There are some great JavaScript graph libraries out there and one that’s recently come to my attention is Highcharts.com which is compatible with both the jQuery and Mootools frameworks. To get started point your browser here where you can download …
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Google Analytics is great to tracking your site traffic. I started out using Statcounter.com to track my site visits, but over the years i’ve wanted more information so I switched over to using Google Analytics. Google provides an excellent dashboard …
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API Knowledge A key tool for any budding web developer is API knowledge. It’s good to familiarise yourself with a variety of application interfaces. I started out using the Twitter REST API with PHP and CURL when twitter first launched …
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Learning a new programming language can be daunting to say the least. I’ve recently cracked it when it comes to jQuery. I wouldn’t say Im a pro by any stretch of the imagination but I can successfully build applications. It …
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Here’s a quick example of an ajax request with Mootools. the code below is from sandmoose.com. However I have modified it to get the data using the twitter search api. So the script contains 4 functions, the first function ‘initializeContainer’ …
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After browsing the vast space that is the internet, i stumbled upon a great piece of code that, depending on the number of words in a div automatically adjusts the font size. This could be really useful if you have …
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