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“javascript” News Archive (4)

Entry (Sources) and Additional TopicsDate#
Understanding ES6 Modules (cra)706
modules, commonjs, esm
Approaches to Deprecating Code in JavaScript (css)705
maintenance, deprecation
Moving From Flash to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (sma)704
flash, html, css, actionscript, refactoring
Using Sass to Control Scope With BEM Naming (bel/css)703
scope, css, sass, bem, naming
Using Default Parameters in ES6 (lou/css)702
ecmascript, functions
Removing Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) (the)701
amp, css
Debugging JavaScript With a Real Debugger You Did Not Know You Already Have (dus/sma)700
debugging
Building Secure JavaScript Applications699
security, xss, csrf, json-web-tokens, passwords
How to Optimize CSS and JS for Faster Sites698
how-tos, css, performance, minification, optimization
“Stop Using CSS Selectors for Non-CSS” (chr/css)697
css, html, jquery, selectors
Unit Test Your JavaScript Using Mocha and Chai696
testing, tooling
An Introduction to Functional JavaScript695
introductions, programming
How JavaScript Rest Parameters Actually Work694
functions
“await” vs. “return” vs. “return await” (jaf)693
asynchronicity
An Introduction to Speculative Optimization in V8692
introductions, v8, javascript-engines, optimization, speculation
Animating Layouts With the FLIP Technique (dav/css)691
animations, techniques, libraries
How to Disable Links (ger/css)690
how-tos, links
All You Need to Know About CSS-in-JS (tre)689
css, css-in-js
Intersection Observers: The Beginning (ppk)688
apis
The Front-End Checklist (the)687
websites, checklists, html, css, images, accessibility, performance, seo
Writing Smarter Animation Code (css)686
animations, gsap
JavaScript Functions That Define and Rewrite Themselves685
functions
We Tested 3 WordPress Minify Plugins: Our Results (mac/the)684
wordpress, plugins, tooling, minification, html, css
Be Slightly Careful With Sub Elements of Clickable Things (chr/css)683
buttons, events, css
Using the Paint Timing API (mal/css)682
apis, time, performance, painting, rendering
Using ES2017 Async Functions (css)681
ecmascript, asynchronicity, functions
Best Practices for Combining JavaScript With HTML680
html, best-practices
JavaScript Design Patterns: The Observer Pattern679
software-design-patterns
(Now More Than Ever) You Might Not Need jQuery (oll/css)678
jquery, ajax, performance, comparisons, examples
TC39, ECMAScript, and the Future of JavaScript677
ecmascript, outlooks
Break Out of Frames (per)676
frames
What Is the Future of Front End Web Development? (chr/css)675
outlooks, user-experience, documentation, native, web, urls, performance, css, preprocessors, html, building, tooling
The Issue With Preprocessing CSS Custom Properties (chr/css)674
css, custom-properties, preprocessors
JavaScript Framework Comparison—AngularJS, Vue.js, Meteor.js, or Next.js673
frameworks, angularjs, vuejs, meteor, nextjs, comparisons
What’s a Transducer? (rag)672
programming, functions, concepts
Debugging Tips and Tricks (sar/css)671
debugging, css, tooling, dev-tools, browsers, link-lists, tips-and-tricks
JavaScript Operators, Conditionals, and Functions670
operators, conditionals, functions
Making Animations Wait (css)669
css, animations, events
The Basics of DOM Manipulation in Vanilla JavaScript (No jQuery)668
fundamentals, dom
Writing JavaScript With Accessibility in Mind (mat)667
accessibility, focus, buttons, semantics, aria
Measuring Image Widths in JavaScript (Carefully) (chr/css)666
images
How to Develop an Interactive Command Line Application Using Node.js (sma)665
how-tos, nodejs, command-line
Need to Do Dependency-Free AJAX? (chr/css)664
ajax, jquery, promises
What Is the Best Book for Learning JavaScript?663
books
When Your Code Has to Work: Complying With Legal Mandates (aar/sma)662
cookies, consent-management, legal
An Animated Intro to RxJS (dav/css)661
introductions, libraries
HTML APIs: What They Are and How to Design a Good One (lea/sma)660
how-tos, html, apis
20+ Docs and Guides for Front-End Developers (lou)659
html, css, link-lists
The JavaScript Standard658
ecmascript, history, standards
2016 JavaScript Rising Stars (sac)657
frameworks, nodejs, react, mobile, compiling, building, testing, tooling, code-editors, retrospectives
Know It All656
websites, css, html, dom, svg, cssom, nodejs
Solving npm Scripts Problems in JavaScript Projects (hcr)655
npm, yarn
Let’s Use “const”! Here’s Why654
ecmascript, variables
Front-End Tools: My Favorite Finds of 2016 (lou)653
html, css, tooling, link-lists
JavaScript: 2016 in Review (cra)652
retrospectives
