Building great web applications doesn’t have to be a long and slow process. In fact, people have been practicing ‘rapid development‘ for quite a while. But if you’re looking to get your web application off to a flying start, you really should consider using these great tools. They can help you get a basic shell for you application quickly and efficiently.
CodeIgniter Vimeo API Library Released
Only yesterday I was releasing the CodeIgniter Twitter API Library, and now I’ve got another hot release for you all!
Vimeo is a fantastic video service with good quality flash encoding and a great free account. And now, it’s possible to use this service within your CodeIgniter applications.
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Twitter API Library For CodeIgniter Released
codeigniter, php / 3rd March 2009 / By Elliot
Twitter is quickly becoming one of the fastest communication networks around. So why should we leave our beautiful CodeIgniter Applications out of such a great think?
Well, now we don’t have to! Here it is, a new, shiny version of the Twitter CodeIgniter Library.
Previously, the library was only able to parse someone’s Tweets via RSS. However! Fear not! For I have built a full-blown Twitter API solution for you!
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ExpressionEngine 2.0 Accepting Developer Preview Applications
Ellislab have just announced that they are now accepting developer preview applications for ExpressionEngine 2.0. It’s been a long time coming – ExpressionEngine 2.0 was originally anticipated for the Summer 2008. But, as all good developers do, that line has changed to: “When it’s ready”. For many of us, we first saw ExpressionEngine 2.0 in [...]
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10 Reasons I Don’t Like Smashing Magazine
Ok, so the title may be smothered in irony, but I just couldn’t help myself! Smashing Magazine seems to have thrown itself into the limelight as design and development’s ‘must-read’ web magazine. But, it’s time for a change, because it really could do better. Before you jump right to the bottom and call me a [...]
