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Let me start off by saying that I am - in no way - a usability expert. I hardly even consider myself an Ajax expert. But I've built enough Ajax applications now where I'm beginning to think more and more about the usability aspects of the site. I recently had an opportunity to make improvements to one of my sites based on user feedback, and I thought I'd share what I did and get people's opinions about how I could have done it better.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com Let me start off by saying that I am - in no way - a usability expert. I hardly even consider myself an Ajax expert. But I've built enough Ajax applications now where I'm beginning to think more and more about the usability aspects of the site. I recently had an opportunity to make improvements to one of my sites based on user feedback, and I thought I'd share what I did and get people's opinions about how I could have done it better. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.23002 2008-02-28T21:35:15Z 2008-02-28T22:23:23Z

In my previous post, I talked about the 1.6.1 release of Adobe Spry. Today I'm going to continue the discussion with a look at one of the new features of 1.6.1 - the Rating widget.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com In my previous post, I talked about the 1.6.1 release of Adobe Spry. Today I'm going to continue the discussion with a look at one of the new features of 1.6.1 - the Rating widget. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22979 2008-02-25T19:43:52Z 2008-02-25T20:03:57Z

A few days ago I mentioned that a new release from the Adobe Spry was on the way, and today it landed. Version 1.6.1 is branded as an AIR update, and many of the updates are directly in relation to support for running with AIR, but some pretty darn cool features were added to this release as well. This week I'm going to discuss these changes and show some examples.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com A few days ago I mentioned that a new release from the Adobe Spry was on the way, and today it landed. Version 1.6.1 is branded as an AIR update, and many of the updates are directly in relation to support for running with AIR, but some pretty darn cool features were added to this release as well. This week I'm going to discuss these changes and show some examples. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22953 2008-02-21T02:23:11Z 2008-02-21T02:28:35Z

I'm a bit late in reporting this, but the Spry team blogged about their upcoming 1.7 release of Spry. I'm a huge fan of this Ajax framework, and it looks like some exciting new features are on the way.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com I'm a bit late in reporting this, but the Spry team blogged about their upcoming 1.7 release of Spry. I'm a huge fan of this Ajax framework, and it looks like some exciting new features are on the way. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22931 2008-02-18T17:58:25Z 2008-02-18T19:25:02Z

In my last post, I discussed how ColdFusion aids RIA developers, both Flash/Flex as well as AJAX developers. I focused on serving data up to RIA consumers. In this entry, I'm going to discuss other Ajax features, most of which help out on the front end of your web site, an area ColdFusion has traditionally stayed away from (which makes sense as a back-end development platform).

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com In my last post, I discussed how ColdFusion aids RIA developers, both Flash/Flex as well as AJAX developers. I focused on serving data up to RIA consumers. In this entry, I'm going to discuss other Ajax features, most of which help out on the front end of your web site, an area ColdFusion has traditionally stayed away from (which makes sense as a back-end development platform). tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22918 2008-02-15T16:54:25Z 2008-02-15T15:17:08Z

In this article I'm going to discuss ColdFusion and what it has built in to enable RIA development. I'm going to focus (mainly) on what ships with the server out of the box. I'm also curious as to what PHP and .Net ships with to help RIA developers. I'm (obviously) a CF guy and will admit I know little about PHP and .Net, so if you are a developer with RIA experience in that area, drop me a line at my blog as I'd like to follow this article up with details about those platforms.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com In this article I'm going to discuss ColdFusion and what it has built in to enable RIA development. I'm going to focus (mainly) on what ships with the server out of the box. I'm also curious as to what PHP and .Net ships with to help RIA developers. I'm (obviously) a CF guy and will admit I know little about PHP and .Net, so if you are a developer with RIA experience in that area, drop me a line at my blog as I'd like to follow this article up with details about those platforms. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22863 2008-02-08T22:38:40Z 2008-02-08T22:51:21Z

