Tag: javascript
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Oct 5, 2017
Game jam with Phaser
It has been a tough week. My dad passed away after having been ill with Crohn’s disease for many years. He started to deteriorate quite rapidly recently. It was heart breaking seeing him on his final days at the hospital.
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Oct 6, 2011
Unit testing with JavaScript and NodeJS
In my latest project I needed a way to execute JavaScript from the command line. I knew a little about the Rhino project which achieves this and of course the Google V8 Project.
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Sep 29, 2011
Building server and client applications using JavaScript
JavaScript has become an essential tool that allows web developers to produce sophisticated web applications that often use AJAX to communicate with the server. JavaScript source code is becoming increasingly more complex and so it has become necessary for web browser developers to increase the performance of their JavaScript virtual machines.
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Aug 28, 2011
Documenting JavaScript with jsdoc3
JavaScript is an extremely dynamic language which allows it to be applied in a variety of interesting ways. Some prefer to take the structured approach whilst others prefer an object-oriented approach using the prototype object or a library that offers a more classical approach. This diversity makes docblock type documentation seem impossible… but it isn’t!!
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Aug 19, 2011
Using namespaces with jQuery widgets
Creating plugins for jQuery is a relatively straightforward task, however poorly named plugins can conflict with one another (or even with core jQuery functionality). I have seen numerous attempts at solving this problem which each have their advantages and disadvantages.
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Jan 19, 2010
PrototypeJS extension: namespaces for JavaScript
Namespaces are an extremely useful tool when working with numerous classes, functions or even objects in many programming languages. They allow the developer to group these entities in an intuitive way to facilitate readability.