Tag Archives: jQuery
Build an infinitely scrolling slider with jQuery and images that have various widths
One of the reasons for jQuery’s popularity is you it made it so you didn’t need to use Flash for a simple thing like an image slider on your web site. And, if there’s one thing you don’t have to … Continue reading
Find the height and width of an image with jQuery in all browsers
Today I came across one those little problems that show up when you’re building things to work in every browser. One a web page, I needed to know the width of an image and I couldn’t hard code it because … Continue reading
Why I’m going back and learning JavaScript from the beginning
Like a lot of web developers, the route I took to JavaScript development came by way of jQuery. jQuery did and still does the simple things for me and some complex things because it’s just faster. But eventually, I got … Continue reading
Don’t use jQuery to load your scripts if you aren’t using jQuery
I’ve been noticing a little trend over the last couple of months. Developers using jQuery to run a script that doesn’t actually have any jQuery in it, they just want to use the $(document).ready() to run the script when the … Continue reading
Make your site work when the visitor has JavaScript turned off
One of the main draw backs of building a site that relies heavily on JavaScript is that the site can break completely when a visitor has JavaScript turned off in their browser. Luckily, if you set up your site right, … Continue reading
My quest to find the right code editor
When I went to school to learn web design and development, it was right around the time when it became a matter of pride to say that you hand coded your work, that you didn’t use a WYSIWYG editor like … Continue reading
The NBA TV Companion is a great use of JavaScript
I’m a big basketball fan. Even though they aren’t playing greatest, I’ve only missed a couple of Toronto Raptors games this year and when I’m watching, I like to have the NBA’s TV Companion open in one tab. Why am … Continue reading
A sad showing by the web development community
On Thursday, Nettuts posted what I thought was a great video of a lecture Rebecca Murphey did at JSConf but by the next day it had been taken down. Why? Because of some jerks posting some pretty horrible comments. Some … Continue reading
Sometimes it’s the simpler things (Or how jQuery has warped my brain)
I was reading an interview on .net magazine with Dan Cederholm, the creator of Dribbble among other things. Dan runs a studio called SimpleBits and after reading the interview, I went to his site to check it out. For some … Continue reading
Using raw JavaScript instead of jQuery
Today I came across an interesting link on Twitter, I can’t remember who tweeted it, but it was called “Hiring Front-End Engineers”. And while I didn’t agree with everything that the author wrote, that’s not want I’m going to talk … Continue reading