Vanilla Javascript Shortcuts For jQuery Addicts
This was an answer originally posted by patrick dw in response to a question of mine over on stackoverflow, and I thought It would make a very useful blog post to some, so all credit for the answer...
View ArticleJavascript Event Handler Persistance With Closures
The Straw Man : I need to know how many times a button has been clicked, and do something on every third click… Fairly Obvious Solution : // declare counter outside event handler's scope var counter...
View ArticleDecoupling style from functionality – JavaScript and jQuery
We’ve all been there. Working with a front-end developer/designer to get javascript functionality in place on an existing html/css layout. We get half way through the functionality, depending on the...
View ArticleClojure threading macros in JavaScript
What to do when the wife is watching an uninteresting movie??!?! Implement Clojure threading macros in JavaScript of course. The thread-first and thread-last macros are a really neat feature of...
View ArticleInclude jQuery in the Javascript Console – Bookmarklet
A quick way to include jQuery in the browser console for a site that doesn’t use it. Just drag the following link into your bookmarks area and enjoy. Include jQuery
View ArticleJavaScript Isn’t Scheme
Equating JavaScript to Scheme does Scheme a disservice, but it does JavaScript one too. If you’re going to be a JavaScript fanboy, fine, but be a JavaScript fanboy, not a Scheme-by-proxy one. Telling...
View ArticleBubbleChart JavaScript Module
I’ve resurrected an old JavaScript project of mine, and used it as an opportunity to start learning a handful of new technologies. Over the course of the project I’ve been able to dip my toes in: Grunt...
View ArticleHow to extend JavaScript Functions
This is a pattern you can use to extend JavaScript Functions, including native functions. For example, we’ll extend the join() function of the Array type and add some logging before passing control...
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