From the deep

Apr 2

PHP class: SimpleXML

One thing I have found is the lack of really simple XML classes—that’s not to say there aren’t any good ones out there, I have used several really cracking ones. For my new version of my personal site (yes, this site is planned for a revamp) I wanted to integrate my Twitter feed somewhere. I looked and looked for a really simple XML class but was unable to find one. So I made one. And here is the result:

 

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Create simple UML diagrams on-the-fly

yUML is an online tool for creating and publishing simple UML diagrams. It’s makes it really easy for you to: Embed UML diagrams in blogs, emails and wikis, Post UML diagrams in forums and blog comments, Use directly within your web based bug tracking tool and Copy and paste UML diagrams into MS Word documents and Powerpoint presentations.

Javascript Tidy

One thing I often need to do is to tidy javascript from it’s packed state. Often to fix the developers bugs, add new features or to modify it slightly. I give you, the Javascript Tidy, a tool I couldn’t live without.

jQuery Slider plugin (Safari style)

A pretty awesome slider. Haven’t tried it out yet but the new version seems pretty easy to skin, so you can style it however-the-hell you want (note: click the ‘jQuery Slider update’ link).