Date and time values are used for many important functions such as searching, validation, and report generation. There is no standard format for dates in web applications, as people in different time... Read More
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For the eighth article in this small-and-sweet functions series, I’ll be looking at a function called ancestor(). As the name suggests, this function gets a reference to a given node’s... Read More
In one of my first articles I asserted that, while the JavaScript core continues to be improved with new methods, it still misses some useful ones. Coming from a PHP background, one of the things I... Read More
Arrays are a fundamental data structure in many programming languages, and JavaScript is no exception. To abstract away many of the details of working with arrays, JavaScript provides a collection of... Read More
Variable declarations are one of the most basic aspects of any programming language. However, JavaScript has a little quirk, known as hoisting, which can turn an innocent looking declaration into a... Read More
This tutorial will show you how to create a simple game using jQuery and HTML. The resulting game is intended to help you improve your memory skills. We will have an 8×6 grid of squares as the... Read More
Objects are a cornerstone of the JavaScript language. Many built in data types such as errors, regular expressions, and functions are represented as objects in JavaScript. In order to be a successful... Read More
The rise of sophisticated web applications, such as GMail, has given birth to an army of JavaScript frameworks. These frameworks allow you to, basically, create a client-side application within your... Read More
As the mobile Web continues to grow, APIs are being designed which specifically target mobile devices. A prime example is the W3C’s Vibration API, which gives developers access to a... Read More
When it comes to client side libraries, jQuery clearly takes the cake. Recent research indicates that jQuery is used on half of all Web sites. There is a good explanation for jQuery’s... Read More
JavaScript started out in 1995 as a widely hated language. It was viewed as nothing but a toy. Since then, it has grown its empire and has gained respect from developers. jQuery, AJAX, Node.js, and... Read More
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, we’ve got a picture for you that’s worth about ten thousand words. This article presents an overview of Node.js –... Read More
Hot on the heels of SitePoint’s recent Jump Start Node.js comes the second addition to this new series: Jump Start CoffeeScript. For those among you who are keen to investigate the handy little... Read More
JSConf DownUnder, an offshoot of the developer gathering JSConf, kicked off on November 15 at Sydney’s Town Hall, in the heart of the CBD. First up was the man himself: creator of JavaScript... Read More
