Is TypeScript Ready for Prime Time?
As TypeScript edges towards a version 1.0 release, it's time to consider whether it's worthy of use in large-scale JavaScript application development. Don Kiely explores the current state of...
View ArticleKnocking Myself Out for Avoiding KnockoutJS
Knockout has been around for a while, but it's taken Don Kiely a while to give it a serious try for rich data binding in client-side applications. But now he's hooked on Knockout!read more
View ArticleBuild End-to-End Apps with TypeScript
Easily write and maintain large-scale JavaScript code TypeScript provides missing JavaScript features that allow you to write large-scale JavaScript code and maintain it easily. Gil Fink demonstrates...
View ArticleTips for Integrating Facebook and Twitter into Your Website
Learn about 3 approaches for integrating your web solutions with one or more social networks Dino Esposito explains the options for integrating social networks (namely Facebook and Twitter) into your...
View ArticleASP.NET Web API Tip: Of CORS You Can Make Cross-Domain Requests!
JavaScript's same-origin policy provides protection against many nasty attacks on the web. But it also prevents doing some creating things on the web, things that should be easy and natural....
View ArticleOpen Source Web Technologies Gone Wild!
Is there a JavaScript framework that fits all your needs? With the explosion of newfound love for JavaScript, there are a mind numbing array of frameworks and libraries that solve many of the most...
View ArticleMake Your Web Pages More Dynamic with AngularJS
Get to know AngularJS by walking through these code examples Learn why AngularJS provides web developers the best of both worlds: a JavaScript library that lends itself to both user interface design...
View ArticleJavaScript: A Look Back Before a Look Forward
JavaScript is on the cusp of becoming a "real" programming language, which could have some very serious impacts on both client and server Web development. Don Kiely kicks off a series of articles in...
View ArticleThe State of JavaScript: Language Versions
JavaScript is the indisputable language of the Web, and there is an excellent possibility that 2015 will see the release of ECMAScript 6, the standardized version of JavaScript. In his last column...
View ArticleECMAScript 6: Coming Soon to a Browser Near You!
For many years, JavaScript was the language that everyone love to hate. But what a difference a decade or two can make! Ajax gave JavaScript a reason to exist, and jQuery made programming with...
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