Last Microsoft released its Windows 8 Consumer Preview and, yes, it
probably does affect web developers to the extent that it includes the
latest release of Internet Explorer 10. Paul Thurrott runs through the Windows 8 Consumer Preview: Internet Explorer 10 Secrets so you’ll know what to expect.
Interested in how it stacks up against the competition? Neowin has Windows 8 CP’s Internet Explorer 10 benchmarked for both Metro and desktop browsers against Chrome, Firefox and Opera. TechWith offers The IE10 new list of features at a glance, and you can always benchmark it yourself over at HTML5Test.
Along with the Windows 8 Consumer Preview we also received a Windows
Server 8 preview, which is definitely going to have an impact on web
sites hosted on Windows. For some background see Scott Forsyth’s
explanation of What’s New in IIS 8.
These new releases from Microsoft also include an update to the
ASP.NET MVC framework. Leon Cullens shares his enthusiasm for the New features of ASP.NET MVC 4 that you will love. While you’re at it, check out Scott Guthrie’s A Look at ASP.NET MVC 4 presentation from TechDays 2012.
Microsoft isn’t the only one updating browsers and tools, though, and Andi Smith goes Hands on with Firefox’s Developer Tools.
Many of us are old friends with Firebug, and while it’s still supported
as an extension, much of that functionality is now built right into the
browser.
For more handy web development tools, check out the use of Online tools I regularly find helpful on Google+ from Addy Osmani. Definitely read through the comments for additional tool tips.
I think frameworks can definitely fall under the heading of helpful tools, and Nicolas Gallagher talks a bit About normalize.css a small CSS file that provides better cross-browser consistency in the default styling of HTML elements.
jQuery is another of those handy frameworks, and if you haven’t tried
it yet, you’re missing out on a real time-saver. Andrée Hansson has
written a thorough walk through of The Basics of jQuery that will get you going. Definitely one of the better beginner guides I’ve come across so far.
When you’re a bit more familiar with it, you’ll probably want to
extend jQuery to suit your projects. You could do worse than starting
with 10 Coding Tips to Write Superior jQuery Plugins from Websanova. Learn from those who already made the mistakes.
And what are you going to do with all these new tools and
technologies? How about building beautiful web apps. You’ve got the code
covered, and Corina Ciripitca at Designmodo introduces some Principles of Clean Web Design that will make it look great. Also helpful: Principles of Color and the Color Wheel from Codrops.
Until next week, remember to close your tags and test in all the right browsers.
Latest Additions
50 articles overall. 16 new, 34 updated.
New articles added
Articles updated
- Let's customize Google to show previous searches - HiteshSharma
The
application adds a custom button and a few anchor elements on Google
page which link to a previously searched text on google. [Unedited]
C#
(C#4.0), Javascript, XML, HTML, Windows, .NET (.NET3.5), Visual-Studio
(VS2010), COM, Web-Development, Web, Automation, SHDocVw, MSHTML
- Lucene.Net ultra fast search for MVC or WebForms site => made easy! - Mikhail Tsennykh (devnoob)
Step-by-step
tutorial for any developer who wishes to get Lucene.Net search working
with their web site or app really quickly! [Unedited]
C#, WebForms, MVC, library, .NET4, Lucene.NET, search
- How to Build a Room Booking Calendar with dhtmlxScheduler - Stas Wolski
This article describes how to implement a meeting room booking system in an ASP.NET MVC project with dhtmlxScheduler.
C#, Javascript, .NET, Ajax, MVC, Dev, Scheduler, Web-Development, User-controls, Application, Web, Development, GPL, RIA, MVC3
- Implementing HTTPHandler and HTTPModule in ASP.NET - Rahul Rajat Singh
This article aims at understanding the role of HTTPHandler and HTTPModule in ASP.NET applications.
C#, Windows, ASP.NET
- JQuery Templates/View Engines in ASP.NET MVC - Jovan Popovic
This article explains how client-side view engines can be used in ASP.NET MVC.
C#, Javascript, ASP.NET, MVC, jQuery, JSON, Templates
- Refreshing content of the table using Ajax in ASP.NET MVC (jQuery DataTables and ASP.NET MVC integration - Part III) - Jovan Popovic
This article shows how you can refresh content of the table in ASP.NET MVC using the jQuery DataTables plug-in. [Unedited]
C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Ajax, jQuery, Dev, DataTable
- ASP.NET MVC - reCAPTCHA & Email Confirmation - Shai Raiten
How to add reCAPTCHA & Email Confirmation to your ASP.NET MVC site [Unedited]
C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Visual-Studio (VS2010), MVC, Dev
- Getting User Profile Response from Social Sites using oAuth in ASP.NET C# - Sachin Kumar, Mindfire
This
article describes how to get a response from social websites using
OAuth code. The demo project reads from 4 major social sites (Google,
Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn).
