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  1. Rendering views in Javascript

    Add structure to your Javascript apps by using various libraries to render your HTML views in a systematic way.

    Max Williams
    February 19, 2010
    • JavaScript
    • New Bamboo
    • Web
  2. A JSON event-based convention for WebSockets

    Be amazed by the wonderful world of WebSockets by creating your own JavaScript-based chat client.

    Ismael Celis
    February 10, 2010
    • JavaScript
    • JSON
    • Websockets
    • New Bamboo
    • Web
  3. Let them eat State

    We argue that client side browser apps can have the same first-class citizenship as native apps if they are provided with the notion of statefulness.

    Max Williams
    February 5, 2010
    • JavaScript
    • New Bamboo
    • Web
  4. Why your Javascript apps need more structure

    We describe a set of best practices that make Javascript apps easier to develop and maintain.

    Max Williams
    January 29, 2010
    • JavaScript
    • New Bamboo
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  5. Snake Game using HTML5 Canvas tag

    Learn how to iteratively develop the Snake Game for the web browser.

    Paul Jensen
    December 31, 2009
    • CSS
    • HTML
    • JavaScript
    • New Bamboo
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  6. Real time online activity monitor example with node.js and WebSocket

    Learn how to use WebSockets and NodeJS to create a simple app to stream system logs to the browser in real time.

    Makoto Inoue
    December 8, 2009
    • JavaScript
    • Node.js
    • Websockets
    • New Bamboo
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  7. Using Sammy for changing page state

    Introduction to Sammy, a really neat Javascript framework, loosely based on Ruby’s Sinatra framework.

    Max Williams
    October 14, 2009
    • JavaScript
    • New Bamboo
    • Web
  8. How to Ruin a jQuery Plug-in: Markup

    jQuery is one of my favorite libraries, in any language. And one of the...

    Tristan Dunn
    September 17, 2009
    • Web
    • JavaScript
  9. Open Source Slides

    Techniques for improving your presentation slides.

    Dan Croak
    July 23, 2009
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  10. Jester 1.6: Modern REST

    I’m sticking this version number flag into the ground to bring attention to...

    Eric Mill
    May 20, 2008
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