Dojo plugin for rails is in the works.

Posted on April 8th, 2008 by thetacom

Coming Soon! 
I am working on a plugin that will assist in integrating the Dojo Toolkit libraries into your rails applications.  I have made good progress so far.  It has a variety of helpers to make short work to inlude the dojo core library and specify the requires, create dijits, use dojo functions and experiment with dojox.  Currently [...]

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Essentials for a web developer’s toolbox

Posted on March 24th, 2008 by thetacom

These are some of the items that I use frequently throughout the development process. Hopefully you will find them useful also.
Serverside Frameworks

Ruby on Rails: An open-source web framework that’s optimized for programmer happiness and sustainable productivity.

Homepage - Download - API - Community

CakePHP: Enables PHP users at all levels to rapidly develop robust web applications.

Homepage - [...]

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What are you looking at?

Posted on March 20th, 2008 by thetacom

Well, yet again I’ve decided to change my blog theme.  I try to keep things consistent, but the last one just wasn’t cutting it.  I think this flows much better.  The three column layout seems to be a better use of the space.  Also this one is just more visually appealing.  Which brings a good [...]

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IDE/Editor for Rails

Posted on March 18th, 2008 by thetacom

If any of you out there are looking for an IDE to use for RoR development then you need to try Aptana IDE. Once you have downloaded and installed the IDE, install the RadRails plugin. Since I have began using it, it has been a great help. It [...]

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Another PHP bridge burned and rebuilt with Ruby

Posted on March 17th, 2008 by thetacom

I was recently contacted by a previous client about modifying his site. He wanted a list of changes and additional features added. When I began preparing to make the changes, I was thrown into a mildly nightmarish flashback. His site was one of the first that I had ever worked [...]

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President’s Day Weekend

Posted on February 16th, 2008 by thetacom

Long weekend are great!  Hopefully I should get a lot accomplished on loadmotions over the next couple of days.  I think I’m going to switch over to ExtJS for the main application.  From the experimenting that I’ve done, it just feels lighter and more responsive.  There are a few things I will probably still use [...]

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Insanity

Posted on February 13th, 2008 by thetacom

What is insanity to you? At the moment, insanity is the thing I participate in 5 days a week. It drives me crazy!
Wiki: Insanity

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My JS Framework Dilema

Posted on February 12th, 2008 by thetacom

I have been using primarily two frameworks on my various projects. Usually I use the Dojo Toolkit, but recently I’ve become fond of ExtJS. They are both great setups with loads of functionality. I’m trying to determine which types of sites each fits best in. From my experience, ExtJS seems [...]

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Happy Birthday!

Posted on February 10th, 2008 by thetacom

Today was my son’s 3rd birthday. It’s hard to believe that he’s already three, how time flies. He got plenty of new toys with a few clothes in the mix. Thanks to everyone who came to the party. Hope you all had fun! Well, there goes another weekend and tomorrow [...]

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