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: JavaScript & CSS BlogGoogle Releases its JavaScript Closure Tools
Do we need more JavaScript libraries and tools? Perhaps not, but since these power Google Search, GMail, Docs and Maps, they’re worth another look.
Google Closure: How not to write JavaScript
What if Google released a JavaScript library that sucked, and no one noticed? JavaScript expert Dmitry Baranovskiy has peeked under the hood of Google’s new Closure Library, and he doesn’t like what he sees. Follow along as he points out a few of the library’s many failings, and why the Web deserves better from Google.
Video: CSS Frameworks – Make the Right Choice
Choose the right framework and you’ll save yourself a lot of work. Choose the wrong one, and you’ll find your projects weighed down by restrictive assumptions and masses of code that you don’t understand. When it comes to CSS frameworks, making the right choice is everything.
Fixing Object Instances in JavaScript
Even experienced coders can get caught out by object handling in JavaScript, and handing your code to other developers can intensify problems. Craig looks at the problem of creating object instances and provides a quick solution.
CSS Frameworks and Semantic Class Names
CSS frameworks often contain crufty, non-semantic code. Does it have to be that way? Kevin shows us how semantic markup and CSS frameworks can coexist happily.
Interesting CSS Quirks: Border-spacing
I came across a CSS peculiarity recently that had me scratching my head, so I thought it was worth popping in a little post here for future Googling head-scratchers.
JSNES: a NES Emulator Written in JavaScript
Just when you thought you’d seen everything in JavaScript, along comes a full NES emulator that is actually playable in a browser. Craig takes a look at JSNES.
Who’s Using ARIA?
In this post, James discusses the concept of Accessible Rich Internet Applications, and asks “where are the users?”
How to Write a Cookie-less Session Library for JavaScript
Craig provides the code for a stand-alone JavaScript session variable handling system that does not require cookies or third-party libraries.
Cookie-less Session Variables in JavaScript
Cookies may be delicious, but they can be clumsy if you need to store temporary data in a JavaScript application. Craig provides an unlikely alternative…