11 Tips to Optimize JavaScript and Improve Website Loading and Rendering Speeds651
performance, optimization, minification, compression, caching
[Insert Clickbait Headline About Progressive Enhancement Here] (aar)650
progressive-enhancement, principles, economics
Are You Writing ES6 JavaScript Yet?649
ecmascript
Is JavaScript Always the Best Solution?648
Loop Through a Collection of DOM Elements (paw)647
dom
JavaScript for Web Designers: DOM Scripting (wil/ali)646
dom
How to Develop a Chat Bot With Node.js (sma)645
how-tos, bots, nodejs, functionality
The Glory Days of the Web (bka)644
web-platform, html, css, frameworks, libraries, history
How It Feels to Learn JavaScript in 2016 (hac)643
learning
Quick Tip: Add or Remove a CSS Class With Vanilla JavaScript642
css, tips-and-tricks
Building Social: A Case Study on Progressive Enhancement (sma)641
progressive-enhancement, case-studies
Web Development as a Hack of Hacks (ppk)640
css
Quick Tip: How to Declare Variables in JavaScript639
how-tos, tips-and-tricks, variables
Transpiling ES6 (css)638
ecmascript, transpiling, babel
How to Use ES6 Arguments and Parameters (sma)637
how-tos, ecmascript, examples
Regular Expressions in JavaScript (sen)636
regex
Quick Tip: Single Character Transforms With CSS and JS635
effects, css, tips-and-tricks
CSS Modules and React (fon/css)634
css, modules, react
Building a Robust Frontend Using Progressive Enhancement633
html, css, single-page-apps, testing, progressive-enhancement
Brief History of JavaScript Modules632
modules, commonjs, browserify, esm, webpack, rollup, tooling, history
Accessibility and Performance (mar)631
accessibility, performance, optimization
Service Workers and PWAs: It’s About Reliable Performance, Not “Offline” (sli)630
web-apps, progressive-web-apps, web-workers, performance, reliability
The Web Isn’t Uniform (fox)629
web, user-experience
Finally, CSS in JS! Meet CSSX (sma)628
css
The Node.js System (ama)627
nodejs, v8, javascript-engines
Let’s Learn ES2015 (css)626
ecmascript, variables, functions, operators, examples
Using Map and Reduce in Functional JavaScript625
Nunjucks: A JavaScript Template Engine624
template-engines, nunjucks
You Got Your CSS in My JavaScript (jus)623
css, principles
Critical Metric: Critical Resources622
performance, metrics, css
The Controversial State of JavaScript Tooling621
tooling, community, modules, tree-shaking
Understanding Transducers in JavaScript (rom)620
functions
JavaScript Code Conventions (ama)619
conventions, formatting, naming
The Problem With Progressive Enhancement618
progressive-enhancement, performance, resilience
JavaScript, HTML5, and the Web Made Big Comebacks in 2015 (dan)617
html, web, retrospectives
Generating SVG With React (sma)616
svg, react
Reimagining Single-Page Applications With Progressive Enhancement (hey/sma)615
single-page-apps, progressive-enhancement, html, css
JavaScript: 2015 in Review (cra)614
retrospectives
An in-Depth Look at CORS613
security, cors, php
On Keeping Breakpoints DRY (edu/css)612
css, media-queries, breakpoints, responsive-design
Getting Started With Service Workers611
introductions, web-workers
JavaScript Frameworks and Mobile Performance610
frameworks, performance, mobile
An Overview of JavaScript Templating Engines609
overviews, template-engines, mustache, handlebars, jquery
Making a Simple Site Work Offline With ServiceWorker (css)608
offline, web-workers, functionality, support, browsers
Modern Progressive Enhancement (jaf/btc)607
videos, progressive-enhancement
ECMAScript 6 (ES6): What’s New in the Next Version of JavaScript (web/sma)606
ecmascript
Caching a MongoDB Database With Redis605
databases, mongodb, caching
How to Make Charts With SVG (fon/css)604
how-tos, visualization, svg, images, html
ESLint: The Next-Generation JavaScript Linter (nza/sma)603
linting, eslint
ES6 Promises in Depth602
ecmascript, promises, callbacks, asynchronicity, events
ES6 Modules in Depth601
ecmascript, modules
Understanding JavaScript Constructors (css)600
scope
ES6 Math Additions in Depth599
ecmascript, math
Preloading Images in Parallel With Promises (kit)598
promises, images, preloading, performance
10 Common Mistakes Web Developers Make597
mistakes, html, css, career, performance
Polyfills or Ponyfills?596
polyfills, ecmascript, terminology
Localizing Times in JavaScript (chr/css)595
localization, libraries
Real-Time Search in JavaScript (osv)594
search, functionality
The ES6 Conundrum (cod)593
ecmascript, feature-detection, transpiling, link-lists
The Tedium of Managing Code (lyz/ali)592
maintenance, maintainability, dependencies, tooling
Backbone.js Basics: Bringing an App to Life With Events591
fundamentals, frameworks, backbone, events
