Tag Archives: JavaScript

Creating an API Service with YQL

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Derek

I spent a few days last week in New York City at Yahoo’s Open Hack All-stars event. At this hack day, I was mentoring a team of 3 students from the University of Texas who set out to create a … Continue reading →

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Learning JavaScript

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Derek

So you want to learn JavaScript huh? I can’t blame you, it’s a pretty rad programming language. Well lucky for you, it’s a really easy language to pick up and learn. You can get started with the language without spending … Continue reading →

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Joining YUI

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Derek

It seems like just yesterday I accepted a position with Yahoo and began a new adventure. These last 18 months have been an incredibly exciting time in my life, and am very thankful to have been given the opportunity. I … Continue reading →

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Google shutting down the Translate API

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Derek

When I have conversations with people about what excites me in technology today, I usually start with the fact that the Web is breaking down barriers in a way we’ve never experienced before. It is simply amazing that anyone is … Continue reading →

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Node-YQL

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Derek

The more I play around with Node.js, the more I love server-side JavaScript. Once you get over the weirdness of writing JavaScript outside of the browser, it feels very natural. And the bonus is that it is blazing fast. Also, … Continue reading →

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jsFiddle: A JavaScript playground

Posted on February 25, 2010 by Derek

Ajaxian had a story yesterday about a brand-new JavaScript playground called jsFiddle. A write and execute web-based JavaScript IDE is nothing new, but this is much, much more than that. The real power of jsFiddle is that you have the … Continue reading →

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Crockford on JavaScript

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Derek

I just finished watching Part 1 of Douglas Crockford’s ongoing lecture series on JavaScript, and it’s fascinating stuff. A must watch for any programmer. Even if you don’t code in JS, it’s worth watching simply because this first part is … Continue reading →

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Dynamic function names in JavaScript

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Derek

If you are doing some more advanced JavaScript applications, you’ll likely run into the problem at one point or another when you need to dynamically generate the name of a function you wish to call. This is the equivalent of … Continue reading →

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Auto-versioning JavaScript & CSS files

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Derek

As JavaScript becomes a more integral part to the core functionality of websites, ensuring that a user has a fresh copy of the latest code is as important as ever. Normally a browser will cache certain filetypes (CSS, JS, JPG, … Continue reading →

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Tweenky, Zendcon, vacations, CCCKC, DotNext, etc…

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Derek

Blogging is something that comes in waves for me, and once I get out of the habit, it is tough to get back into it.  I enjoy it, but sometimes there’s just so much going on that it completely escapes … Continue reading →

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