• ColdFusion 10 - Parsing Dirty HTML Into Valid XML Documents

    Updated: 2012-02-28 14:50:00
    As I blogged earlier, ColdFusion 10 now supports XPath 2.0 in the xmlSearch() and xmlTransform() functions . This might not sound like a very exciting upgrade; however, when you realize that ColdFusion 10 now enables the parsing of "dirty" HTML code into valid XML documents, suddenly, the world of XML becomes a lot more interesting. NOTE : ... ead More raquo;

  • ColdFusion 10 - XmlSearch() And XmlTransform() Now Support XPath 2.0

    Updated: 2012-02-28 13:57:00
    In today's world, we don't often work with XML; the majority of data exchange is done using JavaScript Object Notation (JSON). Even APIs that support both XML and JSON seem to be dropping XML support in their roadmap (I know this from personal experience). That said, XML is still a data type that will inevitably be a part of our lives for some time. That's why it's actually kind of exciting that ColdFusion 10 now supports XPath 2.0 in the xmlSearch() and xmlTransform() functions. ... ead More raquo;

  • Hostek.com Offering Free ColdFusion 10 Beta Hosting

    Updated: 2012-02-24 15:03:00
    Yesterday, I learned that Hostek.com is offering free ColdFusion 10 beta hosting . It's really easy to setup. Simply add the ColdFusion 10 beta hosting to your cart, select a sub-domain, and checkout. The service is free but they will ask you for your credit card information. After your order is submitted, you'll receive an email with FTP and Control Panel information. I set up a ColdFusion 10 si ... ead More raquo;

  • ColdFusion 10 Beta - Miscellaneous Parsing Bugs And Oddities

    Updated: 2012-02-24 13:58:00
    As I've been poking around in the ColdFusion 10 beta, I've come across a few parsing bugs and oddities. I blogged before about a critical bug with function expressions ; and, I'm happy to report that the bug has already been fixed internally for the next ColdFusion 10 build. The following are some more parsing bugs and oddities that I have found. ... ead More raquo;

  • Join Me At InVision - We're Looking For Another ColdFusion / JavaScript Developer

    Updated: 2012-02-23 21:14:00
    These are some very exciting times! As you may have seen, my new company - InVision - has just raised $1.5 Million in venture capital (see TechCrunch). InVision is a UX prototyping tool that makes creating and collaborating on interactive prototypes easier than ever before. And, with our new funding, we're looking to ... ead More raquo;

  • ColdFusion 10 Beta - Closures, Function Expressions, And Functional Programming

    Updated: 2012-02-23 16:01:00
    ColdFusion 10 Beta introduced two revolutionary concepts to the ColdFusion language: Closures and Function Expressions . Closures allow functions to retain their lexical bindings when passed out of context; Function Expressions allow us to define functions as part of larger expressions. These two new features really facilitate the use of "functional programming" - code that ... ead More amp;raquo;

  • ColdFusion 10 Beta - Closures And Components And The THIS Scope

    Updated: 2012-02-22 14:29:00
    The last couple of days have been really exciting as we've been exploring the new Closures and Function Expressions that have been added to ColdFusion 10. First, we looked at the general structure and behavior of closures and function expressions ; then, we looked at ... ead More raquo;

  • ColdFusion 10 Beta - Closures And Function Expressions And Threads

    Updated: 2012-02-21 15:02:00
    Yesterday, I really started to dig into the Closures and Function Expressions that were introduced in ColdFusion 10 . I didn't really get into the pros and cons of using them; but, after the post yesterday, I hope we can start to agree that they are fairly badass. Today, I wanted to continue exploring closures and function expression in ColdFusion 10 beta - this time, in the ... ead More raquo;

  • ColdFusion 10 Beta - Critical Bug In Compiling Function Expressions / Closures

    Updated: 2012-02-20 15:40:00
    The ColdFusion 10 beta was released last Friday . So, naturally, I had to dive in and start experimenting - it was like a second Christmas! I was so excited. The first thing I wanted to explore was probably one of the most controversial features of C ... ead More raquo;

  • ColdFusion 10 Beta, Apache Tomcat, And Symbolic Links On Mac OSX

    Updated: 2012-02-19 18:05:00
    As you have probably heard, Adobe has released a public beta of ColdFusion 10 - code name Zeus . After many many months of meetings, gathering feedback from clients and developers, dropping hints, and demoing new features, the wonderful engineering team has finally unleashed ColdFusion 10 on the general public. So, first things first: ... ead More raquo;

  • Branding Failure by Spelling

    Updated: 2012-02-17 15:59:45
    Proper usage of spellchecker apparently is not included in the incredible price of this awesome workshop.

  • An Introduction to KnockoutJS - Part 1

    Updated: 2012-02-16 15:21:00
    Register Login Home Projects jQuery WebTour DotNetNuke News Home Wednesday , February 29, 2012 Home Projects jQuery WebTour DotNetNuke News An Introduction to KnockoutJS Part 1 Feb 16 Written : by Joe Brinkman 2 16 2012 10:21 AM Recently I started using KnockoutJS as a key component in my web development toolset KnockoutJS has simplified my code while also allowing me to create richer web UIs . nbsp I have always disliked the amount of postbacks I was doing using a more traditional ASP.Net development approach . nbsp KnockoutJS eliminates many of the pain points associated with ASP.Net development and lends itself to a more modern AJAX based style of development . nbsp In this series of articles I'll discuss some of the basics of developing ASP.Net applications using KnockoutJS . In future

  • Application FAIL

    Updated: 2012-02-16 13:47:11
    Maybe they should have APPLYD a little more diligence. Or finished High School. Or hired a proofreader.

