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jQuery UI Bootstrap 0.2 Released

Addy — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:44:11 +0000

Today I am happy to announce the release of jQuery UI Bootstrap 0.2. This release includes a number of bug fixes and new additions to the theme and can be downloaded from the release site now. Fixes Include Compatibility … Continue reading →

My Interview On SitePoint About Backbone.js And Backbone Fundamentals

Addy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:01:20 +0000

Episode 145 of The SitePoint Podcast is now available. This week interview host Louis Simoneau (@rssaddict) interviews me about Backbone.js and the free online book I'm in the progress of writing about the fundamentals of using it to organize your … Continue reading →

Understanding MVC And MVP (For JavaScript And Backbone Developers)

Addy — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:27:12 +0000

Last updated: 16th Jan, 2012. Before exploring any JavaScript frameworks that assist in structuring applications, it can be useful to gain a basic understanding of architectural design patterns. Design patterns are proven solutions to common development problems and can suggest … Continue reading →

Short Musings On JavaScript MV* Tech Stacks

Addy — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:47:35 +0000

Lately, there have been a number of developers getting in touch to discuss the tech stacks for their web applications. In this short post, I'd like to focus on the JavaScript side of some of these conversations. We're at an … Continue reading →

jQuery UI Bootstrap – A New Bootstrap-inspired Theme For Your Widgets

Addy — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:32:32 +0000

I recently released the first version of a new project called jQuery UI Bootstrap – a Twitter Bootstrap inspired theme for UI widgets. For a demo of the theme or to download it, hop on over to the project homepage. … Continue reading →

Backbone Fundamentals – A Free Work-In-Progress Book For Developers Of All Levels

Addy — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:27:15 +0000

About a week ago, I began working on a new article about Backbone.js. It was due to cover some concepts and insights intermediate or advanced users might appreciate, but I found myself wanting to reference topics beginners might need to … Continue reading →

Auto-saving CSS And JavaScript Changes Locally From The Chrome Developer Tools

Addy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 13:24:23 +0000

Today we're going to take a look at how you can greatly simplify how you locally develop for the web.We all have our own workflow when it comes to working on the front-end, but there are some common steps … Continue reading →

Polyfilling The HTML5 Gaps With JavaScript

Addy — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:09:05 +0000

We all want to use the hot new features being implemented in modern browsers right away, but there's a small problem holding us back: how can we use these great new capabilities whilst ensuring older browsers still render pages and … Continue reading →

The Smashing Guide To Moving The Web Forward

Addy — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 16:41:49 +0000

In this article I’d like to talk about how you can help give back to the Web and a new project that seeks to make this process easier: MoveTheWebForward.org. If you’ve ever thought about contributing to the community but weren’t … Continue reading →

Large-scale JavaScript Application Architecture

Addy — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:21:17 +0000

Developers creating JavaScript applications these days usually use a combination of MVC, modules, widgets and plugins for their architecture. They also use a DOM manipulation library like jQuery. Whilst this works great for apps that are built at a smaller-scale, … Continue reading →