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SSL certificates, explained
By Clinton Reeves / Posted 5.14.2013 / In Business, Code, Tips / 2 comments
If you have ever built an online store, collected any sort of personal payment information from a client through your website, or ever needed to meet PCI Compliance requirements, you've probably had to work with SSL certificates.
Editing Safecracker Entries with Ajax
By Mike Wenger / Posted 5.9.2013 / In Code, ExpressionEngine, jQuery, Tips, Code Tips / 0 comments
Once you know the details, adding ajax to a Safecracker form in ExpressionEngine is surprisingly simple.
Low Events: Simple is golden
By Mike Wenger / Posted 4.16.2013 / In Code, ExpressionEngine, Reviews / 0 comments
Of the many things I love about ExpressionEngine, native events management is not one of them. What do you do if you need a location or other basic event field displayed in your calendar?
Regex-cellence: An introduction to Regular Expressions
By Clinton Reeves / Posted 4.2.2013 / In Code, Code Process, PHP / 3 comments
On the surface, regular expressions appear to be cryptic and confusing, but they don't have to be! In this article, I'll explain how Regex works, and show you how to go about reading and writing your own statements.
Bring Matrix Data Editing to the Front-End
By Mike Wenger / Posted 3.7.2013 / In Code, ExpressionEngine, jQuery / 4 comments
Two of my favorite aspects of using ExpressionEngine are Matrix and Safecracker. In terms of making life easier, they're amazing. Here’s a creative way edit Matrix data on the front-end, with more flexibility.
6 sites to help you learn how to code
By Lindsay McComb / Posted 2.27.2013 / In Code, Reviews, Tips / 2 comments
Whether you're a veteran code monkey who wants to brush up on app development, or a total newb who's finally ready to get into the coding game, here are six excellent and relatively inexpensive and/or free resources to help you learn how to code better.
Inherited projects
By Clinton Reeves / Posted 2.26.2013 / In Business, Business Process, Code, Code Process / 1 comment
New projects aren't the only source of work you are going to encounter as a web developer. In this article, I dive into some of the ins and outs of taking over a project built by another developer.
Learn how to code: For real this time
By Lindsay McComb / Posted 2.20.2013 / In Code / 0 comments
Resolved: This year I will really learn to code, and I invite interested women of all ages, races, creeds, and whathaveyous to join me. Dudes too. 2013 will be the year I learn how to code. For real this time. And if you don't know how to code yet, well, there's no better time than now. Because have you seen how worked up the Internet is over this?
Development trash: Pick it up before you pass it on
By Terris Kremer / Posted 2.12.2013 / In Code, Code Process, ExpressionEngine / 2 comments
When it comes to development, the old saying about another person's trash just doesn't apply. Let's clean up our ExpressionEngine projects for ourselves and for all the lovely developers who may end up working on it someday too.
An AJAX / jQuery experiment with functional a-synchronicity
By Clinton Reeves / Posted 1.15.2013 / In Code, jQuery, Tips, Code Tips / 0 comments
Can AJAX be used to effectively decrease page load times on Javascript intensive sites? Find out about a little thing we like to call "functional a-synchronicity."
Statamic Part 2: How to get started with a new CMS
By Terris Kremer / Posted 1.4.2013 / In Code, Statamic / 0 comments
I've spent a bit of time using Statamic and I have to say, it's a ton of fun and very easy to use. Here's a few tips to help you get started with Statamic.