https://www.developerfusion.com/t/ria/ Latest RIA & Web developer content from Developer Fusion http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification en-GB Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:34:23 GMT IBM.COM/DEVELOPERWORKS Scott Laningham takes a quick look at four new content pieces on developerWorks, IBM's premier resource for software developers and other IT professionals http://www.developerfusion.com/media/145990/twodw-an-inside-look-at-agile-devops-easier-embedded-linux-and-more-html5based-game-building/ http://www.developerfusion.com/media/145990/twodw-an-inside-look-at-agile-devops-easier-embedded-linux-and-more-html5based-game-building/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:34:23 GMT James Crowley Say that each time the user clicks on a menu item in your application, the entire page is refreshed. Not such a big deal if you have a high speed connection, but, if there is a lot of content on the page, this can be a problem. What we need is the ability to fill in the partial view of data and change around the styles on the page without refreshing the complete page. This is where the HTML5 History API comes in, and that’s what this article based on HTML5 for .NET Developers is all about. http://www.developerfusion.com/article/145920/using-html5-history-in-an-aspnet-mvc-site/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/145920/using-html5-history-in-an-aspnet-mvc-site/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:24:48 GMT Dan Maharry With a bit of thought and time, the JavaScript defining a page's behavior can be as quiet on a page as its CSS. In this extract from Professional jQuery, Cesar Otero and Rob Larsen demonstrate how. http://www.developerfusion.com/article/145905/using-javascript-unobtrusively/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/145905/using-javascript-unobtrusively/ Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:24:48 GMT Dan Maharry Carl and Richard talk to Jay Schmelzer and Chris Finlan about LightSwitch. Jay is one of the leaders of LightSwitch at Microsoft and talks about some of the new features coming in LightSwitch including HTML 5 clients. Chris works for SAP and builds line-of-business applications there, including b. http://www.developerfusion.com/media/145435/jay-schmelzer-and-chris-finlan-build-html-5-apps-with-lightswitch/ http://www.developerfusion.com/media/145435/jay-schmelzer-and-chris-finlan-build-html-5-apps-with-lightswitch/ Thu, 02 Aug 2012 04:56:23 GMT James Crowley ListViews are a fundamental component in Android UIs and are used extensively. In this article, based on a technique presented in Android UI, the author discusses expanding the ListViews’ functionality so a basic list can be made into a really useful list. http://www.developerfusion.com/article/145373/android-listviews-with-dynamic-data/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/145373/android-listviews-with-dynamic-data/ Sun, 29 Jul 2012 23:59:50 GMT Dan Maharry Episode 172 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available! This week Kevin Dees (@kevindees) interviews Mason Stewart (@masondesu) of Zaarly and disusses the likes of SASS Less, jQuery and many other parts of the front end development world. Listen in Your Browser Play this episode directly in your b. http://www.developerfusion.com/media/145308/worklife-balance-with-jason-beaird/ http://www.developerfusion.com/media/145308/worklife-balance-with-jason-beaird/ Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:22:01 GMT James Crowley In this extract from Professional Javascript for Web Developers, Nicholas Zakas looks at the new Javascript Drag and Drop API in HTML5, its use and current level of browser support http://www.developerfusion.com/article/144828/the-html5-drag-and-drop-api/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/144828/the-html5-drag-and-drop-api/ Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:04:46 GMT Dan Maharry APIs should be consistent, but it is difficult to do this when returning a JSON response along side the HTML interface. Here I show how to add a versioned, RESTful API. The version can be determined from either the URL or HTTP headers. http://www.developerfusion.com/media/143186/350-rest-api-versioning/ http://www.developerfusion.com/media/143186/350-rest-api-versioning/ Wed, 16 May 2012 07:51:07 GMT James Crowley In this article, Shwetank Dixit introduces the WebSockets protocol and API, the problem they are designed to solve, and the first few lines of code to get you started enabling your web applications with this technology http://www.developerfusion.com/article/143158/an-introduction-to-websockets/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/143158/an-introduction-to-websockets/ Tue, 15 May 2012 12:49:57 GMT Shwetank Dixit DataTables makes it easy to convert a plain HTML table into one with pagination, sorting, and searching - all done with JavaScript and jQuery. Here I show how to set this up and use a