.NET 4.5 is going to offer support for bundling and minifying content on the server before passing that down to the client.
If you want detailed information on what this is, go and read Scott Gu’s blog post about the features. In a nutshell, bundling is combining several files into one combined file and minification…
Windows Azure has really come on in the past few months. With the new management dashboard, support for other web technologies (even horrible ones like PHP) and removal of Silverlight, it’s actually become a pleasure to use.
One of the new supported technologies is Node.js. I'll not go into the reasons for using Node…
Do you have anything on Facebook that you wouldn't want anyone hacking into – photos, private messages, your endless list of Paolo Nutini likes? If you're nodding your head vigorously just now, it’s time to ramp up the security of your Facebook login.
Two step authentication
Two step authentication is a mechanism…
Node.js is a server platform built on Google Chrome’s JavaScript runtime. It has an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model so it’s a fast and efficient as you could want. It’s also probably a good glimpse into the future of server technology.
With the server running pure JavaScript, it’s a great plaform for development…
One of the really useful features of Android is the ability to share the phone’s 3G connection as a Wi-Fi hotspot. So, if you're travelling or whatever then you can get online using the data package you're already paying for.
Certain devices like the Nexus One can be turned into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot that can be…
When you're tasked to make changes to a legacy 3000+ line JavaScript file, seeing this at the start doesn't inspire confidence:
// ErrorMessage
this._EventLocationControl_JS_NoClientDataHolder_ErrorMessage =
…
I was lucky enough to get the chance to come and work and live in Toronto for 4 months. Since I'm about to get shipped off home, I thought it might be useful to put together some info and tips about (aboot) living here.
Bear in mind that I've been living downtown, so this is very much from a non-suburbs point of…
It’s amazing how quickly four months can pass. It seems like no time at all since I had to don the heavy coat, gloves and scarf to head in to the IBI Group Toronto office for orientation but, here I am now at the last day of my secondment and only a few days before leaving the country.
To be honest, I'm absolutely…
Method chaining is a way to return an object from a method call that allows for further methods to be called. It’s easier to see than to describe.
Instead of this:
var people = helper.getPeople();
var bob = people.find('bob');
var email = bob.getEmail();
You could do this:
var email =…
There’s an updated version of this script in this blog post.
At work, we use TeamCity to automatically build and deploy to dev projects as we check in changes.
One thing that’s always been a bit of a nuisance is dealing with the compression of JavaScript files that we've written for the projects. Developing locally,…