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Firefox extensions Part II
Number of Comments » 1See also: The lightning fast tutorial to Firefox extensions Part I.
Here’s the entire extension described in this tutorial: Sample-Xpi
This time we’re going to take our url from part I, send it to a new window, parse it slightly, and send it back to our browser. This will demonstrate creating a simple gui, and sending information [...]
The lightning fast tutorial to Firefox extensions
Number of Comments » 3A Firefox extension is a component developed by a third party (ie: you) that extends the functionality in Firefox. This tutorial will show you how to make an extension that adds a menu item when you right-click on an url in a web-page. Easy and lightning fast.
First things first: When making a Firefox extension, you use Javascipt [...]
Naked Objects
Number of Comments » 1The other day I came across “Naked Objects”. Put short, naked objects is a pattern and a framework built on that pattern. The goal is to remove the need to develop a gui-layer. The gui is automatically generated based on your domain-objects at run-time.
This has several advantages (and ofcourse some drawbacks), but what got me interested is [...]
Test-Driven Development
Number of Comments » 1I’ve been writing unit tests for quite a while now (this practice seem quite common all over now). In addition, I’ve been very interested in TDD over the last couple of years. This month I wanted to get a step further, so TDD has been my main focus (see my post “Apply the knowledge”). This [...]
Apply the knowledge
Number of Comments » 0I’ve always been interested in improving myself as a developer. I read and study, I discuss, I attend presentations and seminars, and so on. I really invest alot of time and effort into my knowledge. The obvious question really, is why? Put short, it’s about writing better code, and designing better systems. There is no [...]
Hello world!
Number of Comments » 0Hi,
Finally I’m up and running.
Communication is the key to learning. Through communication we learn from others, and through discussion we develop new knowledge together. This blog is an attemt to communicate. It’s about sharing my thoughts, and getting feedback on them from the larger community. I think there is a lot of learning in that [...]

