Google releases web browser: Google Chrome
The web is buzzing! Something which was due to come, sooner or later, has happened. Google is launching their own web browser today: Google Chrome.
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iPhone letdowns
In July, iPhone 3G was released, with a product hype the web world hasn’t seen in a long long time. It’s a nice little product, but in my opinion, there are some fundamental flaws.
34
Today I turn 34 years old. How old are you?
Going sailing
From September last year till this summer, I was working on a project which demanded some extra time and efforts, especially at the end before launch (which doesn’t), and the customer was nice enough to treat us to a reward trip for our success; basically, for doing what we’re paid to do in the first place. 🙂
Sweden becomes an Orwellian nightmare – the FRA debacle
During the summer, the dreaded FRA law was voted for and accepted by the Swedish Parliament. Basically, this law allows the government to go through all digital communication going across the borders of Sweden. Meaning, if I read my Gmail, do a Google search or whatever, they will get complete access to that information.
Nyman rides again
I’m back. 🙂
Summer break
After a spring filled with varying degrees of turmoil, summer is finally here. And with that, my friends, comes my break from development, blogging and any other computer-related activity.
dLite – a lightweight JavaScript library for those who want less features, and more control
Looking at how JavaScript has and its usage has evolved, and also taking in how most JavaScript libraries seem to try to cater for every possible need people might have, I thought it was about time to get back to the basics. To me, that is spelled dLite.
Thoughts on developing with the Adobe AIR framework
Having developed a few Adobe AIR applications now (Memory, facedesk, GMDesk), and having talked to some people of the Adobe AIR Team, I thought it was time to express my feelings on what it’s like developing with Adobe AIR.
GMDesk – run Gmail as a stand-alone application
Just as the need I saw to for running Facebook stand-alone with facedesk, the turn has come to Gmail. Let me present GMDesk – run Gmail as a stand-alone application.
How to update Adobe AIR applications automatically with JavaScript – AIRUpdater.js
When developing applications with Adobe AIR, a vital feature is being able to push application updates to the end users. As it’s quite hard to find complete examples from Adobe, I thought I’d offer you a script how to do it.
facedesk – a stand-alone Facebook application
With the advanced level of sophistication when it comes to web sites and web applications, there are a number which would suit better as stand-alone applications. Therefore, I’ve created facedesk.
Book review: JavaScript: The Good Parts
As I’m sure you know, I have a very strong interest in JavaScript, and what better way to try and feed that, than to read a brand new book by Douglas Crockford entitled JavaScript: The Good Parts!
DOMAssistant 2.7.1 released, future plans and asking for help
As most of you are aware of, me and a small group of very talented people are working on our JavaScript library of choice, DOMAssistant, because we have a strong belief that light-weight code, fast and accurate performance, Unicode support and modularity is very important, and crucial for the future state of the web.
The ultimate getElementsByClassName, anno 2008
Two and a half years ago, I released the first version of getElementsByClassName. With how web browsers has evolved since, I thought I’d release a real ultimate version, dated 2008. 🙂
Conditional Compilation in JavaScript
A feature most people don’t seem to know about is conditional compilation in Internet Explorer web browsers.
Book review: The Art & Science Of JavaScript
A while ago I received a book which I had anticipated to have the chance to read: The Art & Science Of JavaScript.
How to avoid automatic type conversion in JavaScript
A very common problem when people code JavaScript, is that they don’t take automatic type conversion into account. As a result, there are numerous weird errors and JavaScript is getting a lot of blame for being loosely typed. Therefore, I’d like to show you an easy way to avoid that problem.
DZone article about AJAX and element selection with DOMAssistant
DZone asked me to write an article about DOMAssistant, so I chose to give an introduction to how to work with element selection and especially different ways of making AJAX calls. Please read Making Element Selection and AJAX simple with DOMAssistant for more information.
How to hide and show initial content, depending on whether JavaScript support is available
Many people ask me how I choose to address an situation where all content in a web should be available without JavaScript, but certain parts hidden if JavaScript is enabled.
Are you a woman reading this?
Ok, this is probably one of those publishings that will be a miserable failure, a crash-and-burn post. But hey, we learn from our mistakes, right? 🙂
Improve your web site performance – tips & tricks to get a good YSlow rating
When YSlow was released to indicate how well a web site performed, there were a lot of people disappointed, and perplexed, by their own score. Overall, I think performance is underrated, so I thought I’d give you some short guidelines how to improve the performance of your web site.
