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Getting into Open Source

~1 year ago by David Eisinger, Senior Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
When evaluating a potential developer hire, one of the first things we look for is a profile on GitHub, and I’m always surprised when someone doesn...

jMapping 2 - Google Maps v3 API support

~1 year ago by Brian Landau, Web Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
jMapping has been long overdue for an update. Google announced a beta of version 3 of their Maps API in May of last year, and then made it the official...

Some of My Favorite Books about Programming

over 1 year ago by Clinton R. Nixon, Development Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
I'm always telling people about books that made me a better programmer, and it's a fun and controversial topic to bat around. I thought I'd throw theTh...

Practical Uses of Ruby Blocks

over 1 year ago by David Eisinger, Senior Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Blocks are one of Ruby's defining features, and though we use them all the time, a lot of developers are much more comfortable calling methods that take...

Lafayette on WordPress

over 1 year ago by Chris Jones, Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
When Lafayette College approached us about redesigning their site, they asked us to consider WordPress's viability as the platform on which to build it...

Anatomy of a Rails Rumble Project

over 1 year ago by Clinton R. Nixon, Development Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Last weekend, two teams of Viget people (Hounds of Gore and Chewie & Han) competed in the 2010 Rails Rumble, and we all came out richer for it. My team...

Social Media API Gotchas

over 1 year ago by David Eisinger, Senior Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
I’ve been heads-down for the last few weeks developing the web site for the new PUMA Social campaign. A major part of this site is a web-based game...

Getting to Grips with Git

over 1 year ago by John Dyer, Rails Development Intern on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Since this is my first article for Viget Extend, I’ve decided to start with a short introduction. My name is John Dyer and I joined Viget at their...

Highlights from Emerging Languages Camp

over 1 year ago by Chris Jones, Developer on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
I'm a programming languages geek, so when Emerging Languages Camp was announced several months ago, I knew I had to attend. Viget was kind enough to send...

Secure Ajax from Non-Secure Pages

over 1 year ago by Clinton R. Nixon, Development Director on Viget Extend : The Development Lab.
Ok, here’s a problem: you have a login form on your web app that needs to be protected via SSL. In addition, on every other page – none of which...