Tag: Paolo Severini

Links of Interest (January 28th 2008 through January 30th 2008)

jQuery Validation plugin overview
Examples of how to use the jQuery Validation plugin 1.2 to provide unobtrusive Javascript validation to forms.
Tags: [tag]Javascript[/tag], [tag]jQuery[/tag], [tag]validation[/tag], [tag]development[/tag], [tag]unobtrusive javascript[/tag],
The Dissing of SF
Ever have someone ask you for a favor and simultaneously insult your career? Science Fiction author Robert J. Sawyer had this happen twice in one hour, and he posted his responses.
Tags: [tag]Robert J. Sawyer[/tag], [tag]science fiction[/tag],
JavaScript Pretty Date
John Resig has released a prettyDate Javascript library that can take strings like “2008-01-28T20:24:17Z” and turn them into “2 hours ago”. It works standalone or as a jQuery plugin.
Tags: [tag]John Resig[/tag], [tag]jQuery[/tag], [tag]Javascript[/tag], [tag]date[/tag], [tag]formatting[/tag],
JavaScript Memory Leak Detector
Paolo Severini of Microsoft’s Global Product Development team has released a utility to help find Javascript memory leaks in IE. It can be set to detect things that would leak in IE6, things that would leak in IE7, or actual leaks.
Tags: [tag]Paolo Severini[/tag], [tag]debugging[/tag], [tag]Javascript[/tag], [tag]IE7[/tag], [tag]webdesign[/tag], [tag]memory leak[/tag], [tag]browser[/tag],
Getting HTML 5 styles in IE 7+
Possibly the most interesting thing to come out of the X-UA-Compatible discussions was this method for allowing IE7+ to apply styles to elements it doesn’t support.
Tags: [tag]css[/tag], [tag]IE7[/tag], [tag]Javascript[/tag], [tag]html5[/tag],
Write to Done
A friend (thanks Kate) recommended this spin off of zenhabits.net which is billed as “Unmissable articles on writing. Twice weekly.” So far it’s living up to it’s promise.
Tags: [tag]articles[/tag], [tag]writing[/tag], [tag]productivity[/tag], [tag]howto[/tag],
MD044 – Stan Lee Interview
Veronica Belmont interviews Stan Lee on Mahalo Daily. I never get tired of seeing interviews with Stan Lee. Maybe it’s his voice.
Tags: [tag]interview[/tag], [tag]Stan Lee[/tag], [tag]Veronica Belmont[/tag], [tag]video[/tag],