Thanks to Node JS and NPM (that’s Node Package Manager for those not in the know), there’s a ton of talk and effort centered on the concept of JavaScript modules, modular code deployment and streamlined dependency management. Here’s one particularly… Continue Reading
Like his JavaScript language CoffeeScript, Jeremy Ashkenas’s Backbone JS has quickly become one of the leading choices for building scalable, well-designed web applications using JavaScript. It’s by no means the only player in town, but I’ll list 5 reasons why… Continue Reading
Scripting tech is hotter than ever these days. Thanks to innovative projects like Jquery, there sure seem to be a wast array of tools, libraries and frameworks flying around the front and back end develeopment spaces. Here are five projects… Continue Reading
I am excited to announce the release of the Fox Open Sports Platform Beta version 0.3. The release marks almost a year and a half of development and some very exciting and important changes to the platform overall. First and… Continue Reading
I should learn to keep my big mouth shut. I recently said on the OOTP forums that the FOSP was on indefinite hold and I had no plans to revisit in the immediate future. Then a few people on the… Continue Reading
Happy spring! Well it’s been almost a year since version 0.2 of the OOWP was released so I think it’s time to give a little update on the state of the project. Despite both an extended summer break and… Continue Reading
It’s kind of annoying to me that Dojo SelectBoxes do not have the ability to select all items with a single function call. It’s kind of strange. I can understand their connection to data stores to keep the data, but… Continue Reading
PHP 5.4 has been percolating the web now for a few months and I wanted to dive in deep and understand what the big changes are for my longtime favorite coding language. I do like java a lot and Ruby… Continue Reading
Just came across an excellent post about a successful Branch and Release process for Git posted by developer Vincent Driessen. I found it following the read me docs for the Pyro CMS project (thanks @philsturgeon). Read Vincent’s Complete Article: http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/
I want to show how Bonfire allows for easy upgrades and installation of additional modules via the Database Migrations feature. WHAT ARE MIGRATIONS? Migrations are organized ways for the Bonfire library to make database upgrades and downgrades without requiring the site administrator to… Continue Reading