Bitjuice: Ajax bitmap API

Bitjuice is a little library to do bitmap/raster graphics in the browser. The aim is to make it easy to write “Ajax graphics” - graphics you can update real-time in the browser. And at the same time, maintain compatibility with all major browsers and old browsers too. That’s why it doesn’t use any new-fangled SVG/Canvas APIs. Just a plain-old HTML table, where we manipulate the CSS cell background style.

Here’s an interactive Scratchpad, where you can play around with programming against the API. I think it’s neat that Ajax lets us make it this easy to get your hands dirty with a new API - no download, no install, no fuss!

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