SOAP API Application Development 101
Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) is built on server-to-server remote procedure calls over HTTP. The data is formatted as XML; this means secure, well formatted data will be sent and received from...
View ArticleMODX: Tech Partner Spotlight
This is a guest blog from the MODX team. MODX offers an intuitive, feature-rich, open source content management platform that can easily integrate with other applications as the heart of your Customer...
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Web Development – CSS – Highlight Selection
I immediately fell in love with CSS when we were introduced in late 2000. The ability to style a whole site outside the HTML was a fantastic concept and probably my first true introduction to...
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HTML5 – Compatibility for All?
Many of us remember when Flash was the “only” way to enhance user experience and create rich media interactivity. It was a bittersweet integration, though … Many users didn’t have the browser...
View ArticleWeb Development – JavaScript – Creating a Sticky Menu
When designing websites, I like to focus on ease of use and accessibility for the end user. While creating your site to be friendly to screen readers and text-based browsers is a must, the...
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New SoftLayer.com Design: Build the Future
If you’ve been reading the SoftLayer Blog via an RSS feed or if you find yourself navigating directly to the portal to manage your SoftLayer account, you might not have noticed that the our main...
View ArticleMeet Memcached: A Developer’s Best Friend
Whether you’re new to software development or you’ve been a coder since the punchcard days, at some point, you’ve probably come across horrendous performance problems with your website or scripts. From...
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No iFrames! Dynamically Resize Divs with jQuery.
It’s no secret that iframes are one of the most hated methods of web page layouts in the web development world — they are horrible for SEO, user experience and (usually) design. I was recently charged...
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Tips and Tricks – jQuery equalHeights Plugin
Last month, I posted a blog about dynamically resizing divs with jQuery, and we received a lot of positive feedback about it. My quest to avoid iframes proved to be helpful, so I thought I’d share a...
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Tips and Tricks – Pure CSS Sticky Footers
By now, if you’ve seen my other blog posts, you know that I’m fascinated with how much JavaScript has evolved and how much you can do with jQuery these days. I’m an advocate of working smarter, not...
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