Javascript and AJAX Work - Wednesday, 6th August 2008
Posted by: Robert Bethell
I've spent a lot of time developing my Javascript and AJAX skills over the last month or so, a few recent scripts I've created include:
AJAX PHP/MySQL Chatroom For a personal site (Sugden Barbell) I've created a chat room which offers many IRC style features, such as private messaging and "Who's Online". It's already had over 5,000 messages passed across it and upto 10 people chatting away at the same time with no problems. I plan to integrate some sound features in the near future, and then look at how I can integrate it into business applications.
Incidentally, this website includes a custom forum I created from scratch, which now has over 79,000 posts in 2,000+ threads and continues to get busier all the time. It has proved very useful as a testing board for much of my programming.
Static Google Maps API Mash-Up For the main project I've been working on recently, I've created a very handy mash up which allows the user to view thumbnail map previews of different locations rapidly - then giving them the option to load a full-fledged map if they want more detail.
It's very effective in that it cuts down load times significantly which is important given the content-rich nature of the pages it's being served on.
Personal Framework I've been creating my own Javascript framework which allows me to deploy Javascript much quicker and more powerfully. I have no plans to rival any of the established frameworks of course, but think it's an enjoyable and excellent way to better my skills in this area.
I will be providing some client news and sending out my monthly newsletter over the next few days.