C#, Windows, ASP.NET
- Parichay (A Simple & Small Asp.Net MVC Social Network Starter) - okdone
Parichay (A Simple & Small Asp.Net MVC Social Network Starter) [Unedited]
C# (C#4.0), .NET, ASP.NET, MVC, Architect, Dev, Network
- jQuery DataTables and ASP.NET MVC Integration - Part I - Jovan Popovic
This
article contains code samples which explain how the jQuery DataTables
plug-in can be integrated into ASP.NET MVC applications.
C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Ajax, MVC, jQuery, Dev, DataTable
- Preprocessor Directives in C# - Sridhar Patnayak
To explain Preprocessor directives in C# [Unedited]
C#, ASP.NET, WebForms, C#3.5, WinForm
- Universal Type Converter - Thorsten Bruning
Converting nearly every type to another type
C# (C#3.0, C#4.0), .NET, ASP.NET, Visual-Studio, WPF, WebForms, WinForm
- ASP .NET Plotter (HTML5, C# and Plot'N'Roll) - Akram El Assas
Nowadays,
There are a plenty of Javascript charting libraries. Justly, this
article aims to show you how you can integrate Javascript charting
libraries in ASP .NET and build custom charting user controls depending
on your flavor and your needs. [Unedited]
C#, XML, CSS, XHTML, ASP.NET, jQuery, Design
- Enhancing HTML tables using the jQuery DataTables plug-in - Jovan Popovic
This article shows how to enhance a plain HTML table with the jQuery DataTables plug-in.
Javascript, HTML, jQuery, Dev, DataTable
- JQueryUI smartAutocomplete - Ovidiu Tudorache
This
widget extends the functionalities of jQueryUI Autocomplete widget by
adding infinite scrolling when loading data from a remote source.
C#, Javascript, Windows, ASP.NET, jQuery
- What you should know about if you are new to Javascript - peter_olson
This
article summarizes some important points and unexpected quirks in
Javascript that experienced developers, especially those coming from C#
or Java, should know about. [Unedited]
Javascript, Dev
- Time Period Library for .NET - Jani Giannoudis
Extensive time period calculations and individual calendar periods.
C# (C#4.0), Windows, .NET, Mobile (Windows-Phone-7), ASP.NET, Silverlight, Dev, WinForm
- EHSDataCompliance Framework - shalindra2011
This article is about limiting the amount of codes a developer has to write in the DAC layer
C#, ASP.NET, Dev
- Windows 8 JavaScript Metro Application–Getting Started - Shai Raiten
Getting Started with Windows 8 Metro App Development in JavaScript [Unedited]
Javascript, Windows, Visual-Studio, Architect, Dev, QA, Design, Sales, Marketing, Blend, HTML5, Metro
- Token Manager - VectorX
The
Token Manager allows web developers to program PHP, HTML, CSS and
JavaScript into tokens that can be used throughout WordPress. [Unedited]
Javascript, CSS, HTML, Windows, Linux, PHP, Architect, Dev, Web-Development, Application, Framework, tools
- ASP.NET 4.0 TimePicker User Control - BrianLaF
Time Picker Extender User Control for ASP.NET Framework 4 [Unedited]
.NET, ASP.NET, Ajax, Web-Development, User-controls
- MVC3 @Html.CheckBoxList() custom extension - Mikhail Tsennykh (devnoob)
Extends MVC HtmlHelper class so you can create POSTable checkbox list [Unedited]
C#, HTML, .NET, Visual-Studio, MVC, Architect, Dev, Design, Marketing, checkbox, Web-Development, Post, Controls, MVC3
- Hangman - a simple word game for Windows Phone 7 - Vivek Pandey (V)
Hangman is a very simple word game for Windows Phone 7 [Unedited]
C# (C#4.0), Windows, .NET, Mobile (Windows-Phone-7), Visual-Studio (VS2010), XAML, WPF, Silverlight
- Leaderboard for Windows Phone 7 XNA Game - BillLange1968
Solution for creating a Leaderboard for a Windows Phone 7 (WP7) XNA game [Unedited]
C#, XML, SQL, HTML, .NET, Mobile (Windows-Phone-7), ASP.NET, SQL-Server, ADO.NET, Game
- Codeproject Windows Phone Application - Lakamraju Raghuram
This article aims at building an simple Windows phone 7 application for accessing Codeproject content. [Unedited]
C#, Windows, Mobile, WPF, Silverlight, Phone
- Take MVVM to the Next Level with Xomega Framework - Xomega Team
How
to quickly build reusable and flexible WPF, Silverlight or ASP.NET
applications with the powerful Xomega Framework using the best MVVM
principles. [Unedited]
C#, .NET, ASP.NET, WPF, Silverlight, MVC, Architect, Dev, Design, MVVM, MVP
New Tips and Tricks added
Tips and Tricks updated
- YouTube Top 100: HTML5/ASP.NET Video Player - DrABELL
YouTube All Time Top100 extended statistics in HTML5/ASP.NET Video Player (Feb 2012) [Unedited]
Javascript, ASP.NET, WebForms, Video, Web-Development, CSS3, RIA, HTML5
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