Archive for the ‘Asides’ Category

TypedJS: Home. This is a neat little library that allows you to: Harness the power of type annotations and program specifications to make your code robust. It’s easy to get started. It’s a quick process: Annotate your functions with type signatures TYPEDJS tests the annotated functions automatically Find some bugs (but probably not all of [...]

Tinycon – Favicon Alerts. This is a neat little library that facilitates badge counts (alert bubbles) in browser tabs by dynamically swapping out the favicon. I like it.

Web Dev .NET: Differences Between jQuery .bind() vs .live() vs .delegate() vs .on(). With jQuery 1.7 came on() and went live(). live() was used and abused by many, so if you haven’t kept up with its deprecation, this article is for you. Document are becoming even more dynamic, so managing your events can become a [...]

alexmic/filtrr – GitHub. Instagram in JavaScript. I’m continually interested in learning more about canvas and really need to get in gear.

CSS3 3D Transforms in IE10 – IEBlog – Site Home – MSDN Blogs. Some CSS3 3D Transform information has been published on IEBlog that’s worth checking out. I’m continually impressed with the work the IE team is doing, and this continues with that trend.

Román Cortés » 1k Rose. Speaking of js1k, my gosh check this out: I mentioned that I enjoy trying to pick apart submissions to see just how they were done, but Román does that for us here. Awesome.

js1k.com – A lovely js competition. It’s that time of year again. If you’re not familiar with js1k, it’s defined as: The object of this competition is to create a cool JavaScript “application” no larger than 1k. Starting out as a joke, the first version ended with a serious amount of submissions, prizes and quality. [...]

flotr2. This is an impressive piece of work. I’ve always been a sucker for nice looking charts and graphs, and flotr2 helps you build your own in canvas. I’m definitely keeping this bookmarked for a project or two I’ve got in mind.

The CSS3 Test. With so much going on with CSS3 it’s sometimes difficult to remember whether or not a specific browser (or specific version of a specific browser) supports a particular feature of CSS3. Instead of wrestling through docs, something like The CSS3 Test might save you a few minutes here or there. By simply [...]

SQL Fiddle. This is a neat resource that could fit well among your bookmarks. A standalone Web app that lets you tinker around with SQL on the fly with no setup friction. It follows in the footsteps of one of the most useful code-sharing-for-the-purpose-of-debugging ideas I’ve ever seen, the original jsfiddle with the purpose of [...]