Weekend Links – Google Maps API, HeatMap API, googleDrive, MooTools Forms, jQuery Sparklines, Firebug
Density Map Tutorial -- Prototype, Google Maps API, and the HeatMap API
HeatMap allows you to create heat maps on top of Google Analytics. A very impressive script that requires little code from the developer.
http://jeffreybarke.net/2008/07/density-map-tutorial/
googleDrive
googleDrive is a script written by PhatFusion. Why drag the Google Map when you can just drive around it? Grand Theft Google!
http://phatfusion.net/googleDrive/
10 MooTools Scripts For Enhancing Your Web Forms
Web forms can be bland and boring but they don't have to be! Here's a list of MooTools scripts that will make your forms pop!
http://www.catswhocode.com/blog/web-development/10-mootools-scripts-for-enhancing-your-html-forms-28
jQuery Sparklines
Sparklines is a mini chart-building script built with jQuery. The charts aren't anything too special but they're simple and effective.
http://www.omnipotent.net/jquery.sparkline/
John Resig -- Firebuggin'
John Resig as joined the Firebug team at Firefox! Glorious!
http://ejohn.org/blog/firebuggin/
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MooTools has always gotten a bit of grief for not inherently using and standardizing namespaced-based JavaScript classes like the Dojo Toolkit does. Many developers create their classes as globals which is generally frowned up. I mostly disagree with that stance, but each to their own. In any event...
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![Growl-Style Notifications Using MooTools Roar]()
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