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Golden Hammer

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 20, 20121 commentMVC Framework, Zendantipattern, client-side, framework, JavaScript, php, server-side, wordpress, zend

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. ~Abraham Maslow WordPress has been very good to me for the blogging and social media sites that I’ve worked on lately. Now, I have a commercial project not related to social media; my plan was to use WordPress as the

Frustration with Ext JS 4.1

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 17, 20121 commentJavascript, MVC Framework, SiteClient Side, JavaScript, MVC Framework

Yesterday I took my second swing at learning Ext JS 4.1 and spent 5 hours on their MVC tutorial. First, I’d like to point out that while their naming conventions and directory structure conventions are highly organized, look at the files you create during the tutorial. You have the following files open in your editor:

Icon Sources

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 17, 2012Images, VendorIcon, Vector Graphics, Vendor

It’s only once you start developing your web app and have passed the point of “Will it work” do you start to consider icons. Having nice icons used appropriately is one of the things that differentiates professionally-built sites. While it is worth paying for icons, its also nice to start with free ones. When you

MooTools is Worth a Look

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 16, 2012Libraryclient-side, effects, JavaScript, library, mootools, ui

Despite having made the decision to go with ExtJS as my core framework, looking at the MooTools Demo page is making me consider whether MooTools can work in harmony with ExtJS, at least in limited areas. Drag.Cart The first thing that got me excited was the Drag and Drop Cart. It looks slick and exactly

Facebook Like on WordPress, FB with AJAX Content

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 15, 2012WordPressajax, facebook, plugin, seo, square-peg, wordpress

It has been a multi-hour struggle today to get working Facebook Like buttons on photomagic.biz. There are at least 5 plugins, that all fail to a greater or lesser degree – mostly greater. We’re using a child them of Twentyeleven. The only real changes to the child are reductions is padding and margins. It doesn’t

Javascript Diagramming and Drawing Libraries

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 14, 2012Vector Graphicsdiagram, dojo, gauge, Vector Graphics, visio

At some point I’ll be looking for the ability to create diagrams, not just pictures, using Javascript. These need to include the ability to capture topology and make image maps. I don’t think any of these meet all those requirements but they appear to be a good starting place. We need to start with the

Javascript UI Libraries

By Jeff BenshetlerJuly 14, 2012UncategorizedJavaScript, library, user-interface

I’m learning Javascript. Actually, I’m re-learning. First I learned it as a copy-and-paste language without real understanding because, after, Javascript isn’t a real language. Reading Javascript: The Good Parts is convincing me otherwise. Also, I’m finding that my ignorance of the language is hindering my use of certain libraries, first and foremost being Ext4Js. When