Justin Cooney

Web Development Tips and Examples

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

Category: HTML5

  • HTML5 – Simple Example of Using Text and an Image with the Canvas Element

    As part of my ongoing investigations into HTML5 I decided to try my hand at adding some text together with an image to an HTML5 canvas element. I wanted to create a simple navigational interface as shown in the image to the left. As you can see I set the image to overlap the text…

  • Looking into the HTML5 Canvas Element and Cross Browser Support

    I’ve been trying out the HTML5 Canvas element and its 2d rendering context to get a general feel for the functionality it adds and what purposes (if any) it could serve for Web-application development. So far I like how straightforward working with the HTML5 canvas element actually is. One can use either JQuery or JavaScript to…

  • showModalDialog Opens a New Window on Submit or location.href

    The ShowModalDialog function has been in use for a long time and is now part of the emerging HTML5 specification. Although there are many pro and con arguments for using using this function, the fact remains that it has been extensively used in past and it continues to serve a useful function under specific conditions.…