Want to become a JavaScript ninja? Right now JavaScript is the one language that is universally supported on pretty much any platform imaginable. With HTML5 being the hype of the moment, the demand for good JavaScript programmers is going to explode.
More …It has finally happened. Streamhead now has a Facebook page. The idea has been growing on me for a few months now, but yesterday I reached some kind of threshold and just got on with it. Very fashionably late.
More …After day one of Devoxx, the talk that I found most engaging was Dion Almaer and Ben Galbraith’s State of the Web. They argued that Apple’s AppStore (and to a lesser extend Google’s App Marketplace) has created a gigantic marketplace of people willing to download and pay for applications. Previously this market was unserved, because the web does not have place to browse, it’s all about searching.
More …Now that I got Google Analytics working for my application, I’m even more impressed by this little piece of software than I already was. Even with only a partially instrumented application, I’m already able to set up funnels, track conversions and see in which steps I lose customers. So it’s about time I studied the ins and outs of Analytics.
More …For those following along my adventure to integrate with PayPal, here is the next step. I’ve created a Google AppEngine Java servlet that handles the Instant Payment Notification (IPN) messages PayPal sends your way. I’ve made the servlet freely available on GitHub in the hope of fostering some cooperation.
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