PictureSlides plugin released for DOMAssistant
We have just released a PictureSlides plugin for DOMAssistant, with which you can create picture slideshows, image presentations and also complete picture galleries.
Sweden’s best developers
Swedish magazine Computer Sweden has appointed who they think are the 75 best developers in Sweden 
, and I was ranked number 19.
Event delegation with JavaScript
There has been a fair share about JavaScript and event delegation, but since a lot of people doesn’t seem to have read it, I thought I’d re-iterate the point here. The more the merrier, right? 🙂
Do we really need Microformats?
A lot of web developers, at least over the years, seem to have fallen for Microformats. Naturally, the given question then is: do we really need Microformats?
Interviewed for DZone/Web Builder Zone
I have been interviewed for DZone/Web Builder Zone, where I mainly talk about DOMAssistant. Hopefully you get answers to some questions you have possibly had. 🙂
Where to include JavaScript files in a document
Today I thought we’d talk about how, or rather were in the document, to include JavaScript files.
Interface Developers have to be available from start to end in a project (and work with real live code)
Having had a number of jobs and from being a consultant, getting the opportunity to see how a lot of companies and clients work over the years, I’m way too often surprised how underestimated cooperation and keeping a competence available throughout a project really is.
Do you validate your JavaScript code?
Writing about whether people validate their CSS, it made me wonder about how/if people ensure the quality of their JavaScript code.
Do you validate your CSS?
We all heavily evangelize the validating of HTML code and think it’s just a given, right? But how about the CSS code?
Memory – an Adobe AIR application
For some time, I’ve wanted to play around with Adobe AIR and see what it’s like. I’m also a sucker for very simple, yet addictive, games, so now was the time!
JavaScript loop performance
When developing JavaScript, performance is one of the vital things. Therefore, I thought I’d share the performance of loops with JavaScript, and give some advice.
DOMAssistant 2.7 released – better, faster, slimmer + new features!
The new version of DOMAssistant, 2.7, is finally out and my impression is that it is a very stable and solid release. Faster CSS selector performance, new features while at the same time a smaller file size.
Port ASP.NET features to Ruby on Rails
Now there’s a plugin available to get the best features of ASP.NET into Ruby on Rails.
Favorite terms about web developers
A casual gray Friday like this, I was thinking about the best terms about web developers I’ve heard.
Geek Meet April 24th 2008
It’s about time for another Geek meet, don’t you think?
Microsoft will use Gecko layout engine in IE 8
When I read the news this morning, it blew my mind! Microsoft will use the Gecko layout engine for IE 8.
Full Acid3 support in Opera and WebKit (Safari etc)
First out was Opera, and then WebKit (which Safari and some other web browsers are based on), to pass the Acid3 test.
My grandfather
Last night my paternal grandfather passed away.
Should we continue to use relative units vs. relying on page zooming?
Looking at the upcoming releases of different web browsers I started to wonder whether specifying fonts in relative units, such as ems etc, will be a common approach in the future.
Web Developer recommendations: Lim Cheng Hong and Pelle Wessman
Today I though it would be a good time to tell you about two web developers who I would really like to recommend to you: Lim Cheng Hong and Pelle Wessman (Pelle’s blog).
Priceless?
In this day and age, where some people would do just about everything to be seen, it’s interesting to see companies trying to take advantage of that.
Styling BUTTONS, and achieving sliding doors with them
As you all know, form elements aren’t that easy to style, especially not consistently. At a first glance, the button element seems like a sure winner, but once you delve into it…
Coding to suit the editor
Something I’ve noticed is how web developers behave when color coding in their favorite editor doesn’t work,
DOMAssistant news – New plugins, TextMate bundle and ten times faster than the competitors in IE 8
A number of exciting things have been going on in the DOMAssistant camp, so I thought I’d fill you in with some of the latest. We’re talking plugins, developer tools and taking a glimpse into the future.
IE 8 beta 1 available for download – some quick takes
For those of you who have missed it, IE 8 beta is now available for download. Let’s take a quick look on what’s in it.
Not all values posted with a form in IE
I am, hypothetically ( 🙂 ) working on an e-commerce site, and the other day I discovered that IE doesn’t post all values with a form.
IE 8 will use Standards Mode as the default rendering
As reported all over Internet, Microsoft has completely turned around regarding their initial Standards Mode approach in the upcoming IE 8.
The form that left
The other day, I encountered a form submission behavior I didn’t expect, nor don’t have any solution for.