Performance Tools (fon/css)590
performance, tooling, content-delivery, testing, dev-tools, images, css, optimization, link-lists
The Mitt Romney Web Font Problem (zac)589
fonts, flash-of-x, user-experience, css
Using AJAX Forms in Drupal 8588
drupal, forms, ajax
HTML5 Canvas: What Is It?587
html, canvas
Everyone Has JavaScript, Right? (sil)586
support
Using EMCAScript 6 Today585
ecmascript
Web Scraping With Node.js (sma)584
scraping, nodejs
The Poor, Misunderstood “innerText”583
dom
Let Links Be Links (ali)582
links, html, frameworks
Pluralization for JavaScript (ali)581
localization
Easy URL Parsing With Isomorphic JavaScript (cra)580
urls
FLIP Your Animations (aer)579
animations, techniques
Writing AngularJS Apps Using ES6578
angularjs, ecmascript
AngularJS Internals in Depth (sma)577
angularjs
Flash of Faux Text—Still More on Font Loading (zac)576
flash-of-x, fonts, ttf, woff, css
Web Platform and JavaScript (ann)575
web-platform
Why AJAX Isn’t Enough (sma)574
ajax
Animation and UX Resources (vlh)573
css, animations, link-lists
What the Heck Is the Event Loop Anyway? (jsc)572
videos, event-loop, events
JS Parse and Execution Time (tka)571
parsing, metrics, performance
“getElementsByTagName” (W3C DOM Core Method)570
dom
The Conventional Front-End569
conventions, tooling
What I’d Tell My Younger Self About Learning Development as a Web Designer568
learning, programming, databases, servers, preprocessors, version-control, performance, security, career
Faster YouTube Embeds With JavaScript567
embed-code, youtube, performance
Responsive Web Design, CSS Specificity, and SVG Knowledge566
responsive-design, sublime-text, css, svg
JavaScript Event Madness! Capturing All Events Without Interference (css)565
events
Introduction to the Resource Timing API564
introductions, performance, time, apis
Web 2024—a Response to Robin Berjon’s Post (mar)563
web, outlooks, web-components, w3c, web-workers, interoperability, servo
Server-Side Device Detection With JavaScript (sma)562
mobile
Web Technologies Hanging Out Together (chr/css)561
html, css, php
CSS-Driven Internationalization in JavaScript (sma)560
css, html, internationalization, localization
“async” Attribute and Scripts at the Bottom (chr/css)559
html, asynchronicity
Understanding Web Pages Better (hpe+)558
google, search
No More JS Frameworks (jcg)557
frameworks
20 Useful Docs and Guides for Front-End Developers (lou)556
guides, training, html, css, link-lists
Choosing Vanilla JavaScript (ali)555
jquery
Visualizing Data With D3554
visualization
Understanding JavaScript “bind()” (sma)553
examples
Myth Busting: CSS Animations vs. JavaScript (css)552
animations, css, comparisons, myths, metrics, gsap
Writing a Better JavaScript Library for the DOM (sma)551
dom, libraries, jquery
What Is the DOM? (chr/css)550
dom, html
Dart: On Its Merits (aer)549
dart, comparisons
JavaScript Promises: There and Back Again (jaf)548
promises
Finding Memory Leaks With JS (pvd)547
memory
Animating Vectors With SVG (bri/24w)546
svg, images, animations
An Introduction to Full Stack JavaScript (sma)545
introductions, tech-stacks
An Introduction to DOM Events (sma)544
introductions, dom, events
Controlling CSS Animations and Transitions With JavaScript (zac/css)543
css, animations, transitions, examples
Images Slowing Down Your Site? Try This One Weird Trick! (aer)542
performance, images
Solving Rendering Performance Puzzles (jaf)541
svg, performance, rendering
JavaScript “wake” Event540
events
How “yield” Will Transform Node.js539
nodejs
Progressive Enhancement Is Still Important (jaf)538
progressive-enhancement, testing
Progressive Enhancement: Still Not Dead (tha)537
progressive-enhancement
Say “Yes” to JavaScript (mit)536
privacy, performance
Improving Usability With Extra Navigation Keys (sib)535
usability, keyboard-navigation
Do You Really Need jQuery? (cra)534
jquery
The State of Responsive Web Design (ste/sma)533
responsive-design, mobile, html, css
The Design of Code: Organizing JavaScript (ali)532
architecture, maintainability, modules, jquery, plugins, apis
Writing Testable JavaScript (ali)531
testing
Taming Asynchronous JavaScript530
asynchronicity, callbacks, promises, nodejs
Node at Work: A Walkthrough (ali)529
nodejs
MS Donates 400 Pages to Web Documentation Project528
microsoft, web-platform, documentation
3 Neat Tricks With Regular Expressions (sib)527
regex, tips-and-tricks
Getting the URL of an Iframe’s Parent (nza)526
iframes, urls
Can You “Over Organize” JavaScript? (chr/css)525
conventions, formatting, optimization
Children of the DOM (sib)524
dom
Callbacks, Promises, and Simplicity523
nodejs, callbacks, promises, simplicity
Callbacks Are Imperative, Promises Are Functional: Node’s Biggest Missed Opportunity522
