Posts in: JavaScript/ECMAScript
- Sniffing users’ browser history and Firefox extensions to stop it
- Go read Niall Kennedy’s post about using JavaScript to sniff a user’s browser history. It’s an inventive use of your user’s browser history, though I suspect it could potentially be used — in combination with cookies and logins — to detect which of your users are also regular porn surfers. With that little bit of fearmongering out [...] [8 Feb 2008]
- JavaScript Holy War: What’s your favorite framework or toolkit?
- Digital Web has two articles that are related to this post. Check out Excerpt: Accelerated DOM Scripting with Ajax, APIs and Libraries and jQuery Crash Course As the number of web-based applications grow, so do the number JavaScript frameworks and toolkits with the goal of making cross-browser development an easier process. But which to choose? Well, [...] [4 Oct 2007]
- Recommended viewing: “Best Practices in Javascript Library Design”
- John Resig of jQuery fame gives some tips on writing a JavaScript Library. Source. Also of interest: JavaScript Tips for Novices, Acolytes, and Gurus [28 Aug 2007]
- Recommended viewing: Maintainable Javascript
- Nicholas Zakas offers several kick-ass tips and techniques for producing maintainable JavaScript, such as code formatting, sensible function names and Hungarian notation. From YUI Theater [8 Aug 2007]
- Web trend spotting: Sliding, whiz-bangy JavaScript-driven pages
- I’m noticing a trend: HTML, CSS and JavaScript-based web sites with the same slick animation we usually associate with Flash. This is the bleeding edge of client-side web development (unless you count Ajax, which involves some server communication). And it’s all made much easier by JavaScript libraries such as Mootools + Moo.fx, Prototype and Script.aculo.us. [...] [12 Jun 2007]
- Project rundown: Museum of Design - Atlanta
- FletcherMartin just launched a new web site for the Museum of Design - Atlanta (MODA). I did all of the front-end web development except for the store (design by Brad Sarmiento). I installed and configured WordPress to manage the Exhibits and News sections of the web site. I also managed the transition between our development [...] [11 Jun 2007]
- Reebok’s Run Easy
- A pretty cool piece of technical work: strictly an (x)HTML, CSS and JavaScript front-end — no Flash necessary: Run Easy. I’m interested to know the firm behind the site. UPDATE: As Paul Irish posted in the comments, Boston-based web firm Molecular developed the site. [7 May 2007]
- Links for 2007-04-11
- Is It Better to Buy or Rent? – Probably the best online calculator I have seen on the subject. (New York Times; Log in required.) HTML5, XHTML2, and the Future of the Web What’s new with Sitemaps.org? (Related: Sitemaps.org) JSLT javascript-based XSLT alternative (Via Ajaxian) Capabilities vs. Quirks: a look at browser sniffing – Or ‘Why navigator.userAgent isn’t 100% [...] [11 Apr 2007]
