jQuery has quickly become one of the most popular JavaScript libraries out there today. One of the main reasons is because of how efficient it is because when using it, developers are able to write less code. jQuery is also great tool for creating animations and effects for your websites, UI's etc. It gives us the ability to add many of the things we want out of JavaScript without bloated code. Let's look at the anatomy of a basic jQuery statement. First thing we see is a...
With the introduction of a whole new market of mobile devices and tablets, there has never been more of a need for your website content to display across a variety of platforms properly. There is the old tried and true method of using multiple HTML landing pages that utilize JavaScript to redirect you to the appropriate page, then styling the content accordingly or you could make the entire process easier on yourself in the long run by exploring the possibility with CSS3 and media queries. This tutorial...
I recall a project I worked on a few years ago where I was tasked with overseeing the security of a website we were building. When I sat down with the chief programmer I wanted to discuss three types of vulnerabilities with him: cross-site scripting, SQL injection and information leakage. His response was simply, “I don’t know anything about this stuff and I don’t care. That’s your job.” While other web developers I have worked with aren’t generally so curt in their response, I have noticed...
JavaScript went on to become cult right after its launch due to its extensive list of features. It also gave programmers the chance to give their webpages a more eye-popping look and website visitors were happier than ever. Despite the large number of developers that sing the praises of JavaScript, there are those Internet users who see its dark side. Webpages using multiple JavaScript codes are slow to load and overuse of JavaScript contributes to making webpages look cluttered and ugly. In no time...