JavaScript

JavaScript is a programming language that is widely used on the web to add dynamic behaviour to (otherwise lifeless) web pages.

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For a long time JavaScript was considered to be unsuitable for developing serious, reliable, or cross browser applications. That reputation has changed recently, with the advent of the unobtrusive JavaScript movement and the widespread adoption of AJAX.

JavaScript frameworks such as jQuery, MooTools, Prototype and YUI have given developers the tools they need to bring some rich and reliable applications to the web browser.

Articles on JavaScript

  1. Using Ack with CoffeeScript

    If you use the wonderful Ack search tool (it's a bit like grep) you may be wondering why it doesn't search your .coffee files.

    You need to tell it that .coffee should be treated the same way as .js files, like this:

    $ cat >> ~/.ackrc
--type-add
js=.coffee

    For more info on configuring Ack, see my post on using Ack with Haml.

  2. Debugging JavaScript in WebKit

    If you do much web development you're probably a big fan of the Firebug plugin for Firefox. It really is a rare gem in the web developer's arsenal. When I'm not developing I prefer to use Safari -- it seems faster and leaner, so I often find that I've got both browsers open at once.

    A couple of days ago something rather fantastic happened -- Safari got a makeover...

    Read about the JavaScript debugger