nodejs, callbacks, promises, asynchronicity
JavaScript Is Awesome521
Reactive Programming (ast)520
programming
Common JavaScript “Gotchas”519
Using Web Storage (sib)518
browser-storage, apis
All You Need to Know About CSS Transitions517
css, transitions, jquery
Why Is Node.js So Much Faster? (sim)516
nodejs, performance, asynchronicity
Cover Full Height of Browser Viewport With CSS and JavaScript515
css, viewport
Parallaxin’ (aer)514
effects, parallax, css
Prototypes in JavaScript513
prototypes
Writing More Autonomous JavaScript (css)512
jquery, events
JavaScript Accessibility 101 (sib)511
introductions, accessibility
Why Coding Style Matters (nza/sma)510
formatting, conventions, communication, html, css, jquery
Web Performance: When Millisecond Resolution Just Isn’t Enough509
performance, apis, metrics
You’re Missing the Point of Promises (dom)508
promises
Using JSLint to Refine Your Code507
linting, jslint
Node JS (tin/jsc)506
videos, nodejs
Thoughts on TypeScript (nza)505
typescript
An Introduction to CoffeeScript504
introductions, coffeescript
TypeScript—Microsoft’s Replacement for JavaScript503
microsoft, typescript
Do Web Developers Ever Learn?502
web, learning
Introducing Nunjucks, a Better JavaScript Templating System501
introductions, nunjucks, template-engines
Computer Science in JavaScript: Insertion Sort (nza)500
sorting, algorithms
Octane: The JavaScript Benchmark Suite for the Modern Web499
testing, support, performance, v8, tooling
Test Your Browser’s JavaScript Prowess With Google Octane498
support, testing, google, tooling
10 Best JS Mobile Web Development Frameworks497
frameworks, mobile
A JavaScript Security Flaw496
security
A Detailed Breakdown of the “<script>” Tag (cji)495
html
Introduction to JavaScript Unit Testing (bas/sma)494
introductions, testing
99 Powerful New CSS and JavaScript Techniques (vit/sma)493
css, techniques, link-lists
JavaScript Profiling With the Chrome Developer Tools (sma)492
profiling, dev-tools, browsers, chrome
Exceptional Exception Handling in JavaScript (cji)491
errors
Now Available: Maintainable JavaScript (nza)490
books, maintainability
Basic JavaScript Regular Expression Example489
regex, examples
A Non-Responsive Approach to Building Cross-Device Webapps (bor)488
web-apps, mobile
The Performance of localStorage Revisited (nza)487
performance, browser-storage
Modernize Your HTML5 Canvas Game486
canvas, apis, html, css, animations
Bedrock (sli)485
web-platform
Dynamic Function Names in JavaScript (mar)484
functions, naming
Introduction to JavaScript Source Maps (rya)483
introductions, source-maps
Writing Unit Tests for WordPress Plugins (sma)482
wordpress, plugins, testing, php
In Defense of localStorage (nza)481
browser-storage, performance
Node.js: Bubbling Up From JavaScript (tec)480
nodejs
Capturing Audio and Video in HTML5479
multimedia, apis, html
How to Use Character Entities in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (cra)478
how-tos, character-references, html, css
10 JavaScript Testing Tools477
testing, tooling, link-lists
Caching Images With JavaScript and HTML5 Progress Bars (zol)476
images, caching, performance, html, progress-indicators
CSS Media Queries in JavaScript (nza)475
css, media-queries, cssom
Why I’m Excited About “Names” in JavaScript (tab)474
The Script Tag (chr/css)473
html
Building Web Pages With Local Storage472
browser-storage, browsers, support
Lightbox2471
libraries, images, effects, lightbox
Why Google Dart Will Miss Its Target470
google, dart
The Developer’s Guide to Conflict-Free JavaScript and CSS in WordPress (pet/sma)469
guides, wordpress, css
Simple, Maintainable Templating With JavaScript (nza)468
handlebars, mustache, maintainability
When Web Standards Fail Us (nza)467
html, w3c, ecmascript, standards
A Primer on A/B Testing (ali)466
introductions, a-b-testing, google, analytics
How Browsers Work (pau)465
browsers, browser-engines, webkit, gecko, rendering, parsing, painting, html, css, link-lists
“var” Selector464
css, selectors
Examples of Sites Where localStorage Should or Is Being Used (chr/css)463
browser-storage, apis, examples
HTML5 Please (div+)462
websites, html, css, apis, polyfills, support, browsers, web-platform
Unquoted Attribute Values in HTML and CSS (mat)461
html, attributes, css
Modern Debugging Tips and Tricks (ali)460
debugging, tips-and-tricks
JavaScript Madness: Layout Engines459
browsers, browser-engines, javascript-engines
15 JavaScript String Functions458
strings, functions
Typographic Effects in Canvas457
canvas, typography
Broken Links (tim)456
urls, links
Breaking the Web With Hash-Bangs455
urls, search
Evolution of Script Loading454
