Google Doctype

Doctype is a Google-sponsored open encyclopedia and reference library for developers of web applications. By web developers, for web developers.

• Open source
• Open content
• Open to contributions from anyone

Some Closure

"The reasons:
1. Behavior driven development (BDD)
2. MVC + J
3. Chaining of actions
4. CSS Selector rocks!
5. No more checks for presence of an element
6. Aids development process"

None of these are reasons I would ever suggest to someone who is choosing a framework. As someone who builds large-scale sites professionally, I view all (except for #6) of these reasons as counter-productive. It is why understanding the gap between professional tools (YUI/Dojo) and hobbyist tools (Prototype/jQuery) is so hard for people on either side of the equation.

Some Closure

Blogged with the Flock Browser

Hacking Digg With Firebug and jQuery

This is an adaptation of a presentation that I gave while at Mashup Camp Boston. We're going to take an introductory look at the Firebug Firefox Extension and the jQuery JavaScript Library - combining the two to build a reusable bookmarklet that can manipulate Digg Posts and Comments.

How To Debug Web Applications With Firefox

Debugging is one of the most painful parts of developing web apps. You have to deal with browser inconsistencies with HTML, CSS and javascript, let alone the difficulty of debugging javascript itself.

Here’s a rundown of the Firefox extensions I use to manage this madness.

Webdesign - forms

Niceforms

http://www.badboy.ro/articles/2007-01-30/niceforms/

http://blog.makemepulse.com/2007/07/04/niceforms-optimisation-and-new-features/