I found an article detailing some “oddities” in Javascript today. The callback argument in the replace method was new for me, though I feel that there must be some eccentric behavior that pushed this “secret” into the shadows. Number 7 proved the most beneficial for me. My attempts to pass the current value of a [...]
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Test your website on mobile devices
I just ran into ProtoFluid today, via this post. It allows you to test your webpage/web app on various mobile devices and screen sizes without having to own them I wish there was an option to choose your OS instead of device, but other than that, it works great! I’ve been waiting for this…
Building an email newsletter
I found a great article on building an email newsletter, to be sent by gmail, yahoo and/or hotmail. It’s true that these email clients revert to early-nineties rendering to accomodate old table-based documents. Bleh. How To Code HTML Email Newsletters
Print to Spot Color PDF in MS Publisher 2003
Typical story: the printer calls and says they need the file in spot colors instead of process. I say I think the file originated in Publisher (wasn’t me!). Audible sigh on the other line. I reply I’ll get it to them as soon as possible. An hour (and a few more gray hairs) later and I [...]
Web Style Guide 3
I’ve read the entire Web Style Guide 3 and love it. It is essential to solid web design, as well as planning and production phases in web development. As a relatively new medium, there are not yet time-tested conventions and standards for web design and development, compared to print which has been around for 500 years. The [...]
Constructors and Prototypes in JavaScript
I think I’m finally starting to understand. I don’t know how many articles and tutorials I’ve read on JavaScript, but I’ve walked away from all of them with a very vague idea of what just took place. I think the reason I admire/appreciate Douglas Crockford is that he’s a true programmer and understands the history [...]
Code Conventions for the JavaScript Programming Language
Catching up on Crockford. There’s so much I don’t know. Let’s start here: http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html
Article: Top 25 Most Dangerous Programming Mistakes
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001210.html This article provides a wealth of information on how to protect your web application from malicious little web people. 25 points are summarized, with links to a thorough explanation of each scenario from the Common Weakness Enumeration.
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