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jQuery Tip #2 - Manipulating the DOM in a Loop by dwahlin

One of jQuery's greatest strengths is its ability to manipulate the DOM with a minimal amount of code. It's so easy to change things that we often don't think about what's happening under the covers. For example, consider the following code that appends...
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jQuery Tip #1 – Defining a Context When Using Selectors by dwahlin

I really enjoy working with jQuery and have had the opportunity to use it a lot over the years on various projects.  It’s an essential part of my “technology tool belt”. My company has also started providing new training classes on jQuery to various...
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Upcoming ASP.NET, HTML5 and Windows 8 Talks and Workshops at DevConnections 2012 by dwahlin

It’s that time of the year again! DevConnections 2012 is right around the corner and we have a lot of great new workshops and sessions planned for the ASP.NET and Client-Dev (HTML5, Windows 8 Metro, JavaScript, jQuery, etc.) tracks. The keynote at DevConnections...

Working with the JavaScript “this” Keyword by dwahlin

JavaScript's "this" keyword can be a bit tricky to work with depending on the context in which it's used. When it's used with patterns such as the Prototype or Revealing Prototype patterns working with "this" can be challenging in...

Using the JavaScript Prototype Property to Structure and Extend Code by dwahlin

There are several different patterns that can be used in JavaScript to structure code and make it more re-useable, more maintainable, and less subject to naming collisions. Patterns like the Revealing Module Pattern, Prototype Pattern, Revealing Prototype...

New Pluralsight Course - Structuring JavaScript Code in HTML5 Applications by dwahlin

I just released a new course for Pluralsight titled Structuring JavaScript Code in HTML5 Applications that covers different techniques, strategies, and patterns that can be used when working with JavaScript to encapsulate code, provide better re-use,...
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Silverlight 5 Released with a lot of Great New Features by dwahlin

Silverlight 5 was released today and there are a ton of great new features available in this release. You can download the Silverlight 5 tools for Visual Studio 2010 SP1 here . One of the coolest new features is the built-in support Silverlight 5 now...
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Reducing JavaScript Code Using jsRender Templates in HTML5 Applications by dwahlin

Back in November of 2010 I wrote a post titled Reducing Code using jQuery Templates that demonstrated how jQuery Templates could be used to reduce significant amounts of JavaScript code. Although the topics and code discussed in that post are still valid...
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A Few of My Favorite HTML5 and CSS3 Online Tools by dwahlin

I really enjoy coding up HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript applications but there are some things that I’m better off writing with the help of a development tool. For example, CSS3 gradients aren’t exactly the most fun thing to write by hand and the same could...
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Detecting HTML5/CSS3 Features using Modernizr by dwahlin

HTML5, CSS3, and related technologies such as canvas and web sockets bring a lot of useful new features to the table that can take Web applications to the next level. These new technologies allow applications to be built using only HTML, CSS, and JavaScript...
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