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By David Walsh on April 28, 2021

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By David WalshNovember 21, 2011
Page Visibility API
One event that's always been lacking within the document is a signal for when the user is looking at a given tab, or another tab. When does the user switch off our site to look at something else? When do they come back?
By David WalshSeptember 18, 2017
Conquering Impostor Syndrome
Two years ago I documented my struggles with Imposter Syndrome and the response was immense. I received messages of support and commiseration from new web developers, veteran engineers, and even persons of all experience levels in other professions. I've even caught myself reading the post...

By David WalshDecember 23, 2013
Fullscreen API
As we move toward more true web applications, our JavaScript APIs are doing their best to keep up. One very simple but useful new JavaScript API is the Fullscreen API. The Fullscreen API provides a programmatic way to request fullscreen display from the user, and exit...
By David WalshAugust 14, 2007
Advanced CSS Tables II – Using Mootools JavaScript For Alternate Row Colors
As I discussed in Advanced CSS Tables - Using CSS3 For Alternate Row Colors, we will eventually be able to use the ":nth-child(argument)" pseudo-class in CSS3 to provide alternate row background colors. What do we use in the mean time? You can explicitly...