Wes Bos asked a question on twitter that threw me off a bit. @derickbailey I’ve never understood what rabbitmq is / what it’s for. Do you have a post or something that explains what I would use it for? — Wes Bos (@wesbos) October 10, 2016 It was a simple question, but I realized that […]
Get A Data-Attribute Value From The Selected DataList Option
A few months ago, I stopped writing AJAX-style auto-complete inputs on my web apps. Instead, I started using the HTML5 DataList feature. It’s a pretty simple, and fairly slick way to do auto-complete on an input text box (as long as your list isn’t too long, since all items will be rendered into the HTML […]
Show A Friendly Error Message If A User Specified Image URL Doesn’t Load
SignalLeaf allows a podcaster to specify an image for the podcast and/or episodes. To do this, you paste a URL to an image in to an input box. It’s a pretty standard setup, over-all. With this being a public facing system, letting people specify any URL they want often leads to mistakes – the most […]