Loud Dog Links

February 27, 2010

• iPhone web app performance (Niall Kennedy)
  I was interested in why Safari on my iPhone wasn't caching pages, so I looked it up. Apparently it just doesn't cache pages after you close it, and it doesn't cache anything over 25KB, pretty small these days. Article has a bunch more information on typical download speeds, etc.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, iphone, mobile, webdevelopment

February 3, 2010

• Why HTML5 Isn't Going to Save the Internet (Gizmodo)
  Every once in a while, Gawker comes out with an awesomely detailed article. This is one on HTML5, video, and why Flash isn't going away. While some platforms stop supporting Flash (iPhone), and some don't support HTML5 (Internet Explorer), we'll have to start browser testing all over again to serve up the right content.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, webdevelopment

November 19, 2009

• Form | Unwrongest
  I arrived at this page through another blog's article, and I began reading. It wasn't until later that I realized this was a category archive. I thought I had found the ultimate blog post on form usability, but was reading several articles in series. Regardless, a good find.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: development, forms, javascript, usability

November 17, 2009

• 20 Email Design Best Practices and Resources for Beginners
  A great resource for creating HTML formatted emails.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: css, design, development, email

June 27, 2009

• With regards to the advice given in the new PHP speed tips article - Make the Web Faster (Google Groups)
  Google posted a bunch of stuff on how to make PHP faster. The PHP guys (Zend) disagree with pretty much everything and offer their own advice.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, programming

May 21, 2009

• Website Optimization Best Practices, speed up your website load
  This is a nice checklist.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: development

April 28, 2009

• Five Reasons Why Developers are Switching to Mac
  I am now decidedly pro-mac for web development.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: development, mac, programming

April 5, 2009

• Using Google APIs in an iPhone App (Official Google Mac Blog)
  Interesting use of Google Docs.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, iphone

April 2, 2009

• Daring Fireball: Complex
  Nice article highlighting the path to building great, sustainable products using the iPhone as exhibit A of a complex system which started out relatively simply and was iterated and evolved.
  by: Martin Ferrini | tags: Apple, complexity, daringfireball, design, development, evolution, iphone, louddog, platform, simplicity, strategy, technology, ui, usability

March 31, 2009

• Styleneat - CSS Organizer
  Tool to automatically format your stylesheets. I don't like the way it formats - it doesn't follow our coding standards - but it's interesting nonetheless.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: css, development

March 11, 2009

• JavaScript best practices (Opera Developer Community)
  Good overview of some best practices for writing JavaScript. These should all be well known to developers, but a review is always nice.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, javascript

March 10, 2009

• On using Subversion for web projects
  Good article on using version control in web development projects. I'm now leaning towards a remote sandbox method for deployment.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: development, subversion

March 3, 2009

• Database Sharding at Netlog, with MySQL and PHP (jurriaanpersyn.com)
  Interesting (and detailed) introduction to database sharding. I didn't know much about sharding before reading this article, and while I'm confident I won't need to anytime soon, it's still useful.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: databaseDesign, development
• Announcing Atlas (280 North Blog)
  Wowie. The web is growing up. 280 North releases a really nice looking web-based web app IDE. I'm not sure what it offers in terms of DB support, but it sure looks cool.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, webapps

February 18, 2009

• Understanding the New Canonical Link Element (ClickZ)
  Great overview of the new canonical link element, what it's for, and how to use it.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, seo, webdevelopment

February 16, 2009

• What really happened at Ma.gnolia and lessons learned (FactoryCity)
  Ma.gnolia was a popular social bookmarking service that completely melted down when their database became corrupted. This is a frank and honest conversation with the founder about lessons learned.
  by: Josh Orum | tags: development, webApp

February 11, 2009

• 10 Harsh Truths About Corporate Websites | How-To | Smashing Magazine
  Great article about the challenges of maintaining corporate websites.
  by: Martin Ferrini | tags: business, corporate, design, development, howto, louddog, marketing, smashingmagazine, strategy, usability, web, webdesign

January 9, 2009

• Push Your Web Design Into The Future With CSS3 | CSS | Smashing Magazine
  A nice little article describing some of the sophisticated techniques/capabilities of CSS3 already being used on bleeding edge websites.
  by: Martin Ferrini | tags: code, css, css3, design, development, inspiration, style, Web, webdesign, webdev

December 22, 2008

• Rands In Repose: A Signature Cadence
  Great little article about the cadence and tone of authenticity that makes WEb 2.0 apps like flickr so enjoyable to use.
  by: Martin Ferrini | tags: authenticity, blog, cadence, community, culture, development, flickr, identity, interaction, messaging, rands, tone, web, web2.0, writing

December 19, 2008

• URL Rewriting for Beginners
  URL rewriting is key in creating friendly URLs in your site. This is a great reference, covering the basics, but also exploring all the different ways you can use rewriting to your advantage.
  by: Matt DeClaire | tags: development, programming, tutorial