https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ New and changed articles regarding (Web) Software Development. en-uk Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:00:00 +0100 Sun, 7 Aug 2016 08:52:00 -0400 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Textastic omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) webmaster@omegajunior.net (Webmaster ΩJr.Net) (c) 1993 - 2015, A.E.Veltstra, for ΩJr.Net 43210 https://www.omegajunior.net/im1/zjrlogos/zjr-logo-2015-144x144.png https://www.omegajunior.net/ A pink square with big black capital Omega, with the letters jr. inside. 144 144 Publizjr Software Engineering Content Management https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=download We tested the Publizjr Web Page Publication System, release 2, against PHP7, and found no errors. We also updated its out-of-the-box visual appearance. Come download the latest version. Sun, 7 Aug 2016 08:52:00 -0400 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=download&story=1 publizjr@omegajunior.net (A.E.Veltstra) Publizjr Software Engineering Content Management https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=changelog Insight in the changes made to the software of the Publizjr Web Page Publication System, since release 2. Wed, 15 Jul 2015 21:55:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=changelog&story=1 publizjr@omegajunior.net (A.E.Veltstra) javascript programming speed optimisation game programming https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=sound-sprites-speed-up-html5-web-games Like image sprites, sound sprites collect several distinct sounds into a single file, which reduces network lag while downloading. Mon, 30 Mar 2015 15:00:00 -0400 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=sound-sprites-speed-up-html5-web-games&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) javascript programming website monetization https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=better-javascript-for-google-consumer-surveys The script Google provides is slow, dangerous, and time-consuming, drawbacks that this better one overcomes. Wed, 25 Mar 2015 22:00:00 -0400 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=better-javascript-for-google-consumer-surveys&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) IA Software Engineering Information Architecture Process Flow Design User Experience User Journeys https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=process-flow-patterns How to recognise common patterns and set up new ones. Process flow defines what steps a user (or data) and software take to achieve a goal. Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:50:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=process-flow-patterns&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Publizjr Instruction Web Page Publication System https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=adding.translations Publizjr uses translations to make both non-editorial labels and code snippets language-aware. Learn how, why, and where. Fri, 13 Mar 2015 17:00:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=adding.translations&story=1 publizjr@omegajunior.net (A.E.Veltstra) Publizjr Instruction Web Page Publication System https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=integrating.jotform How to include webforms in your Publizjr Generator Templates by using the JotForm webforms service. Tue, 10 Mar 2015 23:44:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=integrating.jotform&story=1 publizjr@omegajunior.net (A.E.Veltstra) Error Document htaccess Speed Optimisation Speed Optimization https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=image-404-document-with-htaccess-speeds-up-websites Speed up your website by providing a simple error response for images, video, audio, etc. This article looks at how to do so in htaccess. Tue, 3 Mar 2015 13:44:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=image-404-document-with-htaccess-speeds-up-websites&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) IA Software Engineering Information Architecture https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=use-case-tictactoe You may all know the game of Tic Tac Toe: a fairly simple game of naughts and crosses, and a game board that consists of 4 lines in order to create 9 fields. The objective: to create a line of similar symbols. I'm hoping to provide an insight into the mind of one application developer. Sun, 7 Feb 2015 11:11:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=use-case-tictactoe&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Blog Publizjr PHP Templates https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=publizjr-2-progress-report We are making our PPS easier to maintain and implement. Read where we stand and what the updates mean to you. Wed, 13 Jan 2015 00:38:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/?id=publizjr-2-progress-report&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) IA Software Engineering Information Architecture Content Strategy https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=content-strategy Content Strategy combines what project stakeholders want to publish with what the public wants to know, and figures out the best way to present it. Read how. Thu, 13 Nov 2014 18:37:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=content-strategy&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) IA Software Engineering Information Architecture Use Case https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=use-case-publizjr Eating our own dog food by applying our IA process to our own product, Publizjr. Wed, 04 Nov 2014 16:55:00 -0500 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?id=use-case-publizjr&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=why-i-am-full-stack-developer A potential employer asked why a UI/UX designer would also be interested in middleware software development and back-office software integration. For me, that answer is simple. Sat, 1 Nov 2014 15:21:00 -05:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=why-i-am-full-stack-developer&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Javascript HTML5 Canvas CSS3 Game Facebook https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/muziek/ Hoeveel muziektermen ken jij? Vind er zoveel mogelijk! Wed, 14 May 2014 12:30:00 +01:00 https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/muziek/?story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Javascript HTML5 Canvas CSS3 Game Facebook https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/trezjr/ Slot together falling puzzle pieces to remove as many full lines as you can before time runs out! Wed, 7 May 2014 18:48:00 +01:00 https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/trezjr/?story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Social Media Marketing https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=emotional-lead-magnets One of the easiest ways of attracting lots of attention is the Emotional Lead Magnet. It uses human psychology in the best of ways: it makes the participants feel better about themselves. Sat, 04 Jan 2014 18:50:00 +0100 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=emotional-lead-magnets&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) IA Software Engineering Information Architecture https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/ ΩJr.Net has been offering Information Architecture as a professional service since 1998. Avoid our mistakes. Read. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +0100 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/ia/?story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Functional Design Patterns Functional Patterns Functional Design https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=why-functional-patterns&rss=1218 They provide insight and education. Read the article for details. Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:56:00 GMT+01:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=why-functional-patterns&rss=1218 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) Javascript HTML5 Canvas CSS3 Game Facebook https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/markup/ How many terms about HTML, CSS, SVG, XML, and XSLT do you know? Find as many words as you can! Tue, 4 Dec 2012 13:12:00 GMT+01:00 https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/markup/?story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Disqus javascript faster page load https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=prevent-disqus-from-slowing-down-page-load&rss=1121 A simple adjustment of their javascript code prevents pre-loading of their files, plus it increases compliance to the European Cookie Law. Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:56:00 GMT+01:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=prevent-disqus-from-slowing-down-page-load&rss=1121 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) facet engine javascript https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=facet.engine We use it. Should you? Decide for yourself. 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Fri, 6 Jun 2012 18:45:00 GMT+01:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=how-european-privacy-law-sped-up-my-web-pages&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) javascript programming event listener microsoft https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=element.hasOwnProperty-fails-in-MSIE8 Javascript quality enhancement hasOwnProperty works on HTML elements in many a modern browser, but fails in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. Wed, 4 Jun 2012 18:45:00 GMT+01:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=element.hasOwnProperty-fails-in-MSIE8&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) Javascript HTML5 Canvas CSS3 Game Facebook https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/music/ Find as many music terms as you can! Wed, 23 May 2012 23:25:00 GMT+01:00 https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/music/?story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) javascript facetted seach algorithm https://www.omegajunior.net/code/programming-algorithms/?id=faceted-search Categorised filter tags for search results, only showing those that give any results, each with a tally that updates dynamically with any filter change. A how-to in javascript. Sat, 7 Apr 2012 19:25:00 GMT+01:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/programming-algorithms/?id=faceted-search&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) php publizjr https://www.omegajunior.net/code/publizjr/ You concentrate on your article. Let Publizjr worry about turning it into a webpage. For all or just some of your webpages. In real time. Fast. 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Thu, 8 Mar 2012 04:16:00 GMT+01:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=barpull-3dmaze&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) CSS https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=clippingregions In 2004 I described what we now call CSS Sprites. Back then, I only knew "sprite" from antique games. Fri, 2 Mar 2012 23:57:00 GMT+01:00 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=clippingregions&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) Programming Algorithms https://www.omegajunior.net/code/programming-algorithms/?id=path-walking To establish whether or not a player is allowed to move to a next position in a game, path walking usually is the easiest to program, because all possibilities are known. This article describes 2 different path walkers, both programmed in javascript, for games on the ΩJr.Net. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:00:00 GMT https://www.omegajunior.net/code/programming-algorithms/?id=path-walking&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) Programming Algorithms https://www.omegajunior.net/code/programming-algorithms/?id=genetic-search Why and how of Genetic Search Algorithms, plus a javascript implementation. The Genetic Search Algorithm is used to solve problems by computing a biological genetics approach, creating a survival of the fittest scenario. