web development

Opera Dragonfly - The Next Level of Debugging For Web Developers

Debugging web sites and applications is a pain. Firebug has gone a long way to make it easier. With the release of the Opera 9.5 browser comes a new...

0 replies - 6472 views - 07/08/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Optimizing CSS Controls with PNG Masks

After all the talk about css generated content, it is time to look at some other measures I took to keep as much styling control in css as possible. Up next is...

0 replies - 2297 views - 07/08/08 by Niels Matthijs in News

Kill Your Users Table

It's time to rethink how we store user information. You don't need as much as you think you do. Consider...Reddit's database was stolen a little over a year...

2 replies - 1548 views - 07/07/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Web Accessibility And Your Business - An Interview With Schalk Neethling

On June 18th 2008 Schalk Neethling, Web Builder Zone Leader, was interviewed on Radio Today concerning the topic of web accessibility and how not being...

1 replies - 1095 views - 07/02/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

BIRT 2.3 What's New And the Ganymede IDE for Java Report Developers

BIRT is a top level project through Eclipse and one of the most popular tools for designing and developing reports for business. Web Builder Zone Leader,...

1 replies - 19231 views - 06/30/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

PHP - Stop including class files and use __autoload() instead

PHP added several magic methods in PHP5.  __autoload(), however, isn’t one of them.  But that doesn’t make it any less useful.  In fact it’s one of...

4 replies - 4753 views - 06/30/08 by Jaisen Mathai in Tips and Tricks

CSS Nesting Specifics - When CSS Misbehaves

There are plenty of css bugs one can write about. Some are worth tracking because they are annoying and have a huge impact on our every day work, others...

0 replies - 11403 views - 06/27/08 by Niels Matthijs in News

Wicket Creating RESTful URLs

This is a tutorial on using Wicket with REST-style URLs. Normally, Wicket generates URLs that are a bit ugly. For example:...

3 replies - 8109 views - 06/24/08 by stuq in News

MyEclipse 6.5 Released, 5 Licenses for DZone Members!

Genuitec has announced two major product releases: MyEclipse 6.5 and MyEclipse 6.5 Blue Edition. DZone has 5 FREE licenses to give away! Both are available...

12 replies - 11527 views - 06/24/08 by Schalk Neethling in Articles

WCAG 2.0 Release Candidate Part 4 of 5: Level AAA

There are 21 triple-A success criteria for WCAG 2.0. The WCAG 2.0 document itself specifies that AAA conformance should not be mandated for entire sites as:

0 replies - 596 views - 06/24/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

Accessible Rich Internet Applications - ARIA Slider

Starting with Steve’s article ARIA Toggle Button and Tri-state Checkbox examples, we will be providing more examples about how to use ARIA roles and states...

0 replies - 1197 views - 06/23/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

WCAG 2.0 Release Candidate Part 3 of 5: Level AA

Part 3 of the look at WCAG 2.0 is going to look at the handful of criteria which make up Level AA. Here then, are the lucky 13. Level AA: Perceivability There...

0 replies - 739 views - 06/23/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

WCAG 2.0 Release Candidate Part 1 of 5: Intro

If you’ve already read what I’ve had to say about the earlier versions of WCAG 2.0 - from my initial dislike of the 2006 version, through to my...

0 replies - 600 views - 06/20/08 by Schalk Neethling in News

PHP - Caching Pages with Output Buffering

Noticing your pages are loading slowly or just don't like using extra cpu cycles when you don't have to? PHP makes caching very easy with their variety of...

0 replies - 5623 views - 06/20/08 by Mike Bernat in News

4 Mini Inspirations from An Event Apart New Orleans

An Event Apart is one of those events that every web developer would love to attend. The people, the topics and the knowledge shared is invaluable and gives...

0 replies - 628 views - 06/19/08 by Schalk Neethling in News