Relative Precision A blog of web geekery by Carl Whittaker http://relativeprecision.com/feed2012-10-22T16:33:28ZCarl Whittakercarl@relativeprecision.comhttp://relativeprecision.com/post/making-javascript-testing-in-the-browser-not-suck-with-sinonjs-part-2Making JavaScript testing in the browser not suck with Sinon.js (Part 2)2012-10-22T16:33:28ZI wrote this for the Unboxed blog.

Making JavaScript testing in the browser not suck with Sinon.js (Part 2)

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/solari-split-flap-display-with-webglSolari split flap display with WebGL2012-10-16T09:24:57ZFinally in a serviceable state, this is something I made while at Hogarth to monitor build status.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/optimising-javascript-animationOptimising JavaScript animation2012-08-21T15:52:35ZI'm going to use this as a place to collect the tips and tricks I've picked up for creating performant animations in CSS, and both 2D and 3D Canvases.

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/aking-javascript-testing-in-the-browser-not-suck-with-sinonjs-part-1Making JavaScript testing in the browser not suck with Sinon.js (Part 1)2012-10-22T16:32:41ZI wrote this for the Unboxed blog.

Making JavaScript testing in the browser not suck with Sinon.js (Part 1)

]]>http://relativeprecision.com/post/integrating-test-swarm-with-hudsonIntegrating Test Swarm with Hudson2012-07-07T21:12:42ZOver 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 MongoDB2012-08-18T09:45:42ZI'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.

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