Today I stumbled a really sweet javascript framework called ExtJS. It allows you to easily create fresh, lightweight, uniform user interfaces. I havent actually done anything with it yet. but the examples are pretty cool. A MUST HAVE for any UI developer looking for a snappy toolbox.
From the site:
From beginning JavaScript and CSS to custom [...]

It should be noted that no ethically-trained software engineer would ever consent to write a DestroyBaghdad procedure. Basic professional ethics would instead require him to write a DestroyCity procedure, to which Baghdad could be given as a parameter. (Nathaniel S Borenstein)
There are only two kinds of programming languages: those people always bitch about and those [...]

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With the vast array of web development knowledge available on the Internet, there’s certainly no shortage of cheat sheets to be found. However, finding a way to wrangle them all into one place isn’t quite as easy. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of some of the best cheat sheet collections out [...]

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Recently I was having a little bit of fun and decided to go about writing a pure JavaScript HTML parser. Some might remember my one project, env.js, which ported the native browser JavaScript features to the server-side (powered by Rhino). One thing that was lacking from that project was an HTML [...]

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Plymouth, MI – August 29, 2008 – Stardock announced today the Gamer’s Bill of Rights: a statement of principles that it hopes will encourage the PC game industry to adopt standards that are more supportive of PC gamers. The document contains 10 specific “rights” that video game enthusiasts can [...]

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With websites becoming more and more dynamic and interactive, developers often look to frameworks to help build websites and web apps rapidly. While there are a number of great frameworks available, a custom framework gives you the ability to easily customize the framework as you need, and to build with it even [...]

Level 10 Research & Development just released a new thesis: Source code reveals the author’s personality.
Take for example the following two pieces of code:
for(int x=0;x<30;x++){ order(wendys,jbc); }
and
for ( int x = 0; x < 30 ; x++ )
{
order(wendys, jbc);
}
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We all know the overt benefits of using CSS by now – being able to centrally locate all of our presentation, the ability to replicate design changes instantly over an entire website, and so on. But not everyone is sold on such details. These days, a lot of people are more interested in SEO (Search Engine Optimization, or making your pages look good in search engines) than anything else. So what happens if you have a client or an employer whose mantra is more along the lines of, “SEO at any cost, CSS be damned”?

I use the CSS clearfix hack on nearly all of my sites. The clearfix hack — also known as the “Easy Clearing Hack” — is used to clear floated divisions (divs) without using structural markup. It is very effective in resolving layout issues and browser inconsistencies without the need to mix structure with presentation. There [...]

Today’s Best-of-the-Sidebar was originally posted by “Yahweh” …
Being a programmer and the only computer literate person in my family, I get tech support calls from my family all the time. I got a phone call from a brother-in-law today:
Him: Hey, you’re good with computers right?
Me: Yes.
Him: And you know how to program computers?
Me: Yes, that’s [...]