Weekend Links – Firebug Extensions, Updating Firefox Extensions, jQuery Puzzles, Digg/Google Sale

By David Walsh on July 26, 2008

The Fire Best Firebug Extensions

Firebug is a powerhouse in itself, but why not install some Firebug plugins to make it even more useful?

Have a Firefox plugin that you want to use in the newest version, but it isn't officially up to snuff? Here's how you can bypass that problem.

Have a picture you'd like to split into a puzzle? Try jqPuzzle, a jQuery puzzle.

Simply put, I think Digg needs to sell fast before the site loses its prestige. And now they've lost a potential sale to Google.

Amen to this system of variable naming. I agree with every one of these.

By David WalshApril 4, 2011
Convert XML to JSON with JavaScript
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I've been working on a super top secret mobile application using Appcelerator Titanium. The experience has been great: using JavaScript to create easy to write, easy to test, native mobile apps has been fun. My...
By David WalshApril 15, 2015
fetch API
One of the worst kept secrets about AJAX on the web is that the underlying API for it, XMLHttpRequest, wasn't really made for what we've been using it for. We've done well to create elegant APIs around XHR but we know we can do better. Our effort to...

By David WalshMarch 27, 2008
Using MooTools For Opacity
Although it's possible to achieve opacity using CSS, the hacks involved aren't pretty. If you're using the MooTools JavaScript library, opacity is as easy as using an element's "set" method. The following MooTools snippet takes every image with the "opacity" class and sets...
By David WalshDecember 20, 2010
Create Spinning Rays with CSS3 Animations & JavaScript
Thomas Fuchs, creator of script2 (scriptaculous' second iteration) and Zepto.js (mobile JavaScript framework), creates outstanding animated elements with JavaScript. He's a legend in his own right, and for good reason: his work has helped to inspire developers everywhere to drop Flash and opt...

Will
Didn’t even know you could use extensions in Firebug; extensions within an extension, crazy. I agree 100% about Digg – they need to act sooner than later.