Weekend Links – jQuery 1.4, CSS Images, Printing Techniques, Converting to CSS, Cross-Browser Coding

By David Walsh on August 25, 2007

Not the most notable week in programming news, but why not share what's out there?

jQuery 1.4 Released: Faster, More Tests, Ready for 1.2

I don't use jQuery but I know that the community is strong and there are a lot of great scripts out there. WordPress uses jQuery.
http://jquery.com/blog/2007/08/24/jquery-114-faster-more-tests-ready-for-12/

Pretty cool script using CSS to move backward and forward through pages. Definitely worth a peek.
http://www.pupinc.com/browser/

Users don't read, they scan. Perfect outlook on print vs. screen. All web programmers and designers should read this article.
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/02/21/printing-the-web-solutions-and-techniques/

Anyone who hasn't switched to CSS really should -- there's no advantage to not doing so. In case you haven't, this is a good read.
http://www.programimi.com/2007/08/18/why-you-should-convert-to-css/

Making sure you website works in multiple browsers is essential to any public website. How can you do so? Read this article to find out.
http://www.vandelaydesign.com/blog/design/effectively-testing-your-website-in-multiple-browsers/

By Julian ShapiroApril 28, 2014
CSS vs. JS Animation: Which is Faster?
How is it possible that JavaScript-based animation has secretly always been as fast — or faster — than CSS transitions? And, how is it possible that Adobe and Google consistently release media-rich mobile sites that rival the performance of native apps? This article serves as a point-by-point...
By David WalshAugust 29, 2011
Create Namespaced Classes with MooTools
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...

By David WalshJune 3, 2008
CSS Sprites
The idea of CSS sprites is pretty genius. For those of you who don't know the idea of a sprite, a sprite is basically multiple graphics compiled into one image. The advantages of using sprites are: Fewer images for the browser to download, which means...
By David WalshDecember 23, 2011
CSS Filters
CSS filter support recently landed within WebKit nightlies. CSS filters provide a method for modifying the rendering of a basic DOM element, image, or video. CSS filters allow for blurring, warping, and modifying the color intensity of elements. Let's have...

Steven Snell
Thanks for the link to my article Effectively Testing Your Website in Multiple Browsers.