Rails application as the data source. http://www.developerfusion.com/media/141688/340-datatables/ http://www.developerfusion.com/media/141688/340-datatables/ Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:59:33 GMT James Crowley With an ever increasing number of mobile devices demanding we code our websites to look good at any number of resolutions, this extract from Murach's HTML5 and CSS3 present some rules of thumb for developing websites that work nicely with every device http://www.developerfusion.com/article/141514/working-with-mobile-devices-in-html5-and-css3/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/141514/working-with-mobile-devices-in-html5-and-css3/ Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:10:53 GMT Dan Maharry Windows Phones, as with other small form factor devices, are able to deal with both landscape and portrait modes. In this article, based on Chapter 10 of Windows Phone 7 in Action the authors explain how a Silverlight page declares its supported orientations. http://www.developerfusion.com/article/140836/handling-page-orientation-in-windows-phone-7/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/140836/handling-page-orientation-in-windows-phone-7/ Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:12:30 GMT Dan Maharry Compass improves the Sass experience by providing useful mixins, functions, and more. You will also learn how to make CSS sprites with it in this episode. http://www.developerfusion.com/media/140355/334-compass-css-sprites/ http://www.developerfusion.com/media/140355/334-compass-css-sprites/ Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:18:14 GMT James Crowley In this extract from the book JavaScript & Query: The Missing Manual, David Sawyer McFarland demonstrates how to use Firebug to identify and fix three types of errors: syntax, runtime and logic. http://www.developerfusion.com/article/139949/debugging-javascript-with-firebug/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/139949/debugging-javascript-with-firebug/ Sat, 17 Mar 2012 15:05:36 GMT Dan Maharry RABL - Ruby API Builder Language - provides a DSL for generating JSON or XML responses in a Ruby application. Learn how to share and configure complex JSON data in this episode. http://www.developerfusion.com/media/137869/322-rabl/ http://www.developerfusion.com/media/137869/322-rabl/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:24:10 GMT James Crowley The HTML 5 History API is one of the newer kids on the HTML 5 block. This article based on chapter 4 of HTML5 for .NET Developers shows you one way of getting history integrated with your .NET server-side web applications. http://www.developerfusion.com/article/136534/the-html5-history-api-and-aspnet-mvc/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/136534/the-html5-history-api-and-aspnet-mvc/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:19:18 GMT Dan Maharry For those who are visually challenged and depend on technology such as screen readers to translate the Web from a visual to an aural experience, tables represent a significant challenge. This extract from HTML5 24 Hour Trainer looks at a number of additional tags and attributes that can make tables and their content more accessible to all. http://www.developerfusion.com/article/136530/making-tables-more-accessible-with-html5/ http://www.developerfusion.com/article/136530/making-tables-more-accessible-with-html5/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:36:46 GMT Dan Maharry Ten minibooks cover all you need to know about search engine optimizationSearch engine optimization (SEO) is an essential tool for getting a handle on web site promotional tactics and tools. With this complete reference, you'll explore issues not covered anywhere else, including international SEO, how to optimize servers for SEO, and much more. Ten separate books join forces to provide you with a comprehensive, straightforward guide to the benefits, details, and tricks of SEO. http://www.developerfusion.com/book/136519/search-engine-optimization-allinone-for-dummies/ http://www.developerfusion.com/book/136519/search-engine-optimization-allinone-for-dummies/ Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:33:16 GMT Bruce Clay, Susan Esparza Build HTML 5 apps and deploy to WP7 as well as Android, iOS and more http://www.developerfusion.com/news/136009/phonegap-brings-full-api-support-to-windows-phone-7/ http://www.developerfusion.com/news/136009/phonegap-brings-full-api-support-to-windows-phone-7/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 10:18:05 GMT Chris Alexander We have several spots open for top notch .NET / C# / MVC developers to join our team as we continue to change the face of online recruiting. The base technology set is Microsoft-centric (.NET / C# / SQL Server / MVC) http://www.developerfusion.com/job/134600/net-web-developer/ http://www.developerfusion.com/job/134600/net-web-developer/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 14:24:04 GMT Chris Piazza