I recently read Farhad Manjoo’s polemic on slate explaining that using two spaces after a full stop is flat out wrong. Of course things are never that simple and Manifest Destiny has an ...Read More
Category: JavaScript
Simple Currency Conversion using Google Calculator and Java
Here's a little trick that I use to generate seed values for some of our mock components to ensure these values are fairly realistic. Google has a web service that when queried returns a JSON string for calculated ...Read More
Ressurecting the Jigosaurus – Part II
This is part II to Ressurecting the Jigosaurus written by Andrew Trevorah.The original Jigosaurus contained a single playable image which was cut to puzzle pieces saved on the web server as distinct files. Obviously it wasn’t very exciting to play ...Read More
Chrome Crankshaft – ‘doubles’ JavaScript speed
Performance is a key aspect in native-web Single Dealer Platforms, since browser robustness is widely satisfactory in modern browsers. Low latency browser-based trading has been massively accelerated by the latest releases of Chrome and Firefox. Now that performance ...Read More
Why no WebSocket server API?
WebSocket consists of a simple Javascript API and a protocol definition. It is fairly simple in concept and the Javascript API makes it very easy to use within any web page. There is lots of talk about compatibility, ...Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-08
RT @detyro: Time to get Emotional about your markup: http://bit.ly/9FEYBg the W3C release Emotion Markup Language (EmotionML) 1.0 #RT @ian_alderson:RT @bymathias: jScrollPane http://bit.ly/dxiVPK #jquery plugin-allows ...Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-25
Google's JavaScript styleguide = good: http://bit.ly/b3zGrp #Software Craftsmanship 2010 is now open for registration http://bit.ly/du6Pqu #sc2010 #RT @sarahlawfull: 10 Most Common Misconceptions About User Experience Design ...Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-18
RT @ajaxian: Strobe; A hot new HTML5-touch startup founded by Charles Jolley: http://bit.ly/blCsau #RT @cometdaily: Reminder, London Comet panel is tonight http://www.meetup.com/londonajax/calendar/13682478/ @london_ajax #Platformability's latest ...Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-04
Platformability freebie! Download Arthur's Lazy Kit your next website design mock-up: http://bit.ly/9i4R8w #Platformability is now optimised for portable devices! Give it a go on your mobile! http://bit.ly/OgvD5 #London Ajax User Group ...Read More
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-13
Platformability post: @andrewjdarnell comments our last Tech Talk: The Art of Motivation: Autonomy, Purpose & Mastery: http://bit.ly/dmaF3Z #Great article about why #html5 does not spell the end of #silverlight ...Read More