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The Case for jQuery’s .delegate() Method for Dynamic Event Binding

Vernon — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 11:59:05 +0000

jQuery delegate() for event binding

Binding events is one of the most common tasks a JavaScript developer has to do. It’s integral to the way our applications handle user interaction and response. This article from Rey Bango is a great breakdown showing the difference between live() and delegate() and why if you are on jQuery v1.4.x delegate is the way to go.

Why jQuery needs JavaScriptMVC

Vernon — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:49:06 +0000

Why jQuery needs JavaScriptMVC

There are TONS of reasons to use JavaScriptMVC and I’m busy using these reasons to build kick ass apps for our clients. So, I’ll try to quickly highlight a few of them from the perspective of someone writing a JavaScript application with just jQuery / jQueryUI / and qUnit and include a little bit about why the jQuery project leadership should care.

HTML5 Boilerplate

Vernon — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:47:05 +0000

Announcing HTML5 Boilerplate

Paul Irish has announced the release of HTML5 Boilerplate. It’s essentially a good starting template of html and css and a folder structure that works. But baked into it is years of best practices from front-end development professionals. Take a peek through the source to get a feel of what’s inside. And if you think there’s too much? Delete key that badboy.

25 Incredibly Useful CSS Snippets

Vernon — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:43:26 +0000

25 Incredibly Useful CSS Snippets

While HTML provides the structure it can be inconsistent and unpredictable across different new and old browsers. CSS is where the HTML is styled though, and where we get creative as well as addressing those inconsistencies. Below is a fantastic list of 25 CSS snippets that I am sure you will find extremely useful.

HTML5′s placeholder Attribute

Vernon — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:40:26 +0000

HTML5's placeholder Attribute

HTML5 has introduced many features to the browser; some HTML-based, some in the form of JavaScript APIs, but all of them useful. One of my favorites if the introduction of the placeholder attribute to INPUT elements. The placeholder attribute shows text in a field until the field is focused upon, then hides the text. You’ve seen this technique a billion times with JavaScript!

jQuery UI 1.8.4 Released

Vernon — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 11:34:59 +0000

jQuery UI 1.8.4 released

The fourth maintenance release for jQuery UI 1.8 is out. This update brings bug fixes for the Droppable, Resizable, Selectable and Sortable interactions as well as the Accordion, Autocomplete, Button, Datepicker Dialog, Progressbar, Slider and Tabs widgets. jQuery UI 1.8.3 was released a few days prior to 1.8.4, but there was a problem with the build system that caused some of the files to not contain any copyright information. If you noticed the 1.8.3 release and upgraded, please upgrade to 1.8.4.

Progressive Enhancement – Why and how you should be doing it

Vernon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:12:20 +0000

Progressive Enhancement - Why and how you should be doing it.

Over on Script Junkie there is a great article about Progressive Enhancement written by Chris Heilmann. “(I)f you want to build working, scalable and maintainable solutions for the web you want to think about progressive enhancement of your products.” This is a great read and something every developer should be implementing.

jQuery – The Difference Between Live() and Delegate()

Vernon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:05:50 +0000

jQuery - The Difference Between Live() and Delegate()

In the previous choice about commonly confused bits of jQuery there is a great section about live(), die() and delegate() that may leave some asking why not just drop live() for delegate()? This choice does a great job at explaining the difference between live() and delegate().

Commonly Confused Bits Of jQuery

Vernon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:02:55 +0000

Commonly Confused Bits Of jQuery

The explosion of JavaScript libraries and frameworks such as jQuery onto the front-end development scene has opened up the power of JavaScript to a far wider audience than ever before. jQuery brings to the party its own API, featuring a host of functions, methods and syntactical peculiarities. Some are confused or appear similar to each other but actually differ in some way. This article clears up some of these confusions.

Things You Might Not Know About Conditional Comments

Vernon — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 12:01:02 +0000

Things You Might Not Know About Conditional Comments

Use of conditional comments to target certain versions of Internet Explorer is pretty commonplace nowadays, and is generally seen as the best-practice method for including separate styles for IE. But conditional comments have some unique possibilities and quirks that maybe you haven’t considered before, or have simply forgotten. Here is an overview of some things you may not know about conditional comments.