Dojo Grid has landed in the DojoX trunk for Dojo’s 1.0 release scheduled for the 31st of this month.
I’m eagerly anticipating Dojo 1.0. It’s been a long time coming, but this is shaping up to be an excellent and capable release.
Read More on the SitePen Release
It’s been around all over and it’s not exactly a spring chicken, but it should probably be here to. The excellent Dev thought Fancy Menu is a visually powerful & fun menu system built in mootools.
One Note I’d like to add, however, is how well written & useful the writeup on the menu is.
Check it out at: http://devthought.com/cssjavascript-true-power-fancy-menu/
What is it:
Crosscheck is an open source testing framework for verifying your in-browser javascript. It helps you ensure that your code will run in many different browsers such as Internet Explorer and Firefox, but without needing installations of those browsers. The only thing you need is a Java Virtual Machine.
How it works:
It executes javascript in a browserless environment & records the results. It is capable of testing against both IE and Firefox on any computer.
It’s limitations:
For many of us, fine grained javascript unit testing doesn’t make the most sense. An automated environment can’t tell you if something looks right or if the drag is actually dragging, but it can verify that defined functions & ajax calls are performing as expected.
It’s free, open source & worth investigating for your next project.
Find Crosscheck online at www.thefrontside.net/crosscheck
Learn more about using crosscheck from Jason Harwig’s Blog
Organizational standards are wonderful things. They enforce consistency, help insure institutional competence and can dramatically reduce the learning curve to get additional staff up to speed on a project. At the same time, in the world of AJAX standards can be too slow to adapt to a constantly changing landscape. How do you strike a balance between flexibility and consistency?
Here’s a simple and adaptable Notification widget for Prototype / Scripataculous development.
Features:
Get it Here:
http://transparent-message.xilinus.com/
jQuery UI was released last month and provides an official UI library for jQuery development. Included in the release:
Although many modules aren’t ready for primetime use yet. I would advise trying to integrate the official packages in your next jQuery project. Over the next few days we will be exploring each of these elements in more depth.
Here’s an excellent Prototype / Scriptaculous Carousel widget from the maker of yesterdays Prototype Window.
Features:
Get it Online Here:
Here’s a handy prototype based window class.
Features:
Get it Online Here:
Here’s a great resource for load balancing AJAX applications. Unlike most load balancing strategies. This one outsources some of the responsibility for balancing to an AJAX client to reduce costs and increase availability.
http://www.digital-web.com/articles/client_side_load_balancing/
Hi everyone,
Posts may be light over the next few days as I will be attending HighEdWebDev ‘07 in Rochester NY. For those of you attending, I encourage you to check out the workshop & presentation I will be giving.
The Ajax Bestiary: An introduction to the various frameworks with a focus on the strengths, weaknesses & quirks of each. Sunday October 14th 1:30 - 5:00 pm.
Making Sense of Card Sorts: Card sorts are powerful tool for planning and organizing websites. Unfortunately the analysis tools can be hard to find. This talk will show how simple excel spreadsheets and critical thinking can dramatically increase the value of card sorts in your projects. Monday October 15th, 5-5:30 PM
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