JavaScript
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a scripting language that is added to standard HTML to create interactive documents.
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For Beginners
- JavaScript cheatsheet thanks to ilovejackdaniels.com —
also on Flickr (
feed for all of his cheatsheets)
Libraries, Frameworks, and Engines
Moo.fx and Mootools
moo.fx is a superlightweight, ultratiny, megasmall JavaScript effects library, to be used with prototype.js or the Mootools framework.It's very easy to use, blazing fast, cross-browser, standards compliant, provides controls to modify any CSS property of any HTML element, including colors, with built-in checks that won't let a user break the effect with multiple, crazy clicks.— moofx.mad4milk.net
- moo.fx: Created by Valerio Proietti
- Download for either usage with prototype.js, or with Mootools
Prototype
Prototype is a JavaScript framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications. Featuring a unique, easy-to-use toolkit for class-driven development and the nicest Ajax library around, Prototype is quickly becoming the codebase of choice for web application developers everywhere.— prototypejs.org
- Download
- Documentation
- Users' mailing list
- IRC: #prototype on freenode.net
- API information
- Developers' mailing list
- prototype.js blog (
Feed)
- Proto.menu
Proto.Menu is a simple and lightweight prototype-based solution for context menu functionality on your page.
Programming Tools
OSX
- TextMate (shareware)
- TextMate is the program I used for the screenshot at the head of this article. Carla 16:53, 10 August 2007 (EDT)
- It cooperates well with the other programs you already use for your site (FTP, command-line, etc., and is apparently endlessly expandable via bundles, plugins, and easy-on-your-eyes themes.
- Thanks to subtlegradient.com, you can download Javascript engine and framework plugins: JavaScript; and prototype and script.aculo.us; the latter bundle requires the installation as well of this prototype and script.aculo.us bundle, coded by one of Mephisto's creators.
- Locations for files:
~/Library/Application_Support/TextMate/Bundles
~/Library/Application_Support/TextMate/Plugins
~/Library/Application_Support/TextMate/Themes
Books We Recommend
JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 4th Ed., by David Flanagan ISBN 9780596000486
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JavaScript & DHTML Cookbook by Danny Goodman ISBN 0596514085
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Related wiki pages: Ajax, Creammonkey, DHTML, Geekmonkey, Greasemonkey


