Archive for the ‘JavaScript’ 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 [...]

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.

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.

psd.js – A Photoshop PSD file parser in Javascript. This is kind of blowing my mind right now, I’m not sure if it’s because of just seeing zip.js, but the fact that the goal of this library is to parse PSDs is amazing! I made a quick test PSD catered to psd.js’s capabilities so far [...]

zip.js. I still nearly do a double take when I see headlines like this. JavaScript for disk operations? The true scope of HTML 5 is still settling in for me I suppose, but libraries like these are going to bring Web apps to the next level. Beyond that, a part of me feels that HTML [...]

Remote-Tilt – emulate motion events. This is a crazy awesome piece of genius from @rem: As our Web apps become more mobile-aware, having a reliable way to develop and test with a primary consideration of motion was a tedious and difficult task, until today.

Arctext.js – Curving Text with CSS3 and jQuery | Codrops. This is quite impressive. Based on Lettering.js, Arctext.js facilitates curving the path of text along an arc. Check out the demo for some nice examples.