Posts with keyword: code


Contrasting Kynetx and Greasemonkey

Kynetx Network Service, or KNS, modifies a user's Web page using Javascript. The ability to customize pages in the browser is a powerful capability, but it goes well beyond that by allowing data from multiple sources, even other Web pages, to be used as part of that customization. Sure we can change change colors, fonts, and layout, but we can also mashup Web sites to produce completely new experiences. Described as I have, KNS is not unlike Greasemonkey, a popular plug-in for Firefox that allows user scripts to modify Web pages. In fact, in a recent post Paul Madsen
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Posting on code.kynetx.com

As we get ready to launch a limited beta program for developers to use the Kynetx platform, one of the things I wanted to get going was a place to talk about Kynetx code. So we stood up code.kynetx.com. When it's all done, there will be documentation, forums, and examples. I've been making some posts on it even though the template isn't done. So far I've posted: New feature: CSS in Globals Updating the Runtime: Annotated Search Results KRL Templates I've been enjoying writing these because it gives me a chance to write about changes and features in one
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Programming Head Shakers

If you're not reading The Daily WTF and you program, you really ought to give it a spot in your attention stream. Today's entry is a classic: using a termporary file instead of sprintf. The comments are pretty good as well, dissecting the code and pointing out all kinds of style programs. A humorous way to learn from bad examples.
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