html, asynchronicity, performance
How to Write Faster JavaScript Condition Expressions (cra)453
how-tos, operators
What Is Cross Site Scripting or XSS? (chr/css)452
xss, security, concepts
Benefits of jQuery451
jquery, libraries
Disabling JavaScript: Asking the Wrong Question450
support, usability
Improve JavaScript Performance449
performance, optimization
Local Storage and How to Use It on Websites (cod/sma)448
how-tos, browser-storage, apis
Web Ninja Interview: Marcin Wichary—Creator of Google Pacman Logo, HTML5 Slide Deck, and More (mwi+/aja)447
interviews, html, google
Progressive Enhancement Using Nothing but JavaScript? (cod/aja)446
progressive-enhancement
High-Performance String Concatenation in JavaScript (cra)445
strings, performance
An Implausibly Illustrated Introduction to HTML5 Web Workers (div)444
introductions, web-workers
JS1k: The JavaScript Code Golfing Competition (pvd)443
websites, examples
JS1k: JavaScript Optimisations (the)442
optimization
The Basics of Web Workers441
fundamentals, web-workers
Delay Loading the Print Stylesheet (bel)440
css, print, performance
Simple JavaScript Function to Include CSS439
functions, css
Writing Testable JavaScript438
testing
Will JavaScript Function Without the “function” Statement? (cra)437
functions
Frontend SPOF436
performance, html, css, fonts
Garbage Collection in V8—for Mobile and Beyond (dal/aja)435
v8, javascript-engines, garbage-collection
5 Common Myths About JavaScript (cra)434
myths
Better JavaScript Minification (nza/ali)433
minification, performance
HTML5 History Is the Future432
html, apis
What’s Wrong With Extending the DOM431
dom, extensibility
A Specialized JavaScript Library for Querying CSS (sib)430
libraries, css
A Better Way to Use Elements (sea/moo)429
dom, mootools
Custom Events in JavaScript (nza)428
events
Internet Explorer “Array.sort” Unreliable (zac)427
internet-explorer, browsers, arrays, sorting
Developing Sites With AJAX: Design Challenges and Common Issues (cod/sma)426
ajax, techniques
JavaScript EPUB Readers (mic/aja)425
epub, tooling
How Internet Explorer 8 Document Mode Affects JavaScript (nza)424
internet-explorer, browsers, json, dom, arrays
50 Cool JavaScript Examples and CSS3 Tricks (vit/sma)423
css, examples, tips-and-tricks, link-lists
JavaScript Running on the GPU (dal/aja)422
Web Security: Are You Part of the Problem? (cod/sma)421
security, vulnerabilities, php
Cross Browser HTML5 Drag and Drop (zol)420
html, attributes, drag-and-drop, examples
Progressive XMLHttpRequest419
apis
Full Frontal ’09: Simon Willison on Server-Side JavaScript and Node.js (mic/aja)418
nodejs
How to Detect Font-Smoothing Using JavaScript (zol)417
how-tos, fonts
Full Frontal ’09: Chris Heilmann on JavaScript Security (mic/aja)416
security
Full Frontal ’09: Jake Archibald on Performance Optimisation (mic/aja)415
performance, optimization, dom
Full Frontal ’09: Robert Nyman on the JavaScript Language (mic/aja)414
Full Frontal ’09: Stuart Langridge on HTML5 Features (mic/aja)413
html
The Curious Case of JavaScript Unit Testing (nza)412
testing, automation
JavaScript Inheritance Patterns: Learning From Closure (mic/aja)411
inheritance, tooling, google, software-design-patterns
Google Releases Closure, the Tools Behind the JS Geniuses (dal/aja)410
google, tooling
Fast by Default and Web Performances (aja)409
performance, images, sprites, css
“toDataURL,” Canvas, and SVG (bra/aja)408
apis, canvas, svg, images
Avoiding the FOUC v3.0 (pau)407
flash-of-x
JavaScript Gzip Compression in WordPress: What’s Possible and What Hurts (lyz/clo)406
php, compression, gzip, wordpress, performance
Cookie-Less Session Variables in JavaScript (cra)405
variables
XMLHttpRequest (XHR) Uses Multiple Packets for HTTP POST? (jos)404
http, myths
Inappropriate Uses (chr/css)403
databases, html, css, principles
Details on JS Compression: Squeezing Every Last Byte on the Wire (dal/aja)402
compression, performance
Experimenting With Web Workers (nza)401
web-workers
Detecting Globals With a Bookmarklet (dal/aja)400
variables, bookmarklets
Debounced “resize()” jQuery Plugin (pau)399
jquery, plugins, debouncing
Lightbox 2: Simple JavaScript Image Gallery398
videos, images, lightbox
What You Need to Know About JavaScript Scope (col/sma)397
scope
Best Way to Load Your JavaScript (dal/aja)396
jquery, performance
JavaScript Ghost Debugging395
jquery, debugging
Event Delegation in JavaScript (nza)394
events, performance
MooTools: Saving the Dollars, Replacing “document.write” (dal/aja)393
mootools
JavaScript Compatibility Tests (dal/aja)392
testing, support, browsers
ECMAScript 5: Changes to JavaScript (dal/aja)391
ecmascript, standards
A Better JavaScript Memoizer390
memoization
