Archive for November, 2009
Fluent DOM Manipulation in JavaScript
Everybody hates the DOM. Except me. I kinda love it. I get a little hit of endorphins every time I type all 23 characters of “document.getElementById”. I need a cigarette.
Anyway, I found myself dissatisfied with the state of jQuery’s DOM manipulation (hint: there isn’t any). You can traverse, and do stuff with events, but [...]
November 19, 2009
Posted in: javascript, web development 
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Coders at Work: Brad Fitzpatrick
When I read the introduction to the chapter on Brad Fitzpatrick, I was slightly worried. He’s the guy who invented LiveJournal, which has been ridiculed (for good reason) ever since I’ve been using the internet. I knew some people in college who had LiveJournal accounts, and they were the kind of people who were always [...]
November 3, 2009
Posted in: coders at work, reviews No Comments