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How to start writing your own sweet jQuery scripts

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Sometimes it can be hard to start writing a Javascript script when you don’t know what to do instantaneously. But luckily there is the Internet right?
Just go to Google and type in what you want in a script. Good chance some jQuery or Javascript solution will show in the results, and you are basically done.

The problem is that you still don’t know how to do such things.

In this article I’ll discuss the viral points of planning out a Javascript / jQuery script with ease.

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Notifications: the other approach

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A normal problem: notifications or updates that have to be displayed on a website, but it’s kind of overloading the backend. But as long as the page is open: please update the status dynamically (if necessary) without reloading the page.

I can hear you think: AJAX! Yes, I’ll use AJAX for sure. But there is a little problem when it comes to how up-to-date you want these notifications to be without overloading the backend of the website.

In this article I’ll approach pushing notifications from another perspective, regulating them in the backend rather than the frontend.

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PHP ORM: Models and PHP Object Generator

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If you are a developer, especially in the object orientated parts, you must heard of the Model View Controller design pattern.
This post will tell you a bit about models and how you can use them to lift your code to a higher level and safe a lot of time in the development process.
I will also tell you about PHP Object Generator (POG) to use for implementing your models.

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What to do with AJAX and what not to

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AJAX is one the nicest concept I’ve seen in web development. The basics are simple and quite easy to use.
There are a lot of AJAX frameworks around like jQuery, Prototype and backbase. These frameworks help you create an AJAX application with ease.
But is AJAX really that good? No, but if you use it correctly, it is!

In this article I wish to share my view on AJAX and the possibilities it gives to web developers and designers, and why AJAX is wrong in several situations.

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Customize Eclipse to a webdeveloper’s IDE

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There are a lot of ways to become a better, or at least faster, webdeveloper. For instance the use of a framework like CakePHP to make the developing process rapid.
One of the main things I found boosting my productivity is using a nice IDE.

This article will describe how to create a PHP developer’s IDE using Eclipse, Aptana and PDT.

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