Javascript
Stop Using Alerts To Troubleshoot JavaScript
I didn’t think this was common practice to use alerts for debugging anymore until I talked to another web dev friend of mine – he was still using alerts to test and debug heavy JavaScript applications. For simple debugging this method might be useful, but the headache of trying to debug issues with complex objects would be [...]
Custom Styled Google Maps
It’s a powerful tool that almost every web developer uses at some point. The API makes it even more useful when you need to plot, for example, office locations. It has some pretty cool features, and it even lets you overlay images which is useful in its own ways.
Clear All Intervals & Timeouts
There isn’t a JavaScript built-in method for clearing all timeouts and intervals – which can be frustrating when you’re building a complex system that relies heavily on Ajax and interval/timeout calls.
How jQuery Saved My Life
Well, maybe not my life, but definitely my sanity (both of equal usefulness and importance.) It started out as a bit of an accident, actually. One day at work as I was slaving away with my DOM coding – which always feels like a mild punishment when I need to do it – I was searching for the answer to one of the many questions [...]