How we built TwitterMatic.net - Part 1: Introduction
A technical introduction to building TwitterMatic, a cloud-based tweet scheduling app using Windows Azure services like web/worker roles and table storage.
A technical introduction to building TwitterMatic, a cloud-based tweet scheduling app using Windows Azure services like web/worker roles and table storage.
Developer introduces Smipple, a new service for saving, organizing, and sharing code snippets, built on Google App Engine.
Announcement of the Azure User Group Belgium (AZUG.BE), a community for sharing knowledge on Microsoft Azure development and architecture.
Discusses password masking usability issues and proposes a JavaScript solution with a checkbox to toggle visibility, addressing browser compatibility.
Critique of Microsoft Outlook 2010's decision to use Word's rendering engine for HTML emails, highlighting poor CSS support and developer backlash.
A tutorial on implementing application-wide action filters in ASP.NET MVC to ensure consistent logging and behavior across all controllers.
Google App Engine SDK 1.2.3 released with Django 1.0 support and a new Task Queue API for background processing.
Explains the benefits of progressive enhancement for web development, using client examples to show cost and performance advantages.
A summary of the second Tokyo Hackerspace meeting, covering updates, attendee interests, and a custom prototyping board project.
A revised approach to integrating ASP.NET MVC with the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) to enable pluggable controllers and views, addressing a specific Server Error.
A technical guide on handling multi-step forms in web development, focusing on usability and avoiding common pitfalls with URLs and POST data.
Announcing the formation of a new community-operated hackerspace in Tokyo for makers, artists, and software developers to collaborate on projects.
A C# tutorial on solving XML serialization issues for parent-child object relationships using a custom generic collection and interface.
A technical guide on implementing blog post preview functionality within the Django admin interface, discussing methods and trade-offs.
A tutorial on using Test-Driven Development (TDD) workflow in Visual Studio 2010 for ASP.NET MVC controller development.
Explains a JCR query limitation in Apache Jackrabbit when sorting on child node properties and discusses a workaround.
Guide to storing ASP.NET MVC views in Windows Azure Blob Storage using a custom VirtualPathProvider for easier updates.
An analysis arguing that Google Wave will fail because Google fundamentally misunderstands social collaboration and user needs.
A Django developer details migrating their personal blog from PHP to Django, discussing performance, new tools, and a custom lifestream app.