Archive for 'Framework'
Optimiser ses javascripts : le cas de mootools
May 10, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Comment optimiser le poids de ses pages web avec des framework Javascript ?
Flow: The JavaScript Framework aiming to fix the DOM API
May 9, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
we were tired of dealing with browser quirks, mistakes or downright non-support. The Flow framework: * implements the DOM Level 3 API across all modern browsers * extends the API with extremely useful functions
inputEx 0.1.0 released
May 7, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
inputEx is a javascript framework to build fields and forms
Prototype Framework Tutorial
May 6, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Prototype is a JavaScript framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications.Prototype is distributed as a single file called prototype.jsThis tutorial gives a complete understanding on Prototype.
ArcIMS learning HTML Viewer Notes: Javascript minutes - css
May 4, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
1. Another Frame in the JavaScript variables: Var can be used in other frameworks: Frame name. Variable name to call 2. In - Table Row - Table Data 3. Elements&…
Ext JS responds with Open Source FLOSS Exceptions
April 28, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Jack Slocum and his team are listening, and appear to be working with the community to clear things up:
With our recent change to the GPL v3 some concerns have been brought up by the Ext Community. We are hoping to address some of those concerns via community discussion of two new FLOSS exceptions.
The first step for us is the …
Interview: Robert Nyman : Creator of DOMAssistant
April 25, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
After using DOMAssistant on a recent project and enjoying the benefit this library brings to developing JavaScript cross-browser I felt I really needed to speak to the creator of the awesome framework. Next follows an interview I recently had with Robert Nyman about himself, DOMAssistant and the future of the web. Enjoy!
To GWT Ext or to Ext GWT?
April 23, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
One part of the Ext JS 2.1 release was the prominence of the sub project Ext GWT, a project that lets you code in Java with GWT while using the Ext components and framework.
But wait a minute, I thought that that project was GWT-Ext? Or wasn’t there something called MyGWT too? Confused?
Didier Girard has come to the rescue. …
ExtJS goes commercial. Community PISSED!
April 22, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
ExtJS (a javascript framework like YUI or Prototype) just switched their license from LGPL to GPL over the weekend. UN-ANNOUNCED. The community is in an uproar. Read some of these posts…
Lightweight Accordion with JavaScript and CSS
April 18, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
The JavaScript for this simple accordion is only 1.65 kilobytes when packed. If you have a small project that could use an accordion and don’t want to include an entire JavaScript framework to do the job then give this script a try.
Yahoo! BrowserPlus: The rumour is true
April 18, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Awhile back I heard a rumour that Yahoo! had a “Gears-like” project that was cancelled. I thought this was a shame, as having Yahoo! pushing the browser would be a great thing, and I wished that we could all join forces and push together.
It turns out the rumour is true, and even better, the project has survived. Skylar Woodward …
Ecma262 @ Netxion.net, Conceptual
April 18, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
The concept of building and maintaining a javascript framework. The idea is to use several functions of the native javacript engine in an object oriented manor.
Three Helpful JavaScript Libraries
April 16, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Oliver Steele has posted on three small JavaScript libraries that he carries around in his toolbox as he goes from project to project.
Fluently — Construction Kit for Chainable Methods
Fluently lets you build chainable methods, which Oliver used to build a mock test framework.
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var o = Fluently.make(function(define) {
define(‘fn1’, function() {console.info(‘called fn1’)});
define(‘fn2’, …
DOH, let me test my code!
April 16, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Dustin Machi has posted on DOH, the Dojo Objective Harness which is a testing framework for JavaScript.
It can be used with your own Dojo applications, and even without any Dojo at all.
To do this you need to follow a couple of patterns, and Dustin documents them so you can get going.
You end up putting the correct refresh code in …
Appcelerator on App Engine
April 14, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
I had a funny feeling that we would see frameworks and tools starting to support Google App Engine. Appcelerator has added support into their SDK, so you can now create an App Engine project.
They just ported Tejus’s appTunes demo to the App Engine and deployed it at http://apptunes.appspot.com.
The example uses embedded Flex components and …
using.js: manage JavaScript dependencies
April 14, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Jon Davis created Using.js, a simple library to manage dependencies with the goals of:
Seperate script dependencies from HTML markup (let the script framework figure out the dependencies it needs, not the designer)
Make script referencing as simple and easy as possible (no need to manage the HTML files)
Lazy load the scripts and not load them until and unless they are …
JavaScript getElementById, Performance, and the $ Function
April 11, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Thanks to a number of JavaScript frameworks with an implementation of the $ function there’s a whole new generation of programmers abusing JavaScript. Just because it’s easy to type doesn’t mean you should use it everywhere, and here’s the evidence stating why.