Five Questions With Jeffrey Brown (chr/css)389
interviews, training, html, css
Don’t Use the DOM to Insert Flash (sea)388
flash, mootools
Computer Science in JavaScript: Linked List (nza)387
data-structures, algorithms, software-design-patterns
Auto-Moving Parallax Background (chr/css)386
backgrounds, parallax, effects, html, css
Advocacy of JavaScript (lea)385
community, advocacy
Syntactical Sugar for Your JavaScript Unit Tests (chr)384
testing
Reflows and Repaints: CSS Performance Making Your JavaScript Slow? (stu)383
css, reflow, painting, performance
Callbacks vs. Events382
callbacks, events, comparisons
The JavaScript Trap381
Debouncing JavaScript Methods380
debouncing
APNG Class: Get APNG Going on All Browsers (dal/aja)379
libraries, png, images
Object Oriented Event Handling and Widgets (dal/aja)378
jquery, oop, events
GX—Full-Featured JavaScript Animations Framework377
libraries, animations
Server-Side JavaScript Will Be as Common as PHP (ate)376
php, comparisons
Fun Anecdote About “innerHTML” (oct/aja)375
internet-explorer, browsers
Map Reduce in the Browser (dal/aja)374
The Cost of Accessibility (dre)373
accessibility, frameworks
Caching Scripts in HTML5 Database (dal/aja)372
caching, browser-storage
Sprockets: Build Time JavaScript Dependency Management (dal/aja)371
tooling, ruby, dependencies
JS Library Detector (lea)370
bookmarklets, libraries
JavaScript Variable Performance (nza)369
variables, performance
A New Image Replacement Technique: The State Scope Method368
image-replacement, techniques, css
Advanced Debugging With JavaScript (ali)367
debugging
SitePoint Relaunches Reference Site (dal/aja)366
html, css
The YUI 3 Revolution (nza)365
yui
“isArray”: Why Is It So Bloody Hard to Get Right? (dal/aja)364
arrays
2008—a Year of Awesome JavaScript363
retrospectives, link-lists
Coupling Asynchronous Scripts362
asynchronicity, html, performance
A Christmas Wish: “I Promise Not to Use ‘document.write()’ Mode” (dal/aja)361
Unobtrusive JavaScript in Dreamweaver CS4 (ate)360
dreamweaver
Towards Better Reuse: Traits in JavaScript (oct/aja)359
Canvas Step by Step Tutorial (dal/aja)358
tutorials, canvas
Fixing the Web (bra)357
web-platform, layout, browsers, tooling, code-editors
HTML5 Cross Document Messaging356
html
Timing in JavaScript and Browsers Can’t Be Trusted (dal/aja)355
performance, metrics, windows
Groups of 50+ AJAX Examples (dal/aja)354
ajax, examples, link-lists
Weed Out Obtrusive JavaScript (rey/aja)353
testing, optimization
Another Look at JavaScript Inheritance (dal/aja)352
inheritance
Using JavaScript to Make Things Work (dal/aja)351
Say Goodbye to “alert()” (rey/aja)350
methods, console, debugging
The Miller Device349
arrays, objects
IE8: The Bad (Update) (ann)348
browsers, internet-explorer, html, aria
Douglas Crockford: JavaScript Doesn’t Suck (dou+)347
interviews, ecmascript, yahoo
jQuery, MooTools, the AJAX Experience, Programming to the Pattern, and What Really Makes One Framework Different From Another (cne)346
frameworks, jquery, mootools, ajax, extensibility
Secrets of JavaScript Closures (dal/aja)345
closures
Simon Willison, @Media Ajax (mic/aja)344
ajax, xss, csrf, json, security
Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit343
Google Chrome, Chromium, and V8 (dal/aja)342
chrome, google, browsers, chromium, v8, javascript-engines
IE 6 Blocker Script (chr/css)341
internet-explorer, browsers, tooling, jquery
Name Soup (sli)340
ecmascript, actionscript, naming, standards
Undermining the Industry (tka)339
html, css, craft, career
Light-Weight JSON Binding Framework (oct/aja)338
json, frameworks
Book Review: “JavaScript: The Good Parts” by Crockford (aja)337
books
What’s the Fastest Way to Code a Loop in JavaScript?336
loops, performance, metrics, comparisons, browsers, firefox, camino, safari, opera, internet-explorer
SproutCore—Standards Stupid? (sea)335
sproutcore, flash, graceful-degradation
Non-Blocking JavaScript Downloads (sto)334
performance
Semantic Constructors (dal/aja)333
JavaScript Micro-Templating (jer)332
templates
HTML 5 “data-” Attributes (jer)331
html, custom-data
Reverse Autocomplete—the Details Matter (dal/aja)330
forms, ajax
Naked JavaScript Objects (nza)329
objects
JavaScript, Rebranded (mic)328
Manual Code Specialization: A Poor-Man’s Partial Evaluation in JavaScript327
Getting Out of Binding Situations in JavaScript (por/ali)326
Is the Web Still the Web? (inf)325
web, flash, ajax, web-apps
State of AJAX for June 2008: Apple Flexes Open Web Muscles (dal/aja)324
browsers, standards, performance, extjs, dojo, yui, mootools, jquery, css, svg, canvas, tooling, link-lists, ajaxian
Writing a GWT Linker (ale)323
tooling, gwt
Apple, SproutCore, and Coherent (dal/aja)322
