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
![Conquering Impostor Syndrome]()
Two years ago I documented my struggles with Imposter Syndrome and the response was immense. I received messages of support and commiseration from new web developers, veteran engineers, and even persons of all experience levels in other professions. I've even caught myself reading the post...
![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...
![Use Custom Missing Image Graphics Using MooTools]()
Missing images on your website can make you or your business look completely amateur.
Unfortunately sometimes an image gets deleted or corrupted without your knowledge.
You'd agree with me that IE's default "red x" icon looks awful, so why not use
your own missing image graphic?
The MooTools JavaScript
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![Create a Dojo Lightbox with dojox.image.Lightbox]()
One of the reasons I love the Dojo Toolkit is that it seems to have everything. No scouring for a plugin from this site and then another plugin from that site to build my application. Buried within the expansive dojox
namespace of Dojo is