In design patterns, the flyweight is considered one of the most useful classical solutions for code that's repetitive, slow and inefficient – for example: situations where we might create large numbers of similar objects. It's of particular use in JavaScript … Continue reading
Introduction The concept of the JavaScript micro-framework has always existed, tackling tasks ranging from client-side templating through compact solutions for MVC-architecture and beyond. With an increased recent interest in combining such focused solutions into a custom modularized framework for your … Continue reading
Robert Nelson (a fellow jQuery geek) was one of the lucky attendees at the jQuery Conference in SF this year and went to the trouble of recording a number of the talks to share with those unlucky enough to not … Continue reading
Hey guys. Quite regularly, I'll get e-mails and tweets from readers inquiring what the best resources to use for learning jQuery further are. My response to these questions is usually the same, however it occurred to me that rather … Continue reading
In today's post, we'll be taking a look at how you can use CSS3 transitions to power your application's animations with jQuery's .animate() method as a fallback where transitions aren't supported. The benefit of transitions is that unlike JavaScript based … 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.
