Posted on October 1, 2008
In Ajax programming development, passing data back and forth between client and server is a common task. There are two major data formats that one can use for this purpose, namely XML and JSON. My personal preference is JSON because I find it's less verbose and easier to parse.
Although latest PHP provides a very handy [...]
Posted on March 18, 2008
The complexity of JavaScript code has increased rapidly over the last two years. The emerging of various JavaScript libraries/frameworks along with Ajax technology enable us to build sophisticate applications which are comparable to desktop ones. A mid-size to large-size Ajax/JavaScript applications normally consist of thousands lines of code. For readability and navigability, it is practical [...]
Posted on February 21, 2008
I released a YUI implementation of image gallery script a month ago. While it was quite an enjoyable experience to explore the potential of YUI and JavaScript, I found I have created many userful code snips (for instance this Loading Panel) along the way.
Today I am going to show you another useful JavaScript code snip: [...]
Posted on January 17, 2008
Probably needless to say, but here it is. A web page which is processing a lengthy Ajax request and doesn't provide a loading indicator of any kind will mostly mislead the user to think that the page has stopped responding. So the solution? Use a loading indicator of course. Here's a very handy loading indicator [...]
Posted on January 1, 2008
My previous YUI implementation of the lightbox, which was released for beta evaluation, now has nearly gone gold. This page will be devoted for upcoming updates and bug fixes. So if you've found any bugs, feel free to report them in the comment section of this post.
Also, I would like to thank many who [...]