Google Web Font Loader Jump Start PRO
Google Web Fonts Loader is a JavaScript library developed by Google that allows you to dynamically load any of the free web fonts developed by Google. Using the Google Web Fonts Loader library we can use multiple different web font providers. The documentation and source code of the Web Font Loader JavaScript library is available as […]
Goldman Sachs Collections PRO
The Goldman Sachs Collections framework (AKA GS Collections) provides us with an alternative implementation for the JDK collections framework. GS Collections provides us with capabilities similar to those we find in programming languages such as Scala, C# and Samlltalk. Using this framework together with lambda expressions allows us writing significantly shorter code. The following code […]
Hammer.js Jump Start PRO
The Hammer.js JavaScript library allows us to handle gesture touch events that take place when running our code on a touch screen device. The following code sample shows how simple it is to use this library. You just need to pass over the name of the gesture touch event you want to handle and the […]
Mustache.js Jump Start PRO
The mustache.js JavaScript library allows us to use simple strings as templates for creating other strings that will be used for various other purposes, such as generating new source code and generating new configuration files. The placeholders are replaced with values using a plain simple object we should create. The following code sample shows how […]
The Two.js Framework PRO
The two.js JavaScript library provides us with the capability to create two dimensional drawings and animations. The following code sample shows how simple it is to use this library. If you try to run this code on your end make sure you update the link for the underscore-min.js file. <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>two.js demo</title> […]
Simple Zend_Form Demo PRO
I have recently created a simple demo for using the Zend_Form. In order to keep it simple I chose to avoid using decorators. You can download the files and place them on your own server. The demo provides us with a simple BMI calculator. The user get to see a simple form where he should enter […]
Facebook PHP SDK Jump Start INFO
The Facebook PHP SDK is composed of two files: facebook.php and base_facebook.php. The first includes the definition for the Facebook class. The second includes the definition for the BaseFacebook class, which is a parent class for Facebook together with few more classes. You can easily download the Facebook PHP SDK at https://github.com/facebook/facebook-php-sdk. The following video […]
Java 7 Underscores in Numeric Literals PRO
As of Java 7, we can improve the readability of our code by adding underscores in between digits in numerical literals. package com.abelski.samples; public class SeparatorClass { public static void main(String[] args) { double num = 1_424_234.532; System.out.println(num); } } The following video clips overviews this code sample and shows its execution.
Google+ Overview BIZ
Google has just introduced Google+, a new alternative for the facebook platform. The user interface amazingly resembles the one we know in facebook. In the meantime, Google+ is limited for invited people only. Google+ includes the following three main components: Circles, Hangouts and Sparks. In addition, it provides with a simple and easy navigation to its other […]
Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 BIZ
The Adobe CS5.5 new coming tool will allow us to develop rich internet HTML5 based content deployable on every platform. Moving in this direction is a clear evidence for Adobe recognition in the future of HTML5. I guess it is just a matter of time till we get to see similar tools released by other […]