By Roger Stringer Twilio’s recently announced Picture Messaging has vastly opened up what we can do with text messaging, now we can attach photos to our text messages and have them get used in different ways. In our case, we are going to build a Photo Tag Wall, which will contain photos linked to tags […]
By Chad Hietala Ember.js is a JavaScript MVC framework that allows developers to create ambitious web applications. Although pure MVC allows a developer to separate concerns, it does not provide you with all the tools and your application will need other constructs. Today, I’m going to talk about one of those constructs. Ember components are […]
By Alan Skorkin As developers, we want the applications we build to be resilient when it comes to failure, but how do you achieve this goal? If you believe the hype, micro-services and a clever communication protocol are the answer to all your problems, or maybe automatic DNS failover. While that kind of stuff has […]
By Gabriel Manricks A test driven development cycle simplifies the thought process of writing code, makes it easier, and quicker in the long run. But just writing tests is not enough by itself, knowing the kinds of tests to write and how to structure code to conform to this pattern is what it’s all about. […]
By Andrew Perkins Typically new features for web applications are tested by visiting the appropriate page in a browser, maybe filling out some form data, submitting the form, and then developers or testers hope to see their desired result. This is the natural way most web developers test their apps. We can continue with this […]
By Maciej Sopyło Using Node.js, we can create web applications easily. Now, thanks to the node-webkit we can also create desktop apps with it, using a unique combination of HTML5 and Node. Introduction The library combines WebKit engine and Node.js in a unique way. Both WebKit and Node share the same context, allowing you […]
By Alan Skorkin When you first get introduced to New Relic, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the features. But just like with most tools, as you slowly climb the learning curve and get familiar with the features provided out of the box, you begin to wonder how it all hangs together under the […]
By Gabriel Manricks Cloud IDEs have been around for a little while now, and they have been pretty good for things like pair programming, or cases where you want to code consistently no matter where you are. Koding just came out of private beta, and they would like to take this notion a couple steps […]
By Raymond Camden Welcome to the final part of my IndexedDB series. When I began this series my intent was to explain a technology that is not always the most… friendly one to work with. In fact, when I first tried working with IndexedDB, last year, my initial reaction was somewhat negative (“Somewhat negative” much […]
By Maciej Sopyło Node.js allows you to create apps fast and easily. But due to its asynchronous nature, it may be hard to write readable and manageable code. In this article I’ll show you a few tips on how to achieve that. Callback Hell or the Pyramid of Doom Node.js Node.js is built in […]