Tag Archives: Javascript

Node-YQL

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Derek

The more I play around with Node.js, the more I love server-side JavaScript. Once you get over the weirdness of writing JavaScript outside of the browser, it feels very natural. And the bonus is that it is blazing fast. Also, … Continue reading →

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jsFiddle: A JavaScript playground

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Derek

Ajaxian had a story yesterday about a brand-new JavaScript playground called jsFiddle. A write and execute web-based JavaScript IDE is nothing new, but this is much, much more than that. The real power of jsFiddle is that you have the … Continue reading →

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Crockford on JavaScript: Part 1

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Derek

I just finished watching Part 1 of Douglas Crockford’s ongoing lecture series on JavaScript, and it’s fascinating stuff. A must watch for any programmer. Even if you don’t code in JS, it’s worth watching simply because this first part is … Continue reading →

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Dynamic function names in JavaScript

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Derek

If you are doing some more advanced JavaScript applications, you’ll likely run into the problem at one point or another when you need to dynamically generate the name of a function you wish to call. This is the equivalent of … Continue reading →

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Auto-versioning JavaScript & CSS files

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Derek

As JavaScript becomes a more integral part to the core functionality of websites, ensuring that a user has a fresh copy of the latest code is as important as ever. Normally a browser will cache certain filetypes (CSS, JS, JPG, … Continue reading →

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Tweenky, Zendcon, vacations, CCCKC, DotNext, etc…

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Derek

Blogging is something that comes in waves for me, and once I get out of the habit, it is tough to get back into it.  I enjoy it, but sometimes there’s just so much going on that it completely escapes … Continue reading →

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First AJAX script

Posted on May 28, 2005 by Derek

Well, I finally got around to giving Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) a whirl. I wasn’t trying to do anything spectacular, just something functional to wet my appetite. I started out just wanting to allow people to send me text … Continue reading →

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