Links for 2009-05-21
A round up of stuff you have probably already read.
- jQuery vs MooTools
Every day on twitter I see numerous posts that boil down to “MooTools or jQuery?” This article aims to help you make that choice.
Aaron Newton of Clientcide, and a MooTools developer, takes a look at the pros and cons of both frameworks.- A note on testing methodology
Browser compatibility tests are to be done by hand. Any automated system is useless, because it will give false information.
PPK on whether to use JavaScript to test for the existence of CSS properties. As with anything “it depends,” and you should probably limit such testing to items of little significance. Related: Feature testing CSS properties, the article PPK rebuts, and Lea Verou’s Check whether a CSS property is supported.- Mozilla Labs Jetpack
Jetpack is a newly formed experiment in using open Web technologies to enhance the browser, with the goal of allowing anyone who can build a Web site to participate in making the Web a better place to work, communicate and play.
Making browser extensions easier?- Teach Yourself Graphic Design: A Self-Study Course Outline
If you would like to learn graphic design from the ground up, through self directed study, then this article lists some great resources that will get you started with your design education.
A round up of 10 online tutorials about the art and science of graphic design.- Break Google’s Monopoly on Your Data: Switch to Yahoo Search
I’ve switched my primary web search engine from Google to Yahoo—not because Yahoo’s better, but because Google already has enough of my personal information. Let me adjust my tinfoil hat and explain.
Gina talks sense.