Matt Prokes

So it is 2010… … I know it has been a while since posting, but back when I had done the first post on object-first javascript in 2009 I thought  that it could possibly change the way javascript would be coded. Since then I have discovered a few things about it. I can also say that I still prefer this way of structuring javascript code more then any other, yet I feel like I have not shared this discovery very well with the world. So in the interests of delivering a clear message about what this could mean for programmers I will be creating a full tutorial on the subject at ofjs.org.

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I am sure people check into this site now and then, and latley I haven’t been keeping it up-to-date. Recently, after taking a visit out to the site, I noticed that I was getting a white screen instead of my site. So I did a bit of googling around, and noticed that this was due to what is called a wordpress “white screen of death” in-other-words a bad plugin.After a bit of investigation I found out how to fix things, and we are back up and running again. So I am not exactly sure how long we were down for, but I think it was for a while.  Since I can’t remember the last time I did a plugin upgrade (wordpress lesson learned), the wordpress cache plugin (wp-supercache) seemed to be the problem child. Anyway, I would of caught this more early on, except I have been extremely busy with my new job lately. Anyway, I just thought I would let everyone know whats going on.

~matt

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Ahhh, nothing like having the internet again.

I have been dealing with a few internet withdrawal issues the past 1/2 a month, but alas I am back on the information superhighway. For those of you just tuning in I had bought a house last month, and as a result my digital life has been at a stand still lately. Its all good though I have been doing some pretty massive home renovations so regardless I don’t think I would have any time to post the past 15 days.  Something interesting, I have been checking my stats and traffic is STILL up, which is awesome.

Anyway, while checking my e-mail I have had a few individuals asking for cross links. So feel free to check out the new links section on, the blog. I will try to get on posting here more, now that I actually have a decent, actually amazing (compared to the place I was at) net connection.  Oh and for those of you thinking about buying a house; it will kick your ass just like they say, but it is soooo worth it.

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Alpha Edition!, e-mail spelling/grammer/topic suggestions to mattprokes@gmail.com

The Professional Developer Series
Volume 2, Web Development
1.5 Web Development And The Future
Page: #29

So what are component based applications? A developer can think of a component as a small, portable, reuseable facet of an application. Component based applications are simply applications comprised of a set of small, protable, reusable webapplications which are leveraged for a particular purpose.

I have met many developers that are great at building webapplications, I have met not nearly as many that componentize their applications on a day-to-day basis. Next generation webapplications are already beginning to focus on delivering their platform out to developers (such as facebook apps, iphone apps, etc). Where can we find real world examples of a componentized application? I would point out that many facets of webapplications such as wordpress have facilities which have been turned into components. Infact through the magic of plugins, you may even add new components to your wordpress workspace.

Other examples of componentized webapplications include things like remote flash video players,

Oops this wasn’t supposed to go out yet. Stay tuned for the completion of the article, I thought this was set for saturday.

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