Spket IDE 1.6.11 Released
April 7, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
The team at Spket Studio continues to enhance their Eclipse-based Spket IDE announcing today the release of Spket IDE 1.6.11. The updates include:
A Theme Builder for the Ext JS framework (screenshot, tutorials)
Code assist for JavaScript improvements (references)
Code assist support JavaScript keywords and documention view for JavaScript editor (references)
Preferences for …
CSS/Javascript Title Calculator: Mortgage Loan Calculations
April 7, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
An update on a classic. Imperial Software Systems redesigned their Title Rate Premium Calculator and set up a framework to brand it for corporations and the like.
Javascript MVC framework
April 4, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
JavaScriptMVC is a framework or library that provides MVC architectural pattern for javascript. There are some interesting functions like automatically compress multiple js files into a single file, error handling and email notification, history provides back, forward, and refresh functions for js applications.
Build A Desktop Application With Ext, AIR, Aptana & Red Bull
April 3, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Ext JS is an excellent framework for building web applications that have desktop like functionality in a web browser. But what if you could take your JavaScript powered application and run on the desktop like any other native application?
Perma-Closing Message Boxes with JavaScript + CSS
April 2, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
An absolutely positioned CSS-based message box can be a useful design choice, but the same message popping up every time a user visits can get annoying. It’d be useful to give your users the ability to close those messages. No framework required!
Top 10 Javascript Frameworks - Which do you prefer?
April 1, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Javascript libraries have become fundamental to good web design, almost all ste nowadays have some element of javascript or Ajax present. It is probably the main element in developing the Web 2.0 movement.There are many Frameworks, which do you prefer?Here are a list of the Top 10 Javascript/Ajax Libraries.
What’s hot in tech right now
March 30, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Asus EEE PC 900, HTC TyTN II, Sony Xperia X1, Mobile browsers, PHP Frameworks, Javascript Frameworks, Aircraft design
The importance of bandwidth versus latency
March 27, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Between cranking on Acid 3 tests, the WebKit crew has explained some issues in Optimizing Page Loading in the Web Browser:
It is well understood that page loading speed in a web browser is limited by the available connection bandwidth. However, it turns out bandwidth is not the only limiting factor and in many cases it …
Adobe Photoshop Express Launches
March 27, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
The launch of Adobe Photoshop Express has been much anticipated. We are seeing the move of a large software company going from desktop to Web for a major application.
As Erick Schonfeld points out “Photoshop Express is by no means just Photoshop ported onto the web.”
I am a big fan of Picnik and for awhile was using it …
Create a Digg-like FAQ Page Using mootools
March 25, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
In this tutorial, I’d like to show how a JavaScript framework like mootools simplifies and reduces code, and I use a simulation of Digg’s FAQ page (where it hides and shows the answers when the answer is clicked) as a practical example.
Ext-based Jabber Client
March 24, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
The Ext JS user community has been extremely active producing some very cool user extensions to the framework. A new project that recently showed up is a Jabber client that includes:
Full rostermanagment
Instant notifications
Desktop look and feel
Tabbed chats
Wysiwyg messages
Multiple File Uploads with Aptana Jaxer
March 20, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Dealing with file uploads can be a test of a Web framework. I personally long for the input type=”file” to be improved with items such as multiple=”true” for multiselection, let alone showing the status of the upload (20% complete).
The Jaxer folks have posted on Easy File Uploading using Aptana Jaxer which shows how you can tinker in JavaScript to …
Echo 3 releases client side component model
March 19, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Echo has been known as a Java server side component framework, but with the release of Echo 3, they have added a way to build component applications using JavaScript:
Client-side Echo applications do not require an application server, and can also be run entirely offline.
With Echo3, the formerly server-side-only component framework has been recreated in client-side JavaScript. This was not …
Slikcalc - Easy Javascript Calculations
March 18, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Slikcalc is a small javascript library that greatly simplifies creating dynamic javascript calculators. It works great for just about anything, ranging from calculating columns of values, to a complex custom formula. You can even write your own calculators and plug them into the framework with little effort.
dojox.analytics for developers and more
March 14, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Dustin Machi has written about his dojox.analytics package:
dojox.analytics is a small project, both in aspirations and in size. It has a simple goal of logging browser and application data to the server for review. This data can be used to monitor application performance, effectiveness, and quality, or it can be used for custom data collection to identify or monitor …
Tooltip Image with Mootools
March 8, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
MooTools is a wonderful JavaScript framework, and since the actual community can be a scary place, I took it upon myself to share the effects I learn how to create. The first effect is the tooltip thumbnail image I have on my Home page.
Exhibit 2.0 - Javascript web framework
March 7, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Introducing a simple Javascript framework for displaying data using just HTML code.