As a developer, I've known for some time now that my design skills are not exactly "professional level". Let me be honest - I typically walk past my wife in the morning to ensure I dressed in something that isn't too horrible. But while I may not be able to design my way out of a paper bag - I think I recognize good design. A perfect example of this came up this week. My city (Lafayette, LA), will soon be offering fiber to the home, much sooner than our local cable and phone company. (And trust me, they put up quite a fight, but that's another story.) They recently rolled out a Flash based map to show what areas would first be getting fiber service. You can see the map here.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com As a developer, I've known for some time now that my design skills are not exactly "professional level". Let me be honest - I typically walk past my wife in the morning to ensure I dressed in something that isn't too horrible. But while I may not be able to design my way out of a paper bag - I think I recognize good design. A perfect example of this came up this week. My city (Lafayette, LA), will soon be offering fiber to the home, much sooner than our local cable and phone company. (And trust me, they put up quite a fight, but that's another story.) They recently rolled out a Flash based map to show what areas would first be getting fiber service. You can see the map here. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22802 2008-02-07T02:06:10Z 2008-02-12T10:08:42Z

So continuing on with my discussion with Jaxer, the new product from Aptana, today I got my hands a bit dirty with the code. I've complained previously about the lack of documentation, so please bear in mind that any code sample I show will probably not be 'best practice' - but since there isn't any best practices doc, I can't be wrong, right? (Of course, by the time I post this, I bet there will be one.)

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com So continuing on with my discussion with Jaxer, the new product from Aptana, today I got my hands a bit dirty with the code. I've complained previously about the lack of documentation, so please bear in mind that any code sample I show will probably not be 'best practice' - but since there isn't any best practices doc, I can't be wrong, right? (Of course, by the time I post this, I bet there will be one.) tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22789 2008-01-30T19:01:37Z 2008-01-30T16:26:28Z

Late last week I discussed the launch of Jaxer by Aptana. Jaxer's idea is simple. Take the same JavaScript knowledge you use in building rich internet applications and apply them to the server side as well. I've taken some time to play more with Jaxer and I'd like to show some of what I've learned so far.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com Late last week I discussed the launch of Jaxer by Aptana. Jaxer's idea is simple. Take the same JavaScript knowledge you use in building rich internet applications and apply them to the server side as well. I've taken some time to play more with Jaxer and I'd like to show some of what I've learned so far. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22763 2008-01-23T15:41:02Z 2008-02-12T10:08:10Z

I just read about this a few minutes ago, so forgive me if this is old news, but it looks like Aptana has launched Jaxer. In their own words, this is: Modern web sites and applications use Ajax to create engaging user experiences: the HTML and CSS are set in motion using JavaScript running in the browser and calling back the server. To achieve this, the server needs to prepare the web page appropriately, and to know what to do when the JavaScript calls it. But the server knows nothing about the HTML and CSS DOM, nor how to handle JavaScript data, and you can't code it in JavaScript...

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com I just read about this a few minutes ago, so forgive me if this is old news, but it looks like Aptana has launched Jaxer. In their own words, this is: Modern web sites and applications use Ajax to create engaging user experiences: the HTML and CSS are set in motion using JavaScript running in the browser and calling back the server. To achieve this, the server needs to prepare the web page appropriately, and to know what to do when the JavaScript calls it. But the server knows nothing about the HTML and CSS DOM, nor how to handle JavaScript data, and you can't code it in JavaScript... tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22750 2008-01-23T14:16:41Z 2008-01-22T20:57:16Z

Where do the new RIA developers, specifically the JavaScript developers, find help and learn the tools of their trade? In this entry, Raymond discusses reference sources of the past and asks readers for help finding resources for the Web 2.0 age.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com Where do the new RIA developers, specifically the JavaScript developers, find help and learn the tools of their trade? In this entry, Raymond discusses reference sources of the past and asks readers for help finding resources for the Web 2.0 age. tag:www.insideria.com,2008://34.22692 2008-01-15T19:15:48Z 2008-01-19T23:13:18Z

In this blog entry Raymond Camden introduces himself and discussed his current experience with Ajax.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com In this blog entry Raymond Camden introduces himself and discussed his current experience with Ajax.