JavaScript: write it yourself or use a library?
I must admit that I have never been a great fan of JavaScript. For one thing, its need to interact with browser objects places you at the mercy of the purveyors of such pieces of software. Debugging is another fine [...]
An inappropriate use of JavaScript
I have seen a web application that displays thousands of records in a scrollable table (please bear with me, there is a very good reason for this). from the appearance of the table, it would be reasonable to assume that [...]
IE6 and JavaScript performance
Having been exposed to an application at work that uses a lot of JavaScript, I fully appreciate what some mean when they talk about IE6′s inefficient handling of JavaScript. After seeing a web page taking an age to reload and [...]
Exploring AJAX
When I first started it, my online photo gallery started out simply as a set of interlinked HTML pages. Over time, I discovered frames (yes, them!) and started to make use of JavaScript to make the slideshows slicker. In those days, I was [...]