How to Create Dynamic Script Tags for Ajax Components
By Kris Hadlock | Oct 5, 2007If you've ever developed something in JavaScript and wanted to have control over it when it was launched...
If you've ever developed something in JavaScript and wanted to have control over it when it was launched...
How to Create Form Posts with Ajax
By Kris Hadlock | Aug 29, 2007Now that Ajax is becoming a standard for handling interactions on the Web it's time to use it to update...
Converting Forms to Ajax, Part 2
By Kris Hadlock | Aug 24, 2007In the last Designing with Code article, Converting Forms to Ajax, Kris Hadlock showed you how to...
Converting Forms to Ajax, Part 1
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 27, 2007Web design has become more than just a pretty web site with a nice layout. While that's still part...
AJAX, Where Design Meets Code
By Kris Hadlock | Apr 20, 2007Time and again I've seen applications fail because of an unusable interface design. This not only...
How to Create Remote Ajax Requests
By Kris Hadlock | Mar 28, 2007Ajax has certainly made itself known over the last year. Even large companies such as Google and Yahoo!...
Server Side Caching for Ajax
By Kris Hadlock | Feb 2, 2007Kris Hadlock explains the importance of server-side caching for Ajax, providing a working solution...
Create Your Own Custom Ajax Enabled Accordion Component
By Kris Hadlock | Jan 26, 2007Adding massive amounts of data to one web page is not a recommended design approach because it can...
Creating Smart Forms with AJAX
By Kris Hadlock | Dec 29, 2006Web forms are very important pieces of an application. They're used for registration, logging in,...
How to Use Atlas for ASP.NET
By Kris Hadlock | Dec 1, 2006Kris Hadlock covers everything you need to know about how to use the new Atlas framework for ASP.NET:...
It puts the X in Ajax: How to structure XML for interactive Web apps
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 23, 2006XML (Extensible Markup Language) is a popular choice for Ajax, simply because it is the standard intermediate...
Database enabled Ajax with PHP
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 23, 2006Ajax has taken the Web to a new level by offering an intuitive interactive model that rivals the desktop....
Ajax Tips and Tricks
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 17, 2006If you're developing in AJAX, author Kris Hadlock has a few tricks you can use to avoid common issues...
Advanced AJAX with JSON
By Kris Hadlock | Oct 13, 2006Kris Hadlock explains how to create complex JSON data transfers between the client and server, by...
How to Secure AJAX Requests
By Kris Hadlock | Sep 1, 2006It's always important to implement some sort of security model in your database-enabled AJAX applications,...
Custom AJAX Effects: Fading
By Kris Hadlock | Aug 18, 2006With all of the new AJAX effects frameworks popping up on the Web, have you ever wondered just how...
How To Handle Ajax Responses
By Kris Hadlock | Feb 10, 2006User interaction drives Web sites. It's essential to understand how to handle the responses, especially...
How To Use Ajax Patterns
By Kris Hadlock | Jan 27, 2006Kris Hadlock explains how to use design patterns for AJAX development to keep your applications scalable,...
How To Integrate a Database with AJAX
By Kris Hadlock | Dec 16, 2005Kris Hadlock’s AJAX exploration continues with an explanation of how to create real-time data...
How To Create an RSS Aggregator with PHP and AJAX
By Kris Hadlock | Dec 9, 2005Imagine using a simple HTML file to send a request to a server-side script, receive a custom XML file...
How To Use AJAX
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 11, 2005AJAX, an acronym for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML, is very hot in the growing universe of Web development....
Extending Ajax with the Flash JavaScript Integration Kit
By Kris Hadlock | Oct 6, 2005Want more control over the user experience? Because Flash makes graphical programming quick, easy,...
Class Inheritance with PHP
By Kris Hadlock | Sep 12, 2007There are many benefits of inheritance with PHP, the most common is simplifying and reducing instances...
Object Oriented PHP: Using the Singleton Design Pattern
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 1, 2007The true power of PHP is the speed in which you can rapidly build object-oriented Web applications....
Leveraging RSS
By Kris Hadlock | Jun 22, 2007RSS may be a simple programming language, but you can use it to market and publish any information...
Designing with Code: RSS
By Kris Hadlock | Feb 9, 2007Robert Hoekman always seems to keep Kris Hadlock on his toes when it comes to following up his Web...
Creating a Custom RSS Feed with PHP
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 1, 2006RSS has become the standard technology for syndicating information to large audiences. Many people...
RSS Aggregation with PHP and AJAX
By Kris Hadlock | Oct 20, 2006An RSS aggregator is the perfect application to build with a standard AJAX engine, but cross-domain...
The Anatomy of an RSS Feed
By Kris Hadlock | Sep 14, 2006RSS has become the standard data format for communicating news, updates or any other type of information...
Creating a Web Design Questionnaire
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 30, 2007One of the most overlooked additions to a designer's web site is a questionnaire for new projects...
