in deciding on how/ what technology to be used to make it very secure. Since I am not a techie I need the website developed in a way, so that it is easy for me to maintain it and modify content easily if required. The main purpose of the we...

C# syntax to get access to webcontrol in different file (aspx)

Within my Website project, I have some aspx pages, javascript files, and a custom C# class I called MyCustomReport. I placed a Image box with an ID of Image1 inside SelectionReport.aspx. I need to get access to that Image1 inside MyCustomReport.cs so I can turn it on and off based on conditions. What code do I need to do this? Thanks...

JQuery: how to use "delegate" instead of "live"?

I've read countless articles how using the JQuery delegate is much more efficient than using the "live" event. As such, I'm having trouble converting my existing Live code to using Delegate. $("#tabs li:eq(0)").live('click',function(){ //...code }); $('#A > div.listing, #B > div.listing, #C > div.listing').live('mouseover',function(){ ...

What patterns exist for web application development?

I understand that MVC & MVP are design patterns that are commonly used for web development, as well as ASP.NET WebForms (more of an anti-pattern, really!). What other patterns are used in web application development? I'm not necessarily saying I want to learn/use new patterns just to be different - I do believe there's a lot of value i...

Ruby as a scripting language for web server

Is it possible to use Ruby as a scripting language with a HTTP server ? I'd like to be able to simply put some Ruby files in a web directory and be able to execute them from my browser - just like I did with PHP. I have absolutely nothing against frameworks such as RoR, but I was told that I should first learn Ruby and only then move o...

Sending message to windows service by web page

Hello, How could I do this with no access denied problem? I have a windows service: protected override void OnCustomCommand(int command) { if (command == 1) { foreach (Process traceProcess in Process.GetProcessesByName("notepad.exe")) { traceProcess.Kill(); } } } when I do...

current_user and Comments on Posts - Create another association or loop posts? - Ruby on Rails

I have created a blog application using Ruby on Rails and have just added an authentication piece and it is working nicely. I am now trying to go back through my application to adjust the code such that it only shows information that is associated with a certain user. Currently, Users has_many :posts and Posts has_many :comments. When...

Send email from webpage without postback/refresh

Hi all. Long time reader, first time writer. Quick query i hope someone can help me with. I have a webpage (php, javascript) which has a small contact form for a user to fill in and email us. Not a problem in itself, i have a working form already. Nothing noteworthy, just a form posting to a php page which sends an email. <form id="my...

CSS Vertical Spacing Issue (Margin?) - Vertical Space Between Two Divs

I've got the layout of my site mostly done. On the domain I'm testing this layout on - http://networkgenius.org/ - there is a vertical space separating the content-wrapper div and the menu div. I have the margins set to 0px for the vertical spacing, and this is the only area that is separated like it is. I'd like the white content area ...

How do I create Twitter style URLs for my app - Using existing application or app redesign - Ruby on Rails...

I have developed a blog application of sorts that I am trying to allow other users to take advantage of (for free and mostly for family). I wondering if the authentication I have set up will allow for such a thing. Here is the scenario. Currently the application allows for users to sign up for an account and when they do so they can cr...

how to remove spaces and newlines from server response ?

When i request a page using browser / AJAX request i see lot of spaces and newlines which i think must be adding some overhead for retrieving the response as they too belong to characters means bytes and size. right ? Is there some way it can be removed while sending from the server ? how ? (I am using IIS and asp.net for development) ...

What is the best platform/language for a 3D game in a web browser?

I have enjoyed making 2D games in various langues (actionscript 3.0, java, python, others) but now I'm ready to move into 3D and to really get me amped up while learning 3D development I'm going to attempt to make a 3D multiplayer game (I already have server written in python). I'm looking for a platform that will run a 3D game well in ...

Agile Web Development

I'm looking for some resources and information around agile web development. I have done a search and found a wiki page and lots of other sites around the subject. Most of these sites are orientated around Ruby on Rails. Does anyone know of any sites or resources that cover other platforms and languages like asp.net and php or are even g...

how to execute Sql Raw Query in Microsoft Entity Model Framework.

Hi I'm using Microsoft Entity model framework to access my database. I get an issue while i use this execute query command for executing Sql raw query. Let me know how could i resolve it. svdc.CreateQuery<VideoMasterTable>( "select * from videomastertable WHERE FREETEXT(*, '"+keyword+"')" ).ToList(); Thanks in Advance,...

Stored Procedure in Entity Framework

Hi I had added the Stored procedure in my Entity framework and i also imported the functions in the edmx. Is it must to add all the three functions insert, update, and delete functions to a table. I had tried with insert alone and also with all, but why can't i get the name of the stored procedure in the connection string. Let me know...

jQuery ajax form submit - how to ensure dynamically loaded form's action is used

Hi, i'm having a problem with dynamically loaded forms - instead of using the action attribute of the newly loaded form, my jquery code is still using the action attribute of the first form loaded. I have the following code: //generic ajax form handler - calls next page load on success $('input.next:not(#eligibility)').live("click",...

emacs plugins for web development

What are the best plugins for emacs if you want to use it for web development? ...

asp menu control

I'm working on an ASP app and I have an asp menu item It shows the menu sub-items when the mouse is over but i'd like it to show the sub-items with a mouse click What can I do? ...