Today we take a closer look at ready-made tools to assist us in working with date and time. So libraries with functions to operate on date and time in JavaScript; formating, parsing, comparing, etc. We already talked about basics of date and time functinos in JavaScript here. Now we turn to the more advanced tools. […]

In the second, summary part of the basic course HTML5, we look closely at the next great elements of the language. HTML5 short course: the Modernizr library At the beginning we add yourself to facilitate work in the form of the Modernizr library. This is a JavaScript library that detects the availability of HTML5 and […]

Welcome to HTML5 short course — in a nutshell. We tried to prepare a quick course about HTML5 (and the use of JavaScript in its context), containing key information in one place. The case was somewhat complicated by the fact that the subject is quite extensive. But we can handle! HTML5 short course HTML5 is […]

Introduction to HTML5 we start by one of the most important elements, namely HTML5 Canvas. We’ll talk briefly about programming in JavaScript in the context of the Canvas element (and other elements in further articles). HTML5 Canvas HTML5 gives us many new opportunities, including the new Canvas element, which is part of the HTML5 specification. […]

Today we recommend the jQuery tutorial, that shows how to create own ToolTips. In four easy steps. jQuery tutorial — creating own tooltips Source available: here. Step 1 — the project Create a new project (e.g. in Aptana IDE) or simply create a structure as below: Step 2 — the view We create the basic […]

Some time ago I decided to write a simple application to backup files quickly, and place them on my server. I created with program using Adobe AIR (and PHP for a small backend). Adobe AIR tutorial — creating a real application We will read here, among others, about Drag&Drop, communication with the server, and handle […]

Previously we talked about Adobe AIR basics, including preparation of development environment. It’s time for the next article, and more practice. We will work with windows and XHR calls (yes, we can enjoy AJAX in AIR apps). Working with windows in Adobe AIR Creating a window looks exactly the same as it is in classic […]

Adobe AIR — quick start In this article I want to provide a quick start with the Adobe AIR technology. It’s the next reason to learn JavaScript and improve our knowledge about this language and related technologies. Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) it’s a runtime environment for RIA apps, which can be developed in Adobe […]

In this short article we want to present a very interesting library — php.js. PHP functions in JavaScript thanks to the php.js library The library allows the programmer to use the functions known from PHP in JavaScript, by implementing their capabilities and syntax. Of course it’s about equivalents of PHP functions, implemented in JavaScript. The […]

In the third section summarizing the basic course of Dojo Toolkit, we will see the creation of visual effects using this library. Dojo Toolkit: effects and animations Any self-respecting JavaScript framework includes solutions to support programming visual effects. It is no different in the Dojo Toolkit. The library since version 1.9 provides two modules: dojo/_base/fx […]