Simplify Web Form Validation Using HTML5
Dino Esposito Use HTML5 markup for required-field validation and error messages in web forms Dino Esposito explains how HTML5 facilitates validation of required field input in web forms and how to...
View ArticleIs Microsoft's TypeScript Programming Language Worth the Fuss?
Don Kiely Don Kiely describes the benefits that Microsoft's new programming language, TypeScript, provides for JavaScript developers. read more
View ArticleWorking with HTML5 Web Forms: Autofocus and Placeholder Attributes
Dino Esposito Help your users by providing focusable and self-describing input fields Dino Esposito continues his exploration of HTML5's web forms support, by looking at two new input-element...
View ArticleMobile Development Options for .NET Developers
Brian Mains Review tools and frameworks for device detection, responsive design, and building mobile apps and websitesBrian Mains helps you sort through mobile development options by running down some...
View ArticleA Conversation About JavaScript: Node.js, Backbone.js, and Garbage Collection
Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin Richard Campbell and Carl Franklin chat with developer Derick Bailey about the state of JavaScript development, covering topics including Node.js and server-side...
View ArticleWorking with HTML5 Web Forms: Handling Dates and Other Input Types
Dino Esposito Let the browser do the work of supporting rich data entry in web applications HTML5's new input types help developers by shifting to the browser the task of creating specialized input...
View ArticleThe JavaScript Same-Origin Policy
Don Kiely 3 Ways to Relax JavaScript's Same-Origin Policy RestrictionsDon Kiely explains JavaScript's same-origin policy and describes three ways to relax the policy's restrictions. read more
View ArticleBuild Enterprise-Scale JavaScript Applications with TypeScript
Dan Wahlin Microsoft's TypeScript can help you create more reusable and maintainable JavaScript codeThe new TypeScript language from Microsoft, a superset of JavaScript, gives developers help in...
View ArticleWorking with HTML5 Web Forms: Autocompletion and the Datalist Element
Dino Esposito Explore two options for adding autocompletion to web forms: the HTML5 datalist element and the jQuery UI autocomplete widget Autocompletion is a handy feature for web forms, especially...
View ArticleWorking with the File Protocol in Google Chrome, IE, and Firefox Browsers
Don Kiely Don Kiely explains how to work with the file protocol in Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox. read more
View ArticleFree Development Tool: Automated JavaScript Framework Testing with BrowserSwarm
Microsoft has launched a free development tool, BrowserSwarm, which helps developers automate how they test their JavaScript frameworks and libraries across different browsers.read more
View ArticleLessons in Mobile Website Development: Responsive Web Design Is Key
Aim to provide a responsive website experience for every user To ensure that your website provides a responsive experience, you should employ responsive web design, use JavaScript and HTML5 wisely,...
View ArticleIs 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...
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