As anyone who has been writing code for a while can attest, keeping track of reusable code snippets is a must in terms of speeding up development. After all, who wants to waste time writing the same code over and over when you can simply copy and paste?
Something that has always irked me is having to take the value of a textarea and convert the text into HTML paragraphs (especially when using a WYSIWYG is not an option). Here's a quick PHP snippet to take care of that, whether the user uses one or two line breaks for new paragraphs.
If you are building an iPhone web app, chances are you have gotten a bit tired of relying on your device for testing changes. It can definitely be tedious to upload your changes, pick up your device, and refresh Mobile Safari each time you make a change to your code. Here's a way to use your Mac to eliminate the device (and even your internet connection) from the process.
"Remember the days before spam?" I barely can, but this slogan for Akismet might really hit home for some. Spam has become quite a nuisance for just about everybody who uses the Internet, not to mention the added trouble for those who run websites.
The Interwebs have been ablaze over the last few months with articles and commentary regarding HTML5. While this is remarkable in and of itself given that HTML5 will not be officially ready until the year 2022, the fact that browsers are starting to implement some of the features from the current draft of the language has triggered some interesting comments.
Google has released a free 22-page document to help webmasters optimize their sites' through the use of best practices and minor tweaks. They cover a dozen or so topics, and I highly recommend the document (direct PDF link) as a great read for anyone who has a website.
One of my only gripes with Safari 3 is the lack of color-coded HTML source in the "View Source" window that is presented in the View menu or when right-clicking on a page. While it's true that you can view color-coded source code in the Web Inspector, you have to first enable the Developer menu in the Advanced tab of the Safari preferences.
All work is original and copyright 2013 by Ash White, with the exception of a handful of free third-party libraries, including the Scriptaculous JavaScript framework, Lightbox image overlay, Google Font Directory, Google Code Prettify, and Eric Meyer's CSS Reset.