WebDevRadio

This episode features our first interview. I interview Mark from fossradio.com about the WebTest system from canoo.com. A quick mention of the upcoming Macromedia conference, two HTTP viewing tools, and a farewell to Floyd from theserverside.com.

• The Server Side :: TheServerSide Creator Floyd Marinescu leaves TSS after 6 years
• Macromedia Max conference :: Macromedia Max conference October 16-19
• Canoo.com webtest tool :: Canoo WebTest is a free open source tool for automated testing of web applications
• Tamperdata Mozilla extension :: Extension for mozilla/firefox to view HTTP header traffic
• Fiddlertool :: IE/.net tool to view IE HTTP traffic
• Intro to Contribute :: Introduction to Contribute and the Contribute Publishing Server
• FOSS Radio :: Free and Open Source Software radio
• Noah's Wish :: Support for animals caught in disasters
• My Odeo Channel :: Link to webdevradio.com on odeo.com

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This podcast finds me on the road in a hotel catching up on my podcasts. I cover some CSS resources, rant a bit about CSS cross browser issues, and ask about the role of communication in your organization.

• Man In Blue :: Examples of some interesting CSS techniques
• Sitepoint CSS Anthology :: Rachel Andrew's CSS book from Sitepoint
• Mantis :: Mantis is a bug tracker written in PHP
• Intro to CSS article :: Craig Shoemaker's Intro to CSS article at code-magazine.com
• PHPDoc :: PHP Documentor system, based on javadoc

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In this podcast I invite the listeners to introduce themselves on the forum. I outline some upcoming interviews on search engine optimization and testing strategies, and I point you to some useful podcasts about software development. Also, there’s an overview of an online graphic compression tool which comes with source code. This is a relatively short podcast.

• AJAX Developer :: Site with all the latest news on AJAX development
• Polymorphic Podcast :: Craig Shoemaker's great .Net podcast
• ZDOT – thinking outloud in color :: Great Java-oriented podcast and weblog
• Code Sermon :: Inspiring sermons from the preacher
• Killer Innovations :: Great podcast about business trends and innovation in general
• Better Software Conference & Expo :: September 19-22 in San Francisco
• Serverside.com article :: Article on PHP/Perl/Python decline
• Graphic optimization overview :: Comparison of different compression tools and techniques
• Graphic reduction tool :: Show original and reduced graphics – includes link to source code
• Tripper :: Great band from Detroit – that's their music in the intro/outro.

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This show discusses an example of AJAX debugging as well as some upcoming conferences.

• FOSS Radio :: Free/Open Source Software Radio
• Flash Player 8 Beta :: Beta download of new Flash player
• Eclipse site :: Eclipse is a popular Java editor
• Gforge :: Gforge is a free collaborative development environment
• MoonEdit :: Realtime collaborative text editing for Windows/Linux
• SubEthaEdit :: Realtime collaborative text editing for OSX
• EclipseWorld conference :: August 29-31, 2005 conference for Eclipse
• Software Test & Performance Conference :: Novermber 1-3, 2005 conference for software testing
• JPSpan AJAX debugging example :: Link to sample AJAX debugging example (firefox only right now)
• JPSpan AJAX debugging changed file :: One file changed in jpspan 0.4.3 beta to enable debugging DIV layer

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This is the first in a planned series on website optimization and performance techniques. This first podcast focuses on content issues – how to reduce the amount of data you send to the browser to ensure the quickest possible experience for your users.

• php|works :: Conference on php and other web technologies, focusing on business adoption and uses.
• Macromedia MAX 2005 :: Macromedia's developer conference
• wink :: A free flash demo creator.
• PHP manual – ob_start :: Examples of using PHP output buffer
• ASP whitespace filter example :: Example of using ASP.net HTTP filtering
• Javascript compress :: Tool (in c#) to reduce the size of your javascript code
• Original PBS.org file :: Original PBS.org homepage referenced in podcast (31k)
• Reduced PBS.org file :: Reduced PBS.org homepage referenced in podcast (27k)

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Here’s the first webdevradio podcast. I cover a few new products/programs which may make your life a bit easier, and cover future topics. Thoughts on AJAX, Web services, internationalization, XP, performance, unit testing and more. Email comments@webdevradio.com with suggested topics to cover.

• Coder to developer :: Excellent book mentioned in podcast.
• MySQL5 articles :: MySQL5 white papers on upcoming features.
• Nvu :: Nvu WYSIWYG web editor
• Greasemonkey :: Greasemonkey Firefox extension homepage
• NetBeans :: NetBeans 4.1 IDE homepage
• OpenCMS :: Open CMS homepage
• Hal Helms wireframing :: Discussion on wireframing and prototyping

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