apple, sproutcore
Cross-Subdomain AJAX Made Simple (jed)321
ajax
Mascara: Putting Lipstick on JavaScript? (dal/aja)320
tooling
Is It OK to Require JavaScript? (cod)319
discussions
Is “finally” the Answer to All IE6 Memory Leak Issues? (cod/aja)318
memory, internet-explorer, browsers
Libraries and Frameworks (tka)317
frameworks, libraries, html, css
“getElementsByClassName” (ppk)316
support, browsers
JavaScript Optimization—High Performance JS Apps315
performance, optimization, lazy-loading
Timelapse CSS (dal/aja)314
css
What’s in a “window.name”? (cod/aja)313
security
JavaScript Objects Are NOT JSON (zac)312
objects, json
Pure JavaScript HTML Parser (jer)311
html, tooling, parsing
Using Prototype to Load JavaScript Files310
tooling, prototypejs
JavaScript: The Good Parts (dou/ore)309
books
Ajaxian Roundup for April 2008: CSS Goodness, Ext Licenses, and the Cloud (dal/aja)308
jquery, prototypejs, dojo, extjs, mootools, standards, css, mobile, performance, tooling, code-editors, ajaxian, link-lists
Events Compatibility Tables—Powering the Dutch Royals (dal/aja)307
events
Java in JavaScript (cod/aja)306
java
Coherent: Cocoa Databinding for AJAX (dal/aja)305
ajax, html
Embed Your “data-” in HTML 5 (dal/aja)304
html, custom-data, dojo
Talking About JavaScript 1.7, 1.8, and 1.9 Before We Get to 2.0 (dal/aja)303
ecmascript, standards
Get the JavaScript “global” (nza)302
objects
100 Line AJAX Wrapper301
ajax, support, browsers
A Wishlist for AJAX APIs (cod/aja)300
wish-lists, ajax, apis
The Story of Professional JavaScript (nza)299
books
“window.crypto” (bra)298
cryptography
Ajaxian Roundup for March 2008: IE 8, Acid3, and Performance (dal/aja)297
browsers, dojo, dwr, extjs, prototypejs, jquery, css, design, performance, tooling, mobile, databases, comet, ajaxian, link-lists
Keypress in Safari 3.1 (wyc+)296
interviews, events, webkit, safari, browsers
A Collection Is Not an Array (sib)295
arrays, comparisons
The World’s Most Popular Programming Language Has Fashion and Luck to Thank (dou/ore)294
programming, ajax, history
Asciify: ASCII Art Library (dal/aja)293
ascii, art, libraries
Secrets of JavaScript Libraries (SXSW) (jer)292
slides, libraries
Delivering the Right Experience to the Right Device291
feature-detection, progressive-enhancement, css
Include: Pack Your JavaScript With Ease (dal/aja)290
libraries, minification, performance
Pattern Matching in JavaScript289
How JavaScript Timers Work (jer)288
time
JavaScript Parasitic Inheritance, Power Constructors, and “instanceof”287
inheritance
Cursing With JavaScript: Three Random Tips (dal/aja)286
prototypejs, firefox, internet-explorer, browsers, pop-ups, tips-and-tricks
Designing Client/Server Web Applications285
web-apps
Does “setTimeout” Solve the “DOMContentLoaded” Problem?284
dom, time, performance
Is Easy Implementation the Same as Good Code? (cod/aja)283
developer-experience, quality, performance, embed-code
Five Things to Do to a Script Before Handing It Over to the Next Developer (cod)282
collaboration, optimization
Django Template Language in JavaScript (dal/aja)281
django
Continuous Integration for Front End Developers280
ci-cd, css
Ajaxian Roundup for January 2008: JavaScript Turtles and IE 8 (dal/aja)279
prototypejs, dojo, extjs, jquery, gwt, yui, dwr, gears, flash, air, json, browsers, standards, css, design, comet, security, ajaxian, link-lists
You Used JavaScript to Write What? (dal/aja)278
web-apps
Do You Have a Pretty Date? (dal/aja)277
time
Version Targeting and JavaScript Libraries (dre)276
internet-explorer, browsers, versioning, libraries
A Study of AJAX Performance Issues275
ajax, performance, metrics, studies, research
Book Recommendation: “AJAX Security” by Hoffman and Sullivan274
books, ajax, security
Review: Pro JavaScript Design Patterns (tif/dig)273
books, software-design-patterns
Functional Fun in JavaScript With Dojo272
dojo
How IE Mangles the Design of JavaScript Libraries (sli)271
internet-explorer, browsers, libraries, software-design
Beyond DOM270
dom, ajax
Using Prototypes in JavaScript (tka)269
prototypes
Ajaxian Roundup for December 2007: It’s the End of the Year as We Know It (dal/aja)268
browsers, prototypejs, extjs, yui, jquery, microsoft, dwr, security, performance, gwt, comet, css, mobile, ajaxian, link-lists
An Introduction to Classy JavaScript (tka)267
introductions
Er.js: Erlang-in-JavaScript (dal/aja)266
libraries
JavaScript: It’s Just Not Validation!265
php, validation
WebKit Gets Native “getElementsByClassName” (web)264
webkit, browser-engines
The Great Browser JavaScript Showdown (cod)263
performance, metrics, opera, safari, internet-explorer, firefox, browsers, comparisons
