Category: JavaScript

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 values. It's basically a web service ...Read More

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 the same ...Read More

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 is set to get a boost ...Read More

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, support and issues with WebSocket which ...Read More

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 you to replace ...Read More

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 http://bit.ly/vK9i @ ...Read More

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 UX post! With ...Read More

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 Meetup: Comet Panel ...Read More

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 or # ...Read More

This post is going to be short and sweet. “Short” because Fiddler makes working around this problem so simple. And “Sweet” because I think this is really powerful and will allow you to develop applications that show why cross domain access, in ...Read More