Snook Live Chat Tomorrow (3/5/08)
March 4, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Jonathan Snook will be conducting a live chat tomorrow (3/5/08) at 10:00am EST (15:00 GMT) via UStream. Here are the details:
Location: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/snookca
Date/Time: 3/5/08 at 10:00am EST (15:00 GMT)
Topic: Q&A relating to Jonathan’s development work with Adobe AIR, and questions regarding JavaScript, frameworks (PHP or JavaScript), or about freelancing.
This is definitely a …
New mashup editor from MIT
March 3, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Exhibit is a three-tier web application framework written in Javascript, which you can include like you would include Google Maps.If you just want to show a few hundred records of data on maps, timelines, scatter plots, interactive tables, etc., why bother learning SQL, ASP, PHP, CGI, or whatever when you can just use Exhibit?
Javascript Template Engines comparison and benchmark
March 2, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
For a long time i wished to have the ability to move my XHTML or CSS code/formatting out of my javascript libraries. I lately heard about javascript templates engines. Either standalone or plugged into existing frameworks these tools are the next step for web developpers.I will only speak about tree of them …
Code Igniter Forum
March 2, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Code igniter Forum topic about Javascript framework.
Firefox 3 Mac performance gains due to undocumented APIs
February 29, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Vladimir Vukićević has posted on the performance improvements of Firefox 3 on the Mac, and how one hack, albeit “dangerous” has helped ton. Vladamir says:
While figuring all this out, I noticed that Safari/WebKit didn’t seem to be affected by this framerate cap — the fps meter when Safari was running the same benchmark happily went up beyond …
pQuery where p = Perl
February 28, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
We have talked about a pQuery before, which was a PHP port of jQuery. Now we have a new pQuery for the Perl community:
pQuery is a pragmatic attempt to port the jQuery JavaScript framework to Perl. It is pragmatic in the sense that it switches certain JavaScript idioms for Perl ones, in order to make the use of …
Javascript Framework - Make your own JS Framework
February 27, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
A tutorial on how to code your own javascript framework. An animation example is provided along with details on how to extend it. A must read for any coder!
WebKit, Twice as fast as Safari or Firefox!
February 27, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
WebKit is an open source web browser engine. WebKit is also the name of the Mac OS X system framework version of the engine that’s used by Safari, Dashboard, Mail, and many other OS X applications. WebKit’s HTML and JavaScript code began as a branch of the KHTML and KJS libraries from KDE.
5 Best JavaScript Frameworks
February 21, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Add effects or Ajax to your website with one of these JavaScript frameworks. Includes links to demo’s and tutorials.
Prototype XUL JavaScript Framework 1.6.0.2
February 19, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Prototype framework hack for properly working in the Firefox chrome/XUL environment.
.Net and Ext: Coolite has the Answer
February 18, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
The Ext team has posted about a new community initiative that has been kicked off by Coolite, the same guys that brought you the cool ninja-inspired DateJS parsing library.
Coolite Studio, a suite of professional ASP.NET Web Controls built on the Ext JavaScript Framework, aims to make it easy for .Net developers to use Ext’s UI components …
The Simplicity PHP Framework
February 8, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
The Simplicity PHP Application Framework is an advanced, scalable and extensible PHP application framework to aid developers in creating high traffic, high availability Web 2.0 online applications. Integrating a solid MVC framework with some of the best Open Source projects around Simplicity aims to assist developers with any amount of experience in taking their applications to a new level….
Ext JS IDE Support Roundup
February 4, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the different IDEs and the support they offer for the various JavaScript libraries. Ext’s uber-coder, Jack Slocum, has put up a blog entry explaining which IDEs support the Ext JS framework:
The Ext 2.0 API is very extensive and remembering all of the functions, properties or configs available is virtually impossible. …
Dreamweaver Users Rejoice! Support for JS Libs Now Available.
January 30, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Adobe Dreamweaver isn’t know for it’s JavaScript support let alone coding help for the popular JavaScript libraries and frameworks. Up to now, developers and designers who’ve used DW for their client-side work have been left out of the fun of other IDEs such as Eclipse and Komodo . That’s all changed now that to a couple new extensions …
Lipsiadmin: Rails 2.0 Ext Admin
January 30, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Lipsiadmin is a framework that generates Ext 2.0 views on top of your Rails 2.0 application, a compelling duo indeed.
You can strap into your migrations to add menus such as:
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# I will create also my menu
menu = Menu.create(:name => "Articles", :admin => true, :position => 1)
# And my
menu.menuitems.create(:name => …
Lily, JavaScript Visual Programming Tool
January 29, 2008 | Filed under: Framework
Bill Orcutt just announced the first beta release of Lily, an open source, Mozilla based visual programming environment written in Javascript. Lily is a very neat way of building an application by connecting modules which handle the intricacies of working with data, animation and sound. It’s a testament to the power of JavaScript:
I’m happy to announce the …