Working Aroung the “instanceof” Memory Leak (dal/aja)262
memory, internet-explorer, browsers
Comparing the Evolution of Java and JavaScript261
java, comparisons
Don’t Forget “navigator.platform” (nza)260
browsers
The Problem With “innerHTML”259
dom, methods
The Future of Comet: Comet Today258
comet, ajax, standards, outlooks
AJAX Cross Domain Script (dal/aja)257
ajax, libraries
Upcoming Changes to the JavaScript Language (dal/aja)256
ecmascript, standards
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for November 2007: Defining JavaScript 2, Making Security Less Caja, and Mobile (dal/aja)255
dojo, prototypejs, scriptaculous, mootools, jquery, yui, gwt, extjs, browsers, performance, apis, mobile, ajaxian, link-lists
Internet Explorer Doesn’t Just Suck, It Also Blows! (sib)254
browsers, internet-explorer
New CSS JavaScript Library (dal/aja)253
libraries, css
Tip: Avoid Unnecessary AJAX Traffic With Session State252
ajax, state-management, traffic, tips-and-tricks
Making JavaScript Safe With No Script (dal/aja)251
security
Real Men Don’t Do JavaScript Do They? (dal/aja)250
More AJAX Standard Updates From the W3C (cms)249
w3c, ajax, apis
OpenSocial: Social JavaScript APIs (dal/aja)248
apis, opensocial
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for October 2007: JavaScript Wars, Java Reborn, and Browsers Wake Up (dal/aja)247
dojo, extjs, gwt, jquery, prototypejs, yui, gears, browsers, css, tooling, ajaxian, link-lists
Forward Compatibility and JavaScript (zac)246
interoperability, internet-explorer, browsers
How to Choose a JavaScript Framework245
how-tos, frameworks
Transitioning From Java Classes to JavaScript Prototypes244
java, prototypes
Automated Security Scanners Choke on AJAX (rey/aja)243
ajax, security
Roll Out Your Own JavaScript Interfaces242
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for September 2007: JavaScript Mashups Take a Step Forward (dal/aja)241
dojo, extjs, prototypejs, jquery, yui, browsers, offline, mobile, adobe, design, comet, ajaxian, link-lists
Persistent Objects With Persevere the Client and Jsponic the Server (dal/aja)240
libraries, json, servers
More Fun With “DOMContentLoaded” (dal/aja)239
dom
Don’t Get Stuck With AJAX, Oracle Warns238
ajax, oracle, java
Facebook Released FBJS (dal/aja)237
facebook+meta, libraries, ajax
“replaceHTML” for When “innerHTML” Dogs You Down (dal/aja)236
html, performance
Why I Don’t Like the Google Web Toolkit (nza)235
gwt
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for August 2007: CSS Frameworks and the Reboot of Top Frameworks (dal/aja)234
jquery, prototypejs, yui, gwt, dojo, css, browsers, offline, standards, mobile, tooling, ajaxian, link-lists
YUI Theater—Joseph Smarr: “High-Performance JavaScript: Why Everything You’ve Been Taught Is Wrong”233
performance
Creating a Maintainable, Unobtrusive JavaScript Slideshow (rey/aja)232
Solved: Right Click in AS3231
flash, actionscript
Advanced Ternary Conditions in JavaScript (pba)230
operators, conditionals
jQuery for JavaScript Programmers (sim)229
jquery, comparisons
Monthly Ajaxian Roundup for July 2007: iPhone and the Plugin Wars (dal/aja)228
mobile, apple, dojo, scriptaculous, extjs, yui, jquery, offline, css, browsers, tooling, ajaxian, link-lists
Unobfuscating Packed JavaScript (pau)227
obfuscation, formatting
Accessible JavaScripting From the Ground Up226
accessibility, html, graceful-degradation
JavaScript: How Simple Is Too Simple? (sen)225
simplicity
JavaScript Frameworks and JSF (zac)224
frameworks, extjs, jquery, prototypejs, dojo, mootools
DOMDom, Easy DOM Element Creation (zac)223
dom, libraries, tooling
How To: Get Google and AJAX to Play Nice222
how-tos, google, seo, ajax
Why Comet Rarely Is Necessary…221
comet, ajax
HTML5 and XHTML 1.1+ Must Stop for Now (mho)220
html, xhtml, css, standards, support, interoperability, dom
A JavaScript Module Pattern219
software-design-patterns
The One True Way to Open a Window in JavaScript218
links
An Open Letter to Opera (nza)217
open-letters, opera, browsers
Silverlight: AJAX Is Now an Endangered Species (car)216
silverlight, ajax
Seven JavaScript Techniques You Should Be Using Today (dig)215
techniques, examples
Advancing JavaScript With Libraries (dal/aja)214
dom, libraries, jquery
JSLT—JavaScript-Based XSLT Alternative213
xsl, tooling
Book Review: Bulletproof AJAX (mat/dig)212
books, ajax
How to Protect a JSON or JavaScript Service211
how-tos, security, json
JavaScript Keyboard Accessibility (sen)210
accessibility, keyboard-navigation, focus
More “base2.DOM” and Advice for Writing JavaScript Libraries (dal/aja)209
best-practices
Securing Your JSON208
security, json, arrays
JavaScript/CSS Font Detector (dal/aja)207
css, fonts, tooling