June 2011 (#215)
Discover how to develop apps and sites that integrate with Facebook, optimise images for mobile use and learn how to style up at tweet list with CSS3
We also round up the top 10 inspiring uses of Flash to remind everybody why the platform is still as inspiring as ever. Plus, there's an exclusive interview with usability guru Steve Krug, who talks us through the benefits of DIY testing. Also in this issue:
- Connect to the Gowalla API and animate data with Flash
- Create a basic image editor in canvas
- Design the perfect URL
- Get to grips with Git
- Superfast XML parsing with PHP
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The pro's guide to Facebook
Iskandar Najmuddin and Stephen Folkes explain how to develop applications that integrate with the world's biggest social network -
Adapt web images for mobile
The mobile web can no longer be ignored. Stephanie Rieger explains how to customise the images on your website for portable devices -
Top 10 inspiring uses of Flash
The changing face of the industry means many people are losing faith in Flash. Hoss Gifford reminds us why the platform is still as inspiring as ever -
Interview: Steve Krug
The usability consultant tells Oliver Lindberg about his new book and why DIY testing is so beneficial -
PHP/superfast XML parsing
You don't have to hate large XML files any more, so stop cursing your vendors and start coding a better solution. Simon Hamp shows the way -
CSS/style a tweet list on your site
Zoe Mickley Gillenwater, author of Stunning CSS3 (stunningcss3.com), explains how to use CSS3 to enhance the look of a tweets list