Creating a Winning Proposal for Web Projects
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 9, 2007As a business owner and web designer, I understand the importance of creating a winning proposal....
Monster Mash
By Kris Hadlock | Sep 14, 2007Mashups allow entirely new applications to be built by simply combining the APIs from third-party...
Bring Your Forms to Life With JavaScript
By Kris Hadlock | Aug 22, 2007In this article Kris Hadlock will show you how to prevent errors in your forms and ultimately bring...
Leveraging Your Existing Content
By Kris Hadlock | May 25, 2007Are you struggling to attract readers to your site and then keep them once they've found it? Through...
Create a DropIn JavaScript Component
By Kris Hadlock | Apr 13, 2007The Designing With Code series looks at design and interaction issues in web applications and finds...
Enhancing Text Readability Online Through Code
By Kris Hadlock | Mar 30, 2007Text readability is an extremely important part of any Web site, but how do you know what size your...
Designing With Code: Tumblelogging
By Kris Hadlock | Mar 16, 2007Tumblelogs are more stream-of-conscious than traditional blogs. With this concept in mind, the interactive...
How to Create a Tag Cloud
By Kris Hadlock | Jan 5, 2007Popularized by sites such as Flickr and Del.icio.us, tag clouds are a visual way to depict data used...
Improving CraigsList
By Kris Hadlock | Dec 8, 2006CraigsList is an extremely popular web application used by tons of people in many different countries....
Collaboration
By Kris Hadlock | Nov 10, 2006If you're familiar with Google Docs & Spreadsheets, you're likely a fan of its Web-based collaboration...
Handling PNG Transparency on the Web
By Kris Hadlock | Oct 13, 2006If you've ever tried to implement transparent PNG files on the Web, you've probably found that they...
CSS Tips and Tricks
By Kris Hadlock | Sep 15, 2006If you've recently transitioned to CSS from using standard table layouts to design your Web sites,...
Creating a Resizable Interface
By Kris Hadlock | Aug 4, 2006Web applications are not only giving the Internet a face-lift, they're paving the way for new forms...
Providing Feedback
By Kris Hadlock | Jun 23, 2006One important aspect of developing web applications is creating feedback messaging—such as errors,...
Something's Different: Tips for Making a Painless Migration to ActionScript 3
By Kris Hadlock | Oct 5, 2008There are many necessary ActionScript tasks used to create common Flash functionality. With all...
Using Functions, Properties, and Keywords in ActionScript 3
By Kris Hadlock | Aug 11, 2008In this sample chapter, author Kris Hadlock explains the differences between function arguments and...
Default parameter values
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 11, 2008ActionScript 3 offers a great solution to ensuring that your method parameters have values even when...
Wildcard parameters
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 10, 2008Parameters are an essential construct of a method, and the ability to type parameters is of the utmost...
LoaderInfo
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 9, 2008Loading external variables into Flash opens up a whole world of possibility.
Namespaces
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 8, 2008ActionScript 3 namespace definition keywords are extremely powerful and can really simplify your code.
Label statements
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 7, 2008There are many little known features in ActionScript 3 that make life easier. The label statement...
Creating a Full Screen Web Site with Flash CS3
By Kris Hadlock | Mar 7, 2008With all of the flexibility of liquid layouts in CSS, it's easy to see why full-screen Flash web sites...
Animating with XML in Flash CS3
By Kris Hadlock | Feb 8, 2008Animation is fundamental to Flash. It's the reason that Flash gained so much popularity in its early...
Using Stylesheets in Flash CS3
By Kris Hadlock | Jan 4, 2008All Web designers know that stylesheets create a consistent look throughout your web site and keep...
How to Upload a File by Using the Flash FileReference Object
By Kris Hadlock | Apr 28, 2006Flash has long lacked the ability to upload files, a standard function in programming languages. Kris...
How to Use the ExternalInterface
By Kris Hadlock | Apr 24, 2006Kris Hadlock explores the use of the ExternalInterface class in Flash 8. With ExternalInterface, you...
How to Use the XPathAPI in Flash
By Kris Hadlock | Apr 7, 2006Flash 8 has delivered the ability to do simple searches for node names and attribute values in an...
From Flash to Flex: Understanding Flex Events
By Kris Hadlock | Sep 16, 2007Events drive and breathe life into Flex applications, so understanding them is crucial to Flex development....
From Flash to Flex: Creating ActionScript Components for Flex
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 27, 2007Do you want to develop applications more quickly, write cleaner code, and use external sources as...
From Flash to Flex: Moving to ActionScript 3
By Kris Hadlock | Jul 6, 2007In his second article from the Flash to Flex series, which focuses on helping you migrate your work...
From Flash to Flex: Integrating ActionScript with MXML
By Kris Hadlock | Jun 8, 2007Are you familiar with Flash and interested in making a move to Flex? This article is for you. It will...