Relative Precision A blog of web geekery by Carl Whittaker http://relativeprecision.com/feed2011-05-18T08:58:52ZCarl Whittakercarl@relativeprecision.comThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use.http://relativeprecision.com/post/integrating-test-swarm-with-hudsonIntegrating Test Swarm with Hudson2011-05-18T08:58:52ZOver the past few days I've been working on getting our JavaScript test results into Hudson to give us a truly integrated testing setup. This is how I did it.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/blogging-with-nodejs-express-and-mongodbBlogging with node.js, Express and MongoDB2011-05-17T20:00:58ZI've tidied up and packaged the source for this very blog on github. You'll find it at http://github.com/carlmw/express-blog.

It's a pretty standard newbie attempt to get to grips with a new stack but it's pretty stable and thanks to node and express incredibly fast.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/new-design-old-homeNew design, old home2010-12-21T21:27:58ZIt's slightly overdue but I felt it was time to dust off the cob webs and give this place a little face lift.

First thing to go was Wordpress. Being a LAMP guy I initially planned to pick up another PHP CMS and start using that, but I'm tired of the usual suspects and decided to go with a fresh stack.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/using-requirejs-with-frontalUsing RequireJS with Frontal2010-07-05T21:19:19ZRequireJS is a JavaScript loader and module manager. It’s great for loading scripts concurrently and without blocking the page from rendering.

Frontal now supports a simple plugin architecture. Using the .register method it’s possible to mix functionality directly into frontal.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/pixel-rotPixel rot2010-06-21T20:08:36ZWhen a design has spent so long in photoshop that every pixel has been polished to perfection. When your design can’t be implemented without resorting to image maps it’s gone too far. When theres no real text on the page its not a web page anymore it’s a JPEG.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/adding-some-jquery-sugar-to-frontalAdding some jQuery sugar to frontal2010-04-11T21:08:16ZI’ve just pushed a new feature and some minor tweaks to the frontal project on github.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/typekit-slow-hosted-scripts-and-the-flash-of-unset-textTypekit, slow hosted scripts and the Flash of Unset Text2010-03-28T20:04:35ZWhile working on the forthcoming redesign of the Beam website, FF DIN was made available for licensing with @font-face in WOFF format. It was also released on Typekit.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/scrappt-prototype-slidesScrappy prototype slides2010-03-24T21:20:22ZFor posterity’s sake here are the slides from my talk today on scrappy prototypes. They likely make no sense out of context.

scrappy-prototypes.pdf

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/say-hi-to-frontalSay hi to frontal2010-03-23T21:14:18ZOn and off for the past few months i’ve been playing with an idea for a lightweight JavaScript framework. I hate to use the term ‘framework’ but i can’t think of a better way to describe it. Perhaps this is a terrible approach to JavaScript development but it’s been fun to experiment.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/the-southby-experienceThe southby experience2010-03-17T21:16:38ZI’m sitting by my gate ready to fly home from Austin after one absolutely fantastic week at SXSWi. Coming out here i wasn’t sure what to expect.

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