Programming
Implementing Facebook Connect (Part 3) – Accessing Data from Facebook
About a month ago I posted a continuation of my Implementing Facebook Connect series on how to establish a connection to Facebook. In this post I am going to look at using that connection we established to access user data and render it on a page.
Implementing Facebook Connect (Part 2) – Establishing a Connection
Two weeks ago I took a look at Facebook Connect (FC) summarizing what it is and why developers would want to integrate it with their own applications in part 1 of this series. Originally I had thought this would be a two post topic but as I have learned more about FC I think it’s [...]
Implementing Facebook Connect (Part 1) – What is Facebook Connect?
Image via CrunchBase I have been spending some time recently developing an online community which will hopefully be launched next quarter. One of the things I wanted to integrate is OpenID to try and lessen the burden of signing-up and logging-in. However, after doing some research I’m thinking that Facebook Connect might be the better [...]
Is web development boring?
I read an article a month or two ago in php|architect magazine that got me thinking. The article is entitled Slot Machines and it’s an editorial by Steph Fox. In the article, Steph talks about electrical engineering before the age of the microchip and how it was an exciting and creative career path. However, after [...]
Great Advice
I was wandering through my RSS feeds this morning and came across a mention of a post written by Aaron Swartz entitled How To Launch Software. In it he talks about the benefits of launching software slowly and carefully vs. quickly and flashy. I totally agree with him and think you should check out his [...]
Dissecting Sign-Up Forms
The folks over at Smashing Magazine have put together a very detailed article that looks at popular design patterns when it comes to sign-up forms. Check it out when you have some time.
What does your code say about you?
Don’t look now, but someone is talking about you behind your back. They are spreading all kinds of ugly rumors about your work/programming abilities. I’m not talking about your best friend or even the guy you share an office with… I’m talking about your code.
