Ajax / Superglobals / IE7 - WebReference Update
WebReference Update: August 4, 2005
New this week on WebReference.com and the Web:
1. FEATURE: How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax: Part 12.OTHER VOICES:
- Fundamentals of PHP Superglobals
- Simple Web Log Classic ASP Sample
- Just SQL: Part 3 -Â Where Is It?
4. NET NEWS:
- FCC Fudging Broadband Figures?
- More CSS in IE 7, But is it Enough?
- Yahoo Opens Shopping Database to Devs
1. FEATURE: How to Develop Web Applications with Ajax: Part 1
In the past, Web applications were limited because a Web page had to be
reloaded (or another page loaded in its place) in order for new data to be
obtained. Recently, a new method, known as "Ajax" (Asynchronous Javascript
and XML applications) asynchronously retrieves XML data via JavaScript.
Ajax will allow you to take your Web applications to the next level.
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2.OTHER VOICES
- Fundamentals of PHP Superglobals
This article is aimed at PHP developers who are not yet familiar with the PHP superglobals. Usage of superglobals is fundamental to PHP Web development, but with all the recent changes in PHP, there are still many outdated tutorials, books, and sadly, still much confusion.
PHP Builder, August 1, 2005 - Simple Web Log Classic ASP Sample
Here's a little Web logging script that will let you add news links or other little entries to a section on a Web page. The section is displayed by including a text file in the page that displays the entries. You add new entries to the include file by simply filling out a Web form.
ASP 101, August 2, 2005 - Just SQL: Part 3 -Â Where Is It?
We do not always want to SELECT everything from a table. The matter of finding the information required is a function of implementing the optional WHERE clause of the SELECT statement.
Database Journal, August 4, 2005
3. SIGHTINGS AROUND THE WEB: Imagining the Internet: Predictions Database
This is a searchable and browsable database of over 4,000 predictions made
about the Internet in the early 1990's, plus more recent predictions from a
2004 survey of "technology stakeholders." Topics include community,
culture, global relationships, economic structures, information
infrastructure, controversial issues, and more. The site also provides
brief biographies of 200 early-90's "Internet personalities," a history of
the Internet, and lists of Internet synonyms and acronyms.
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4. NET NEWS
- FCC Fudging Broadband Figures?
The FCC's recent broadband penetration report has critics wondering about its accuracy. Is the FCC fudging US broadband figures to avoid taking "immediate action" or artificially inflate penetration rates to help the President meet his stated goal of "universal, affordable access to broadband by 2007"? Only time will tell.
Web Site Optimization, August 1, 2005 - More CSS in IE 7, But is it Enough?
Is Microsoft making a legitimate effort to make IE a more standards- compliant browser, or doing just enough to keep developers happy?
internetnews.com, August 3, 2005 - Yahoo Opens Shopping Database to Devs
The release of new set of APIs lets them tap into product database and search.
internetnews.com, August 3, 2005
That's it for this Thursday. I'll have more for you next time.
Lee Underwood
Newsletter Editor, WebReference.com
lunderwood(at)jupitermedia.com
Created: August 4, 2005
URL: http://www.webreference.com/new/050804.html
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