http://blog.medryx.org Observations of a physician software developer. Sun, 31 May 2009 04:38:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In my last post I described the parts that can make up a robust build system for a complex JavaScript library that would allow for simplifying development, promotion to QA, and deployment to live systems. I outlined in some detail the importance of abstracting any use of external systems (via ... http://blog.medryx.org/2009/05/31/a-professional-javascript-build-system-part-ii-bootstrapping/ It occurs to me after reading my previous post that perhaps I wasn’t clear why I needed to have a “services container” to provide services to my scripts. So I thought I would put together this prequel – a brief tour of how I got to thinking that my the ... http://blog.medryx.org/2009/05/30/prequel-professional-javascript-build-system/ Its been a long time since my last post. That’s not to say I have run out of things to say. But the list of topics has gotten long enough, that I think its high time I start writing again. In this post, I will discuss a build system for JavaScript ... http://blog.medryx.org/2009/05/30/a-professional-javascript-build-system/ The most widely sited source for how to bootstrap Doctrine with CodeIgniter is available on the CI Wiki. While this approach is effective, I found it a bit intrusive into the CI code. I didn't like the idea of having to edit index.php, and I didn't like that the database.php, ... http://blog.medryx.org/2008/10/04/codeigniter-and-doctrine/ I have been looking into various ways of building a simple PHP JSON REST server (to connect easily to dojo's JsonRestStore on the clien). First off, I am a bit surprised that this does not exist as a project somewhere already. CakePHP has a pretty simple way of mapping your REST ... http://blog.medryx.org/2008/10/03/codeigniter-rest/ Well its been a while since my first post about a search widget for dojo.data stores. There are a lot of reasons -- the beautiful Portland, Oregon summers being the most significant. But now the kids are back in school, life is normalizing, and its time to show you how ... http://blog.medryx.org/2008/09/10/dijitsearch-part-2/ Transparent PNG's are fabulous. They are the key to making your app look really professional and slick. And they allow you to make easily themed web pages without having to redesign all your images, since you can just rely on the background colors shining through the transparency. Transparent PNG support ... http://blog.medryx.org/2008/08/15/transparent-pngs-on-ie-with-dojo/ Search has become ubiquitous on web sites and applications. Its long since replaced categorization or filing. On my new mac, I can't remember if I have ever dug through my Applications folder looking for an app. I just type a few letters in Spotlight, and voila. On the dojo website ... http://blog.medryx.org/2008/08/14/a-dojo-search-widget-dijitsearch/ I think tab containers are great. And I think dojo's tab container implementation is better than great. Its so easy with simple markup to make tabs and really create elegant user interfaces. Further, you lazy load the content of the tabs to make for a reall good user experience, all ... http://blog.medryx.org/2008/07/29/a-dynamic-tab-container/ The newest and most complete store in the dojox.data arsenal is dojox.data.JsonRestStore. Its primary purpose is to make interaction between a RESTful data source and dojo.data seamless and simple, and it accomplishes that goal with ease. But a quick peek under the covers and you will find that you may ... http://blog.medryx.org/2008/07/24/jsonreststore-overview/