A Historical Archive (2006-2014)
Fiddling Around With DataTable To me, it feels like every other Open Hours is about DataTable, but I guess that's not actually true. So let's talk about DataTable! In particular, I want to talk about two things: Tips and tricks with column...
Abstraction is a hot buzzword, but many people say abstraction when they really mean generalization. These two concepts are very different. In fact, they apply to opposite ends of the coding process. A lot has been written about how abstractions...
One of the best things about YUI is our documentation. It’s been known in the community for years that documentation is a high priority for our developers. One of our other priorities is exceptional API documentation. We have always had high quality...
Abstraction is a hot buzzword, but many people say abstraction when they really mean generalization. These two concepts are very different. In fact, they apply to opposite ends of the coding process. A lot has been written about how abstractions...
Code Review: Photos Near Me In Eric F's most recent article he reports in on his exercise to add YUI to the server side of his project app, Photos Near Me. Short form: so far, so good. It's been a while since we've done a good old fashioned code...
For my first sprint of 3.6.0 development I'm writing up (and showing by example) how to develop an app using YUI on the client and server, which works on both the desktop and mobile devices. Code sharing and reuse FTW! To start this process, I...
When I sat down to build the YUI 3 version of Page Layout , I knew it would be a big job. Even though the YUI 2 version was on its third incarnation, the code was still a mess. The original design, dramatically simplified from the performance...
3.5.0 release retrospective and 3.6.0 planning 3.5.0 is live ! That means 3.6.0 development is now underway and we want your feedback on what you think should be the high priority features and components of our next release. We can also talk about...
When working with tabular data, it is nice to be able to see as many columns as possible. If the table is the only widget on the page, then you can let the table expand and the viewport will scroll. However, this will not work if you need to display...
Update: This internship has now been filled! The YUI team is looking for a summer intern who has completed at least one year of formal coursework toward a CS degree and who wants to gain first-hand experience writing industrial-strength JavaScript...