Weekend Links – PHP Techniques, Regular Expressions, AJAX PageRank, PHP Downloads, Color Mathematics
PHP Techniques I Use All The Time
Article discussing PHP techniques that can save you time and keep your code fast and effective.
http://www.christianmontoya.com/2007/11/09/php-techniques-i-use-all-the-time/
PHP Regular Expression Tutorial
Regular expressions can be extremely cryptic, even to the best programmer. This article demystifies regular expressions and is PHP-focused.
http://www.phpf1.com/tutorial/php-regular-expression.html
Google PageRank Using AJAX
Looking to grab your PageRank? Use this AJAX script.
http://joeabiraad.com/ajax/google-pagerank-using-ajax/104
Limit File Download Speed with PHP
If your website's main functionality is providing file downloads, you should use this script.
http://www.findmotive.com/2007/11/01/limit-file-download-speed-with-php/
EasyRGB - Color Mathematics and Conversion Formulas
This article provides the mathematics formulas used to convert colors.
http://www.easyrgb.com/math.php
![CSS vs. JS Animation: Which is Faster?]()
How is it possible that JavaScript-based animation has secretly always been as fast — or faster — than CSS transitions? And, how is it possible that Adobe and Google consistently release media-rich mobile sites that rival the performance of native apps?
This article serves as a point-by-point...
![Responsive and Infinitely Scalable JS Animations]()
Back in late 2012 it was not easy to find open source projects using requestAnimationFrame() - this is the hook that allows Javascript code to synchronize with a web browser's native paint loop. Animations using this method can run at 60 fps and deliver fantastic...
![Spatial Navigation]()
Spatial navigation is the ability to navigate to focusable elements based on their position in a given space. Spatial navigation is a must when your site or app must respond to arrow keys, a perfect example being a television with directional pad remote. Firefox OS TV apps are simply...
![Duplicate the jQuery Homepage Tooltips]()
The jQuery homepage has a pretty suave tooltip-like effect as seen below:
The amount of jQuery required to duplicate this effect is next to nothing; in fact, there's more CSS than there is jQuery code! Let's explore how we can duplicate jQuery's tooltip effect.
The HTML
The overall...
