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TempServers Source Code Released

Steve — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 22:50:34 +0000

This post is just to announce that I have released the source code from TempServers on GitHub under the MIT license. The link to the repository is below. This code has been sitting here collecting dust, so I figured I should just release it to the open source community. It might contain something useful to [...]

Creating A Database Connection On Demand

Steve — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 20:39:59 +0000

It may be useful to only create a database connection when you actually use it for the sake of efficiency. Here is a wrapper for MySQLi that does just that in the most simple way I could devise. A (possibly desired) side-effect is that this limits you to a single connection. How you pass in [...]

Create Snake in JavaScript with HTML5 Canvas

Steve — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 22:19:51 +0000

Yesterday I had some spare time, so I decided to write Snake in JavaScript using the HTML5 canvas. If anything, this is a good simple example demonstrating a use of the canvas. So, here's a tutorial walking through the creation of the game. If, for some reason, you are not familiar with the game Snake, [...]

Creating a Twitter OAuth Application

Steve — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:56:16 +0000

Creating a Twitter OAuth Application | Nettuts+ OAuth can be a tricky concept to wrap your head around at first, but with the Twitter API now requiring its use, it is something you need to understand before creating a Twitter application. This tutorial will introduce you to OAuth, and walk you through the process of [...]

Create an Upload Progress Bar With PHP and jQuery

Steve — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:17:09 +0000

When it comes to uploading files, users expect visual feedback, usually in the form of a progress bar. The problem is that PHP doesn’t offer a way to track file uploads in progress by default. Fortunately, there is an extension that enables this functionality and this tutorial will show how it can be combined with [...]

Understanding and Applying Polymorphism in PHP

Steve — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 19:09:04 +0000

Understanding and Applying Polymorphism in PHP | Nettuts+ In object oriented programming, polymorphism is a powerful and fundamental tool. It can be used to create a more organic flow in your application. This tutorial will describe the general concept of polymorphism, and how it can easily be deployed in PHP. Read full tutorial at Nettuts+

Noty Updated with WordPress Support

Steve — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:16:14 +0000

Noty has been updated to include a WordPress plugin for easy integration. Along with the original standalone version, you now have the option to install it as a standard WordPress plugin. This means that WordPress users never have to see code! You may also notice that this blog is now using Noty (over there on [...]

Noty – HTML5 Notes Widget

Steve — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:53:24 +0000

Noty is the name of the HTML5 application I developed for the recent HTML5 competition hosted at Nettuts. Unfortunately I did not win, but I did learn a lot about HTML5 and related technologies. It is available for purchase at CodeCanyon. Noty is a simple widget for taking notes about the current page. A potential [...]

Record HTML Canvas Animations to Video

Steve — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:36:14 +0000

Sometimes it might be useful to be able to record your canvas animation to a video format. Maybe you want to use your JavaScript skills to create fancy effects for a video. You could use some kind of screen capturing program and crop the video, but I'll show you how to do it with code! [...]

Create Callbacks Using __invoke

Steve — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:44:19 +0000

The __invoke magic method (available as of PHP 5.3) is used to make an object callable as if it were a regular function. The combines the usefulness of objects with the simplicity of functions. One application of this feature is creating callback functions that can be passed around like objects. This is common practice in [...]