Inspire the web with just 10K! 23 September 2010 NovoGeek (0) That was the caption of the 10K coding challenge hosted by An Event Apart, in association with MIX Online. The challenge is to build a web app in less than 10 KiloBytes. The rules are: Total file size, including images, scripts & markup, can’t be over 10K. Apps should work equally... [More]
jQuerify your ASP.NET apps - Microsoft Community Tech Days 2010 08 August 2010 NovoGeek (2) Happy to say that I have presented at Microsoft Community Tech Days 2010 on "jQuerify your ASP.NET apps" at Microsoft Hyderabad. The event, organized by Microsoft User Group Hyderabad (MUGH), had 400+ audience in Developer and IT Pro track!! Presentation: Click here Demos:... [More]
Enhancing scalability & maintainability of your JavaScript/jQuery code – JS Design patterns 31 July 2010 NovoGeek (0) Are you building a huge, jQuery-ASP.NET web application, which is subjected to a lot of global code changes in your client script? If yes, you should probably consider the below design pattern, which would help you have a better control on code execution. Maintainability problem with large chun... [More]
Create a jQuery like chainable JavaScript toolbox specific to your project 27 May 2010 novogeek (0) "Global variables are evil" is what the JavaScript Guru Douglas Crockford says, as they are the source of unreliability and insecurity. How elegant your code would be if you wrap your entire project's code under a single global namespace? [Did you know? The entire JavaScript code of Yaho... [More]
When is AJAX an overkill for your ASP.NET-jQuery web applications? Part-2 15 May 2010 NovoGeek (0) In my previous article, I have discussed about few scenarios where AJAX can be an overkill for our web apps. I would like to add few more such scenarios in this post. (4) Heavy dropdowns: A dropdown control enforces the user to select a value, preventing the entry of unwanted choic... [More]
When is AJAX an overkill for your ASP.NET-jQuery web applications? Part-1 30 April 2010 NovoGeek (2) AJAX libraries have simplified developer’s life by providing clean & easy-to-use API. Their usage is so simple that we developers over use it, without realizing the performance impacts. In this article, I would like to explain few scenarios in which AJAX can be an overkill for your web app... [More]
Overriding jQuery/JavaScript functions using closures 27 February 2010 novogeek (0) Function overriding is an important feature in any programming language. In advanced languages like .NET, Java, it can be accomplished easily through a set of key words. But this is not the same in JavaScript and this is where closures come to your rescue. This article is not something new. Infact... [More]
jQuery event delegation - Adding/removing markup dynamically 01 January 2010 NovoGeek (0) First of all, my Happy New Year wishes to all netizens! As you journey through 2010, leave a trail of hardwork, innovation, passion and excellence... Coming to the topic, in web apps, most of the times, we would require adding and removing controls to a web page dynamically. E.g.,adding &q... [More]
Handling AJAX exceptions of ASP.NET using jQuery 13 December 2009 NovoGeek (1) Exception handling is an important feature in any business application. In simple words, it is all about catching ugly errors thrown by server and displaying them in a user friendly manner to the end user. (Of course, logging exceptions/notifications etc may also be a part of exception handling. ) ... [More]
Configuring jqGrid 3.5 to work with ASP.NET web forms and JSON 22 August 2009 NovoGeek (1) This article explains the basic configuration needed to use jqGrid in ASP.NET web forms with JSON data. [More]