• “Using PHP To Send A UDP Message” at Robert Price
• “Tutorial:Networking with UDP” at LOVE (a framework for making 2D games in the Lua)
• PHP: stream_socket_client from the manual at PHP.net

JavaScript Tips & Tutorials

• How can you get and parse the parameters from the URL using JavaScript?
• How can you toggle (show and hide) a table row?
• How can you hide the answers to a FAQ list until the user wishes to see them.?
• Pop-over Division
• Introducing AJAHT (Asynchronous JavaScript And Hypertext or Text)
• two check boxes act like a two radio button group
• Dynamic select list menu (drop down select menus based on a previous choice)
• Limit number of characters in TextArea (decrement a field count and retrieve the value when the form is posted)

A little chunk of “Making a Mod” from – Valve Developer Community:

Lets start by looking at how to assemble a team. The guiding rule here is to …
When looking for team members, try to …

And by Rand Fishkin, “What’s the Right Team Structure?” … a matter piece, c/w charts and graphs. 😉

From this part of the world, Supporting Everything WordPress which is supposedly intended to “Plot a useful journey for different people who want to “learn WordPress”, from beginner to ninja/rockstar/whatever the individual wishes to be” but this is really much more about just who is tasked with making sure that just what gets done.

• Learn PHP
• HTML5
• CSS3
• Web Design
• WordPress
• Mobile
• Cloud

by Viki Hoo
HTML is the predominant markup language for web pages. We could convey the message of web page layout, content, effects, and so on, through HTML.
As the latest version of its series, HTML5 is revolutionizing the web. Although HTML5 hasn’t been set as the standard yet, its new features have already touched our hearts.

via @SitePointdotcom

from the same SitePoint newsletter:

• “10 Top CSS Design Resources” by Tara Hornor  – A one-stop shop for CSS resources, including useful references, services, and tools to make your stylesheets sing.
• “Responsive Web Design” by Katrien De Graeve – How can we adapt one web page to suit many types of devices? An introduction to CSS media queries and the emerging field of responsive web design.
• “5 Principles of User-Centered Interface Design” by Adrian Jones – “Key factors for determining a website’s success are its usability and utility.” Five principles to guide you in building websites that appeal to the eye and put the user’s experience first.
• “Ban the Bloat: Reasons to Watch Your Page Weight” by Craig Buckler – In the 12 months up to December, total web page file sizes grew by 25%. Why is this the case, and what should we be doing about it?

by DesignFestival

“If something is simple, it’s easy to understand or do. But as DaVinci said, “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” It’s very difficult to make a web site interface simple, especially if the content is complex.”

“This is where elegance comes in. Elegance in this context means “pleasingly ingenious and simple” — a smart solution to a challenging problem. Interfaces that aren’t elegant are complicated, creating more difficulty and confusion instead of clarity.”

via @SitePointdotcom

from the same SitePoint newsletter:

• “What Is UX Design?” by James Mansfield – In the book, we take a look at good design. But what does it take to be a good user experience designer? James interviews three leading UX experts.
• “Understanding Baseline Rhythm in Typography” by Matthew Magain – An introduction to the theory behind “vertical rhythm” in typography.

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