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7 posts tagged with programming

query.dropSlideMenu.js

dropSlideMenu is my attempt at building a simple (single-level support only), yet easily and highly-customisable drop-down menu with an attractive sliding effect.

query.dropSlideMenu.js v1.0 – View Demo or Download

There are plenty of jQuery drop-down menu scripts already available, but I often find that they’re either too basic, or too complicated and bulky, or … view full post

 

jQuery plugin for Twitter

Updated [08 July 2009]:

v1.5 released – View Demo or Download

I’ve made a couple of improvements to the plugin. The ones worth mentioning:

  • You can add alternative content to the container element (that you pass to the plugin). This will be replaced by your tweets when the plugin is executed by jQuery. If JavaScript is disabled or the plugin fails,

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On Version Control

Via: http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=150493&cid=12622794

Open Source calls it: alpha testing
Microsoft calls it: 1.0
Google calls it: shhhh…top secret
Apple calls it: unsubstantiated rumors

Open Source calls it: beta testing
Microsoft calls it: 2.0
Google calls it: beta testing
Apple calls it: rumours with possibly some substance to them

Open Source calls it: release candidate
Microsoft calls it: 3.0
Google calls it: beta testing
Apple calls it: copies are circulated to the usual … view full post

 

/* drunk now, fix later */

I arrived at work this morning to find that my bromeliad had flowered!!

Just kidding. Sorry Ian, will buy you a drink later tonight. But, this is on a tangent, I have noticed how many dandelions there are in the air here… maybe it’s just me. So what I wanted to say is, I thought this would be … view full post

 

Software Lifecycle

Software doesn’t just appear on the shelves by magic. That program shink-wrapped inside the box along with the indecipherable manual and 12-paragraph disclaimer notice actually came to you by way of an elaborate path, through the most rigid quality control on the planet. Here, shared for the first time with the general public, are the inside details of the program … view full post

 

Some PlayStation news and links

IBM and Toshiba are jointly designing the central chip that will control the PlayStation 3… The project, which aims to create the ultimate graphics and sound processor, is believed to cost around $1bn.

Continued here

PS2 Programming Tutorials

 

7 Reasons Why PHP is Better than ASP

I searched Google for “better than”, hoping to find “better than sliced bread”-type phrases. Because Google can. And so, the second result turned out to be 7 Reasons Why PHP is Better than ASP. Ah yeah.

better than … view full post