(James McCaffrey) As Web applications have become more complex, testing them has become more important. There are many testing techniques available to you. For example, in the April 2005 issue of MSDN Magazine, I describe a simple JScript-based system that can test a Web app through its UI by using
Tag: Development
The PHP Scripting Language (Sample Chapter)
(Hugh E. Williams and David Lane) This chapter is the first of three that focus on the PHP scripting language. This chapter describes the PHP language basics. Chapter 3 describes PHP’s support for arrays, strings, and other data types, and Chapter 4 introduces object-oriented programming in PHP.
Creating Custom ASP.NET 2.0 Profile Providers
(Shawn Wildermuth) ASP.NET 2.0 is a compelling platform for most Web sites. The inclusion of many of the basic facilities that most Web sites will need like the ability to have members, keep profile information on those members and use role-based authorization, makes ASP.NET 2.0 an easy decision for
Personalization and User Profiles in ASP.NET 2.0
(Dino Esposito) Personalization is growing to be more and more of an essential ingredient in many types of Web apps, including portals and shopping sites. Without it, it’s quite difficult to serve your customers efficiently. But building a personalization layer in your presentation tier can be a cha
Understanding of Various .NET Framework Versions
(Vidya Vrat Agarwal) This article talks about the features supported by the .NET Framework 1.1 and .NET Framework 2.0 Beta. In this article the following features will be discussed.
PHP and JavaScript, Pooling Your Resources
(Brian Vaughn) In this article, you will learn how to combine PHP and JavaScript to create two SELECT menus, one containing categories, and the other containing only those options applicable to the category selected.
Building a ContentRotator ASP.NET Server Control
(Scott Mitchell) This article examines the steps involved in creating a custom, compiled ASP.NET server control that randomly rotates through specified content, much like the built-in AdRotator control randomly rotates through a series of predefined banner advertisements. In examining the innards of
Do You Need a Data Warehouse Layer in Your Business Intelligence Architecture?
(Steven K. Ball) When designing a business intelligence application that includes multidimensional data marts, should you include a data warehouse between the transactional systems and the data mart? This article is intended to provide decision criteria for any organization that plans on impleme
Creating custom events with Visual Basic .NET 2005
(Amirthalingam Prasanna) Visual Basic .NET is well known for its event-driven programming capabilities. VB.NET 2005 adds new functionality for custom events that provides flexibility in handling and controlling events.
Asynchronous Pages in ASP.NET 2.0
(Jeff Prosise) ASP.NET 2.0 is replete with new features ranging from declarative data binding and Master Pages to membership and role management services. But my vote for the coolest new feature goes to asynchronous pages, and here’s why.