Posts Tagged ‘JavaScript’
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From The Server To The ClientClient-Side Templating
- December 5th, 2012
- 35 Comments
Using templates in the browser is becoming more and more widespread. Moving application logic from the server to the client, and the increasing usage of MVC-like patterns (model–view–controller) inspired templates to embrace the browser. This used to be a server-side only affair, but templates are actually very powerful and expressive in ...
Read more...Building A Relationship Between CSS & JavaScript
- November 19th, 2012
- 56 Comments
jQuery, Prototype, Node.js, Backbone.js, Mustache and thousands of JavaScript microlibraries all combine into a single undeniable fact: JavaScript is popular. It’s so popular, in fact, that we often find ourselves using it in places where another solution might be better in the long run. Even though we keep JavaScript, CSS and ...
Read more...PerformanceWriting Fast, Memory-Efficient JavaScript
- November 5th, 2012
- 77 Comments
JavaScript engines such as Google’s V8 (Chrome, Node) are specifically designed for the fast execution of large JavaScript applications. As you develop, if you care about memory usage and performance, you should be aware of some of what’s going on in your user’s browser’s JavaScript engine behind the scenes. Whether it’s ...
Read more...Better Code QualityWhy Coding Style Matters
- October 25th, 2012
- 57 Comments
When I was studying computer science in college, I had one extremely tough professor. His name was Dr. Maxey and he taught the more complicated courses like data structures and computer architecture. He was a wonderful teacher with a talent for articulating difficult concepts, but also an extremely tough grader. ...
Read more...Designing Better JavaScript APIs
- October 9th, 2012
- 27 Comments
At some point or another, you will find yourself writing JavaScript code that exceeds the couple of lines from a jQuery plugin. Your code will do a whole lot of things; it will (ideally) be used by many people who will approach your code differently. They have different needs, knowledge ...
Read more...Useful JavaScript Libraries and jQuery Plugins
- September 23rd, 2012
- 48 Comments
If you have a problem and need a solution for it, chances are high that a JavaScript library or jQuery plugin exists that was created to solve this very problem. Such libraries are always great to have in your bookmarks or in your local folders, especially if you aren’t a ...
Read more...Back To BasicsJavaScript Events And Responding To The User
- August 17th, 2012
- 29 Comments
Whenever people ask me about the most powerful things in JavaScript and the DOM, I quickly arrive at events. The reason is that events in browsers are incredibly useful. Furthermore, decoupling functionality from events is a powerful idea, which is why Node.js became such a hot topic. Today, let’s get back ...
Read more...Review of JS FrameworksJourney Through The JavaScript MVC Jungle
- July 27th, 2012
- 75 Comments
When writing a web application from scratch, it’s easy to feel like we can get by simply by relying on a DOM manipulation library (like jQuery) and a handful of utility plugins. The problem with this is that it doesn’t take long to get lost in a nested pile of ...
Read more...How To Build a Testing FrameworkIntroduction To JavaScript Unit Testing
- June 27th, 2012
- 11 Comments
You probably know that testing is good, but the first hurdle to overcome when trying to write unit tests for client-side code is the lack of any actual units; JavaScript code is written for each page of a website or each module of an application and is closely intermixed with ...
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