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RJS Minus R

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
I like RJS and it’s approach of sending executable JavaScript responses back to Ajax requests. It seems ugly but it’s actually a life saver...

Event Wax Is The First Production UJS Application

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
UPDATE: It appears that Zaadz event section beat us to it as the first production UJS app. Damn! Excellent work though. Last week we quietly snuck...

A Low-down, Dirty Goblin Of A Hack

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
This is a dirty trick, it’s so dirty that I feel bad and wrong for even mentioning it but JavaScript just makes me do these things. It’s not...

From The Archives: Cleaner Callbacks With Partial Application

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
When I redesigned this site a couple of months back a really wanted to start with a clean slate so I purposefully didn’t import old posts from either...

Why Mephisto?

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
In response to the comments on my first post I thought it would be a good idea to write briefly about why I chose to implement this site using Mephisto...

BarCamp London Is Nigh

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
Tomorrow, BarCamp London starts at the Yahoo offices in Central London and it promises to be very interesting. I’ve never been to a BarCamp before...

The Ajax Experience: Bar Conversations

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
I’m still here in the Westin Waterfront, Boston preparing to have a touristy day out but though it would be a good time to reflect on the goings on...

I'm Back

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
After lying dormant for about two years, I’ve finally got around to redesigning danwebb.net. I’ve gone for a complete change of look and feel...

@media Goes Global: Europe, America and Asia

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
It’s just been officially announced. Next year there’s not going to be one @media conference, there’s going to be three! And, hopefully...

RailsConf Presentation Slides and Example Code

over 5 years ago by dan on danwebb.net - Home.
As promised, here are the slides and example code from my RailsConf presentation. Presentation Slides (PDF) Example Application (ZIP) ...