SXSW: Secrets of JavaScript Libraries
I've not had the pleasure to go to South by South West but I've heard it's a great time for those in the tech industry. A few of the more popular names in the JavaScript community, representing prominent JavaScript libraries (Dojo, jQuery, and Prototype/script.aculo.us), recently presented at SXSW. The topic, of course, was JavaScript and centered around the secrets of JavaScript used in each library.
John was kind enough to post the presentation slides on his website and I've embedded them in my blog for you. John mentioned providing audio in the future, so bookmark his post and visit his blog in a few days.
![Create a CSS Cube]()
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![CSS Filters]()
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![CSS Fixed Positioning]()
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The CSS
Above we set our element 2% from both the top and right hand side of the...
![Downloadify: Client-Side File Generation Using JavaScript and Flash]()
The following tools is in its very beta stages and works intermittently. Its so damn useful that I had to show it off now though!
I recently stumbled upon Downloadify, a client-side file generation tool based on JavaScript and Flash ActionScript code. A...
