Journal
Articles From 2001
Dating Game
One of the biggest hassles for any programmer in any language is working with date formats. […]
Pros and Cons of Form Filling
A frequent query in the various scripting newsgroups concerns how to handle forms that are split over multiple pages. […]
PHP Query
Gary from Leatherhead emailed to say that he's an ASP programmer trying to learn PHP, and has run into a couple of problems with the equals sign. […]
Scripting - Part 2
Last month we looked at Perl, the oldest Web scripting language, and Visual Basic Active Server Pages, one of the most common. […]
Research on research
For those who spend their days, and often evenings, working on heavyweight Web projects, it becomes very easy to fall into the trap of becoming, well, an expert, especially if you work as part of a large team or visit on-line Web developer communities. […]
We are all going mad
Recently, an interesting email turned up from the folks who run mad. […]
Scripting - Part 1
Welcome to a brand-new Real World column that isn't really new at all. […]
Web Designer Books
Paul spotted a question on a new media mailing list which asked, 'Can anyone recommend an absolute beginners' guide to Web site design type of book?' Paul's advice was that if you want to become a great Web designer, then forget Web books for a while and first go out and read some general design books - books like Design for the Real World by Victor Papanek. […]
To Frame or not
'Should I use frames on my site?' A common question, and one where the answers usually range from 'You should never use frames,' through to, 'I quite like frames, actually'. […]
Forums
A few months ago we explained how to add a newsfeed to your site to keep it fresh. […]
Splish Splash
The other day, a friend asked for advice on how to set a time-out on the splash page on his site. […]
Email slaves
There was a time, and it wasn't that long ago, when the average chief technical officer (CTO) spent his mornings reading emails, lunchtimes 'doing lunch' and the afternoons reading emails that had arrived during lunch. […]
Setting up Home
Dave from Glasgow emailed to ask if there was some JavaScript which he could use to enable visitors to set his site as their home page. […]
…The team at CST seem to instinctively understand the needs of our business.
— Mike McMinn, IT Director at Marston's PLC.