  • Dissecting business failures: Allowing scope creep from clients

    Updated: 2012-02-16 09:50:19
    , , , : : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 16 F E B 2012 Dissecting business failures : Allowing scope creep from clients Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : Best practices Project Management One of the most common forms of business failure that I have the misfortune to witness on a regular basis is the allowance of clients to instigate scope creep within . projects I have never understood how some industries accept scope creep as part of everyday business let me explain what I . mean I present to you a fictional scenario where I am going to buy a new car . I've travelled to my local Ford dealership and seen a car in the showroom that I like .

  • Moving on

    Updated: 2012-02-15 16:57:00
    , , , : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 15 F E B 2012 Moving on Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : General Interest In a similar vein to Matt Gifford's recent blog post on Moving on' read more here : http : www.mattgifford.co.uk moving-on I have the pleasure of announcing that I'm off to pastures . new I'd like to thank my current employer TDA a marketing agency in Cheltenham , for the opportunities working with them as afforded me . It has been a really interesting and diverse period of my career and I've been exposed to some really prominent UK brands , covering a wide range of technologies and market . sectors Going forward I am extremely

  • Sing me up – FAIL

    Updated: 2012-02-15 15:42:24
    Why you should always pay someone to proof-read everything. Especially the stuff on your homepage. Or stuff that's on every single page. Or the widget that tells people to take out their wallet and/or credit card.

  • Using jQuery.whenSync() For Asynchronous Form Validation And Processing

    Updated: 2012-02-13 15:54:00
    Lately, I've been playing around with Node.js on Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) . Coming from a ColdFusion background, moving into an asynchronous event loop can be challenging. Simple things like form processing can become complex workflows when even one step of Validation or Processing needs to be performed asynchronously. I've been ... ead More raquo;

  • Using JQuery to check Radio button selections

    Updated: 2012-02-13 11:03:00
    , , , : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 13 F E B 2012 Using JQuery to check Radio button selections Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : JQuery Ever wanted to check if a user has checked at least one option from a series of radio fields JQuery makes this super simple , here's how to do : it Our html page contains a series of radio input fields and I want to make sure that the user has selected either Yes' or No' for each option . I know that there are thirteen radio fields , so using the JQuery selector below we can select and count the number of checked fields . If it doesn't match the total then we know the user has left something .

  • Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) AJAX Requests Between jQuery And Node.js

    Updated: 2012-02-10 16:10:00
    After reading the REST API Design Rulebook by Mark Masse , I'm all jazzed up about API design! This recent enthusiasm has afforded me the motivation to attack a number of new topics all at the same time. If I'm going to be experimenting with API design, why not ... ead More raquo;

  • JQuery Countdown timer Plugin example

    Updated: 2012-02-09 15:54:00
    , , , : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 09 F E B 2012 JQuery Countdown timer Plugin example Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : Javascript JQuery I'd previously used a JavaScript script to count down from a now( to a given date to display real time count down information on screen . I was cleaning up the project it was used on and wondered how easy it would be to push all the normal' JavaScript into a JQuery plugin and encapsulate it all into one function . call Let me start off by saying this is the first script I've bothered to convert from traditional JavaScript into a more friendly JQuery format . It may not be anywhere near best practice

  • jQuery.whenSync() Plugin For Chaining Asynchronous Callbacks Using Deferred Objects

    Updated: 2012-02-06 15:26:00
    Last week, I started to talk about chaining asynchronous Validation rules using jQuery Deferred objects . After writing up that post, I thought I might be able to factor-out the core idea into its own jQuery plugin - jQuery.whenSync(). Like the native jQuery.when() method, the jQuery.whenSync() method takes a variable-number of argument ... ead More raquo;

  • JQuery auto resize input field Plugin example

    Updated: 2012-02-06 15:13:00
    , , , : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 06 F E B 2012 JQuery auto resize input field Plugin example Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : RIA JQuery I was looking for a simple way to make an existing Text Area form field expand as-and-when a user fills in enough information to reach to bottom edge of the form . element James Padolsey has written a great little Auto resize function , you can get it from Github here : https : github.com padolsey jQuery.fn.autoResize The documentation in the example included with the download above is pretty good , but I've put up an example of it working here as : well JQuery Auto resize Textarea plugin example

  • Forcing the dollar ($) Namespace within your JQuery functions

    Updated: 2012-02-06 11:57:00
    , , , : Shaun Mccran My digital playground about All about me portfolio Some of my work hire me For freelance work ask me A question on formspring contact Send me an email Hide Menu 06 F E B 2012 Forcing the dollar Namespace within your JQuery functions Posted By Shaun McCran Related Categories : Javascript JQuery Whilst documenting some Open Source platforms for an upcoming project I found that several of the larger more prominent Open Source software solutions perform some subtle tweaks to included JavaScript libraries . In this case . JQuery This is a short post on ho to ensure that the character always represents the JQuery library in your . framework Drupal and Wordpress have a habit of controlling resource libraries through their own interface layer . This means that within a Drupal

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