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Silverlight for PHP Developers

13. March 2009

974CommentsSilverlight+for+PHP+Developers2009-03-13+15%3A00%3A16Mark+Quirk

A Microsoft browser plug-in might seem an odd target for the PHP developer, more used to working with open source platforms such as Linux, Apache and the MySQL database server. However there is much about Microsoft Silverlight that makes it a good match to such technologies. For a start, it is a free download and [...]

How To Solve A Problem Like The Browser

18. September 2008

37CommentsHow+To+Solve+A+Problem+Like+The+Browser2008-09-18+10%3A13%3A29Jeremy+Baines

The internet would never have become the phenomenon it is today without the web browser; the simplicity of the browser concept allowed the Web to grow rapidly. Developers just had to write basic text documents using a simple markup language (HTML) and the browser took care of everything. As websites became web applications developers still [...]

Wake Up and Smell the IE7!

20. November 2006

260CommentsWake+Up+and+Smell+the+IE7%212006-11-20+08%3A03%3A01Simon+Griffin

Before we get into the issues that plagued the sites in our study, let’s quickly take a look at one that didn’t. “Why bother?” you might say. Well, if your site’s breaking in IE7, then this is the first problem you should attempt to rule out. Put simply, if you’re using JavaScript or server-side logic to [...]

Internet Explorer 7: Were You Ready?

15. November 2006

261Comments2006-11-15+08%3A00%3A23Simon+Griffin

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that Microsoft finally got around to launching Internet Explorer 7.0 last month. Prior to the new browser’s release, my company, Etre, had been receiving a steady stream of calls from clients who were becoming increasingly worried that their sites would fall apart under the new world order. [...]

Chris Wilson

24. July 2006

58CommentsChris+Wilson2006-07-24+12%3A15%3A04Ryan+Carson

Download the MP3 (2.6 MB) In the interview, we discuss everything from Web Standards support in IE7, to whether or not IE6 will auto-update to IE7. Enjoy! Full transcription of the interview RC: Hi, my name is Ryan and we are here with Chris Wilson from Microsoft and we’re just gonna ask him a couple of quick questions, [...]