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:00:00 GMT https://www.omegajunior.net/code/programming-algorithms/?id=genetic-search&story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (OmegaJunior) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=barmaze3d https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=barmaze3d&story=1 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:59:59 +0100 Move the ball out of the maze. Entirely crafted in Html5, Css3, extra-special 3d Css, and some javascript. Youtube video available. html css3 javascript proof of concept 3D game omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=squaretube3d https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=squaretube3d&story=1 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:59:59 +0100 Pure CSS3, no VRML, no SVG, no Flash, no Silverlight. Movement of the ball powered by a small amount of Javascript. html css3 javascript proof of concept 3D omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/zjrjs/ https://www.omegajunior.net/code/zjrjs/&story=1 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 +0100 Documentation, Best Practices, and Selection Guides javascript zjrJS cross-browser cross-platform documentation omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Javascript HTML5 Canvas CSS3 Game Facebook https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/deity-names/ Just to show off that we can, we've rebuilt Zynga's Scramble as an html5 / javascript game, and named it Zjramble5. Go give the beta version a test run. We've added Facebook integration to publish your game scores. Tue, 05 Jul 2011 06:02:00 +0100 https://omegajunior.globat.com/code/Zjramble5/deity-names/?story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Javascript Pop-Under Pop-In MSIE10 Preview Test https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=popunder Ever evolving web browsers require us to adjust our web applications and widgets every now and then. The OmegaJunior Pop-Under Script is no exception. We've tested it under MSIE10 (the platform preview), Opera 10, and the latest Google Chrome. We've only had to add detection of the MSIE10 version to have the script work correctly. Go check it out and let us know what you think! Tue, 03 May 2011 12:59:00 +0100 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=popunder&story=2 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Javascript Search Filter Real-time Test https://www.omegajunior.net/code/tests/test_filter.html The evolution of the previous test: real-time filtering of search results based on meta keywords (also known as facets and facetted search), showing only those keywords that yield results, inclusing a count of how many results to expect. No more guess work: your search will always yield a result. Completely executed in javascript, to see how far Microsoft's excuse for a browser can be pushed. (Conclusion: far enough for most searches.) 30 Sep 2010 21:12:00 +0100 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/tests/test_filter.html?story=1 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) Javascript Search Filter Test https://www.omegajunior.net/code/tests/test_zoek.html You know Google CSE and you want something similar, but the results come from your own database? Or, you want to speed up the generation of search results in your own web site? Here's a test page, which generates some random search results, and allows for paging, filtering, and sorting. It's a work in progress, so expect it to break every now and then. Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:50:00 +0200 https://www.omegajunior.net/code/tests/test_zoek.html?story=2 omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/post-its/ https://www.omegajunior.net/code/post-its/?story=1 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0100 Ever wanted to create your own Post-It notes with your own texts, but did not know where or how? Try this! post-its customize omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/tests/test_zoek.html https://www.omegajunior.net/code/tests/test_zoek.html?story=1 Thu, 23 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Javascripted search results: dynamic loading, sorting, and filtering (like Google CSE) javascript search filter paginate omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=javascript-injection-and-document.write https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=javascript-injection-and-document.write&story=1 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Why replacing document.write() with node.appendChild() is a good idea web browsers application/xhtml+xml mime-type javascript document.write omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=htmlacceptlanguage https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=htmlacceptlanguage&story=1 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Why to use html_accept_language to detect which language your visitors language prefer web browsers language preference language preference html_accept_language ip address method visitors readers http protocol omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=sudokusolver https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=sudokusolver&story=1 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0100 Simulating the human thought process by programming Yet Another Sudoku Solver javascript sudoku solver puzzle reduction degrees strategy omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=mysql_paramquery https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=mysql_paramquery&story=1 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100 Allowing for unlimited numbers of parameters in MySQL SQL statements in PHP php sql mysql query parameter placeholder omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=popunder https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=popunder&story=1 Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 How to create and display modal dialogs looking like regular windows, using nothing but javascript. cross-browser pop-under css modal javascript web design omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra) https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=circleshelp https://www.omegajunior.net/code/?id=circleshelp&story=1 18 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0100 Breaking free from those pesky rectangles and showing your navigation in a circle. No plug-ins, no images required. circular navigation css cross-browser javascript web design omegajunior@protonmail.com (A.E.Veltstra)