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.
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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.
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.
MOSS should be spelt MOCKERY
Microsoft released MOSS, Microsoft Sharepoint Office Portal, which is a web-based collaboration and document management platform.
IE 8, shooting browsers and what to do
A topic that just can’t be discussed enough is Microsoft and how some of their decisions affect us Web Developers, end users and, consequently, the entire world.
DOMAssistant lives – version 2.6 released with overall fastest CSS selector performance and plugins
Almost a month ago, I wrote a hesitant post about DOMAssistant in DOMAssistant – Why bother?, so it’s about time to talk about that again.
Et tu, Firefox?
For me and a lot of other people I’ve been talking to, the latest release of Firefox haven’t really been delivering.
Microsoft puts a bid on Yahoo!
As you all probably know by now, Microsoft has put a bid of $44.6 billion for Yahoo!.
A CSS class hero
I thought I’d share a web developer’s rendition of Working Class Hero.
Are you a stealth coder?
Ever felt that whatever you do, it doesn’t matter? No one notices your work, knows what you do or even knows your name. Then, my friend, you’re a stealth coder.
DOMAssistant – Why bother?
Maybe I’m just writing this because I’ve been feeling a bit low lately, but I do wonder if there’s any idea that I put any more time into DOMAssistant.
How web browsers handle rounding when it comes to values set in percentage
Ever had the problems with width set in percentage, and every web browser seem to treat it differently? Elements falling down in IE, ruining your layout? I sure have, and John Resig explains how it really works.
Version targeting in IE 8, and an alternative path for Microsoft
There’s a fire spreading over the Internet right now, and it’s about the new Microsoft idea with version targeting in their new IE 8 web browser.
Can’t make links (appear ) clickable in IE
We all know that Internet Explorer hasn’t been the best of the bunch rendering CSS properly, and while IE 7 got better, it’s far from perfect. I have an example here where I can’t make links (appear) clickable, no matter what.
Nyman’s on Twitter
Most of you know about Twitter, right? Basically, it’s a service where you write, within a sentence or two, what your doing at the moment, and then share it with the world.
Offer what the customer/project needs, instead of generalizing
How may projects have you been in when it didn’t turn out as expected? Or rather, how many projects have indeed delivered what everyone really wanted?
DOMAssistant goes MIT License
I’ve had some people worrying about the GPL license I’ve used for DOMAssistant, and it being too strict so they can’t use it in their commercial project.
Therefore, DOMAssistant has now changed to a MIT License, which basically means you can pretty much do anything with it! 🙂
Enjoy!
DOMAssistant 2.5.6 released – AJAX module post method has been fixed (now 2.5.7 version)
I just released DOMAssistant 2.5.5 yesterday, but with the feedback given, some tweaks had to be made to the new AJAX module post method. Instead of updating the same version multiple times, which is wrong, I’ve new made a new minor release where the issues have been taken care of.
So, download the new 2.5.6 version if you’re using DOMAssistant.
Updated January 14th
Just as mentioned by chenghong, I made a mistake and stripped the URL in AJAX GET requests as well. Something I knew, but that’s what I get for preaching about assertions but not applying it properly to my own code. I guess my intuition took overhand for a while. 😉
Anyway, I’ve released a 2.5.7 version of DOMAssistant now (available for download) where everything should be sorted. If you’re using the 2.5.5 or 2.5.6 version, everything should be working fine but the AJAX module’s get and post methods, but please update to make sure you have the latest working version.
I sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this might cause you.
DOMAssistant 2.5.5 released, with improved event handling, replaceClass and end methods
I have just released DOMAssistant 2.5.5, which contains some very useful features and improvements, and a CSS selector bug fix.
What’s your level of code assertions?
Last year in November, Andy Hunt, of The Pragmatic Programmer and Agile Manifesto, was invited to speak exclusively to our company, and some things he said made me start thinking.
Goodbye 2007 – Happy New Year!
The year 2007 has come to an end, or rather, it very soon has. I thought I’d write a summary of what happened me as well as on the web during 2007, to have a closure for the year that has passed.
AdvancEd DOM Scripting – a book review
Quite recently I finished reading the book AdvancEd DOM Scripting by Jeffrey Sambells, together with Aaron Gustafson.
DOMAssistant 2.5 released – CSS selector support, new AJAX methods and more goodies added!
After listening to a number of JavaScript developers, seeing how they work in real life and analyzing their needs, I’m happy to provide the heavily updated DOMAssistant 2.5!
Opera files a complaint to the European Commision about Internet Explorer
Opera brings Microsoft and Internet Explorer in front of the European Commission with an antitrust complaint.
When things stop working, the solution isn’t always obvious
When we develop web sites, we stumble across problems, right? And sometimes, just sometimes, we do learn from them and know what to do next time. At other times, though, the problem is something we never would have expected.
Gmail, why sucketh thee?
Since Gmail released a new version a month or so ago, it crashes several times every day for me.
Geek Meet January 2008
In the mood for a Geek Meet? January 24th 2008 it’s time again!
Ving.se being Sweden’s best web site? I think not
What’s in an award, really? Swedish computer magazine Internetworld has just given the Sweden’s Best Web Site 2007 award to the supposedly best web site in Sweden.
Interviewed for Kaxigt
Sometimes I get the question why I never write about web development in Swedish. The reason is simple, and it’s because I want to reach a wider audience, besides the fact that I actually find it easier since all the terminology is in English to begin with.
However, for those who want to read my opinions in Swedish, Lena at kaxigt.com has interviewed me about the future of web development in Intervju med Robert Nyman på Robert’s Talk .
@media Ajax – the presentations
As promised in my @media Ajax – Journeys and stories post (now updated with pictures!), this one will focus on the presentations during the conference.
HTML Validator 0.8.4 update fails on Mac OS X Leopard
Just a short post with a word of warning to Mac OS X Leopard users having the HTML Validator add-on – it might also apply to other Mac users.
Ticnet.se – an example of when online ticket booking goes wrong
I’ve always wondered when non-functioning web sites will start to be replaced by good ol’ real-life stores, which people will go to instead of using the online service. Yesterday it happened with Ticnet.se
Stop using poor performance CSS expressions – Use JavaScript instead
Since the CSS support in Internet Explorer, especially in versions prior to Internet Explorer 7, has been lagging quite substantially, clever web developers have started using CSS expressions to mimic CSS functionality. However, few realize how this affects performance.