Weekend Links – Usability Nightmares, DOM Scripting, Lint, jEdit & PHP, World’s Largest Websites

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10 Usability Nightmares You Should Be Aware Of

Smashing magazine put together a great list of usability-killers frequently seen on websites. Don't make these mistakes!
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2007/09/27/10-usability-nightmares-you-should-be-aware-of/

Accelerated DOM Scripting

Jonathan Snook has written another book, this time about DOM scripting, JavaScript libraries, and the usual CSS/HTML. Check it out!
http://snook.ca/archives/javascript/accelerated_dom_scripting/

Javascript Lint

Javascript Lint is a great tool that looks for errors and bad programming practices within your JavaScript coding. Is your JavaScript up to snuff?
http://javascriptlint.com/

Use jEdit to Edit Your PHP

I use jEdit for all of my coding and this article describes setting up your jEdit text editor for PHP development.
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/use-jedit-php

What Nine of the World's Largest Websites Are Running On

Ever wonder what Digg, Youtube, and Flickr run on? Visit the article to find out.
http://royal.pingdom.com/?p=173

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    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?

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    JavaScript Promise API

    While synchronous code is easier to follow and debug, async is generally better for performance and flexibility. Why "hold up the show" when you can trigger numerous requests at once and then handle them when each is ready?  Promises are becoming a big part of the JavaScript world...

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