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Native Audio with HTML5
Native Audio with HTML5
Once upon a time, audio on the web lived primarily in the world of third-party browser plug-ins like Flash, QuickTime and Silverlight. This was not a bad world, but it had its issues. Emily Lewis
Lockdown Pt. 3: Are Our Applications Secure Yet?
Lockdown Pt. 3: Are Our Applications Secure Yet?
In this article, we are going to test to see if our security controls work. Any time you are securing an application you need to confirm that your security checks are working. This testing should occur early and often throughout your development proc... More... Tim Kulp
jWorldmaps: The Anatomy of a jQuery Mapping Plugin
jWorldmaps: The Anatomy of a jQuery Mapping Plugin
Ever want to know how to write a jQuery plugin? For some of you, the answer may be yes, because learning anything new and cool is what drives you. For others, the answer may well be no, because learning in the abstract isn’t as important as solving t... More... G Andrew Duthie
Building Mobile JavaScript WebApps With Backbone.js & jQuery: Part I
Building Mobile JavaScript WebApps With Backbone.js & jQuery: Part I
In Part 1, I'll be covering a complete run-down of Backbone 0.5.2's models, views, collections and routers but also taking you through options for correctly namespacing your Backbone application. I'll also give you some tips including what scaffoldin... More... Addy Osmani
Lockdown Pt 2– Sanitization and Data Security
Lockdown Pt 2– Sanitization and Data Security
In this second lockdown article, we will continue to address simple solutions for improving our application’s security in this article as we examine Data Sanitization and Data Security. At the end of this article you will be able to clean data coming... More... Tim Kulp
CSS3 Animation With jQuery Fallbacks
CSS3 Animation With jQuery Fallbacks
In this article, we'll be taking a look at how you can use CSS3 transitions to power your application's animations with jQuery's .animate() method as a fallback where transitions aren't supported. Addy Osmani
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Understanding jQuery's Data API's
jQuery's Core Team Member, Dave Methvin has a great write up on LearningjQuery.com called "Using jQuery's Data API". He walks us through the beginning thoughts on what t... more
Spin.js makes Animated Gifs Old School
In most web apps, when an Ajax request is done, developers will use an animated gif image (AKA Throbber) to give the user an indication that something is going on. Throbb... more

 
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