When writing a web application from scratch, it’s easy to feel like we can get by simply by relying on a DOM manipulation library (like jQuery) and a handful of utility plugins. The problem with this is that it doesn’t take long to get lost in a nested pile of jQuery callbacks and DOM elements without any real structure in place for our applications. In short, we’re stuck with spaghetti code.
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Did you guys enjoy Paul Irish’s talk at Google I/O?
In case you missed it, yesterday we announced Yeoman – a project we’ve been working on to greatly help improve developer workflow, spanning everything from a comprehensive build process to package management. If you’d like to read more about it’s features, check out Yeoman.io.
In my talk from London Ajax, we'll explore the current state of MVC in the JavaScript community, how Smalltalk-80's MVC differed and whether modern frameworks abuse (or evolve) the MVC pattern. We'll also look at a framework that tries to stick more closely to Smalltalk MVC and close up with a panel discussion.
I’ve recently spent a lot of time looking at EcmaScript 6 and thought it would be useful to put together a short page of resources to help anyone else interested in exploring the next version of JavaScript further.
Today we're going to explore JavaScript style guides, specifically: their importance, style guides worth reviewing and tools that can assist in automated code beautification or style enforcement.
Before we begin, let us remind ourselves exactly what a code style guide is:
A style guide or style manual is Continue Reading →
I'm on the Chrome team at Google, working on tools to help improve developer productivity and satisfaction.
My personal projects include TodoMVC, which helps developers compare JavaScript MVC frameworks and AuraJS. I've also written 'Developing Backbone.js Applications' and 'Learning JavaScript Design Patterns'.
First do it, then do it right, then do it better. This is one fundamental I always keep in mind when developing anything.
If you're a developer wishing to learn something new, regardless of skill-level, remember that as important as it is to read, it's equally as important to get out there and *do*.
Create a new gist or fiddle, pop open the console and experiment. It's effing fun.
I feel honored to have quite a few friends involved in OSS, many of who are spread across the world but remain active and passionate at what they do. Thanks to my wife, family and the OT-crew for being ah-mazing.
