Ritesh on Jan 5th, 2010Extending jQuery validation plugin – custom validation
JQuery validation plugin has saved me hours of development time on projects. It contains definitions for most validation tasks that you would need, including AJAX based validations. But if you have to do anything more than the ordinary, you have extend the library yourself. Here’s an example of an extension I wrote :
Functionality : I [...]
Ritesh on Dec 19th, 2009Bookmarklets are as bad as software on a CD
Bookmarklets are funny pieces of software. Even though its primarily used in the web browser, mainly to perform small nifty tasks, its one resource that you have no control over after its deployed. Unlike Mozilla addon’s that prompt for an update, general websites which update when refreshed, bookmarklets are almost as archaic as delivering software [...]
Ritesh on May 26th, 2009Design Patterns Quick Reference
I am back to designing some software and want to use all my knowledge of Object Orientation and patterns to tackle common problems with design. I found this great reference for the most commonly used design patterns that I must share. It lists all of the core design patterns, all 23 of them, listed in [...]
Ritesh on Apr 28th, 2009What goes into a good resume
I will be graduating soon and I am looking out for good positions in Bangalore. My areas of interest can be found here. As a result, its time for me to do my resume again. I have always wondered as to what makes a good resume. Should there be an objective? I mean, its a [...]
Ritesh on Apr 13th, 2009Limitations and Challenges in Cloud Computing for Applications
I was supposed to be involved in a discussion about cloud computing at Cloudcamp Bangalore, but due to other commitments, I could not attend the event. I had a small writeup about the limitations and challenges in Application clouds. Here is the full text of it.
Cloud Computing is a way of providing dynamically scalable and [...]
