Moo Fight!
Well, not really. But the guys at AJAXian forgot to include MooTools in a JavaScript framework survey, someone claimed to post as a MooTools dev, flamed everybody, the REAL MooTools devs posted, and people got upset.
Well, not really. But the guys at AJAXian forgot to include MooTools in a JavaScript framework survey, someone claimed to post as a MooTools dev, flamed everybody, the REAL MooTools devs posted, and people got upset.
Before we get started, it's worth me spending a brief moment introducing myself to you. My name is Mark (or @integralist if Twitter happens to be your communication tool of choice) and I currently work for BBC News in London England as a principal engineer/tech...
I get asked loads of questions every day but I'm always surprised that they're rarely questions about code or even tech -- many of the questions I get are more about non-dev stuff like what my office is like, what software I use, and oftentimes...
One excellent way to add dynamism to any website is to implement a slideshow featuring images or sliding content. Of course there are numerous slideshow plugins available but many of them can be overkill if you want to do simple slideshow without controls or events.
CSS sprites are all the rage these days. And why shouldn't be? They're easy to implement, have great upside, and usually take little effort to create. Dave Shea wrote an epic CSS sprites navigation post titled CSS Sprites2 - It's JavaScript Time.


