JavaScript Links

Links that lead to off-site pages about JavaScript. See also my section on Web Links and my home page for JavaScript.

Near Official

• comp.lang.javascript [http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.javascript/topics]. The Usenet group as archived in Google Groups.
  • comp.lang.javascript FAQ [http://jibbering.com/faq/]. The FAQ on JavaScript.
• JavaScript [W]. The JS pages on Wikipedia have improved over the years!
  • Client-side JavaScript [W]. Nice links included.
  • JavaScript syntax [W]
  • List of ECMAScript engines [W].
  • Server-side JavaScript (SSJS) [W].
• ECMAScript [W]
  • ECMA-International.org
    • Index of Ecma Standards
      • Standard ECMA-262 ECMAScript Language Specification
  • ecmascript.org
• A Minute With Brendan [aminutewithbrendan.com]. A blog by Brendan Eich, the creator of JavaScript.

Bookmarklets

Bookmarklets (a.k.a. favelets)

• Bookmarklets.com.
• http://validator.w3.org/favelets.html
• http://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/. Excellent.

Checkbox Trees

• TreeView.net
• http://www.screenbooks.net/jorr/js/
• http://www.blueshoes.org/en/javascript/tree/
• http://www.sirma.bg/stenly/dtree_doc.html
• http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/webcontrols/overview/treeview.asp

Closure

• "Closures in JavaScript" [http://james.padolsey.com/javascript/closures-in-javascript/]. 2009-07-16.
• "Javascript Closures" [http://jibbering.com/faq/faq_notes/closures.html]

Compression

Just a few online JavaScript compression sites. Not obfuscation, just compression --although some of the following do both.

• creativyst.com/Prod/3/.
• dean.edwards.name/packer/.
• Dojo ShrinkSafe [http://shrinksafe.dojotoolkit.org/].
• http://www.dynamic-tools.net/toolbox/javascript_compressor/
• javascriptobfuscator.com.
• jsbeautifier.org. Decompresses!
• JSMin [http://crockford.com/javascript/jsmin].
• JS Minifier [http://fmarcia.info/jsmin/test.html]. Run thru JSLint [jslint.com] first.
• YUI Compressor [http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/compressor/].

JSON

I personally prefer JSON to XML.

• jsonlint.com. A JSON validator like JSLint.
• "JSON for the masses"
• json.org. "JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) is a lightweight data-interchange format. It is easy for humans to read and write. It is easy for machines to parse and generate. It is based on a subset of the JavaScript Programming Language, Standard ECMA-262 3rd Edition - December 1999. JSON is a text format that is completely language independent but uses conventions that are familiar to programmers of the C-family of languages, including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Perl, Python, and many others. These properties make JSON an ideal data-interchange language."
• Online JSON Viewer [jsonviewer.stack.hu]

null, undefined, empty string, false, 0

• JavaScript: jslint, data types, "null" and "undefined" [http://www.agum.com/web/2008/02/27/javascript-jslint-data-types-null-and-undefined/]
• JavaScript undefined vs. null [http://saladwithsteve.com/2008/02/javascript-undefined-vs-null.html]
• What's the most reliable way to check a javascript null? [http://lists.evolt.org/archive/Week-of-Mon-20050214/169524.html]
• Undeclared, Undefined, Null in JavaScript [http://constc.blogspot.com/2008/07/undeclared-undefined-null-in-javascript.html]

Douglas Crockford

Douglas Crockford is a senior JS architect at Yahoo! and is known for JSON, JSLint, YUI, and his O'Reilly books.

• "The JavaScript Programming Language" [http://video.yahoo.com/watch/111593]
• "JavaScript - The Good Parts" [http://video.yahoo.com/watch/630959/2974197]
• JSLint [jslint.com]. "The JavaScript Code Quality tool". Yes, Notepad++ has a plugin for JSLint! Personally I love JSLint --even though it hurts my feelings! Ca 2011-11 JSLint removed the one-click option to select "The Good Parts" (the JSLint configurations that Crockford prefers) in what seems to be an effort to de-emphasize Crockford's personal coding style.
• JavaScript [http://www.crockford.com/javascript/]. A bunch of JS links.
  • "A Survey of the JavaScript Programming Language" [http://javascript.crockford.com/survey.html]. A nice one-page overview.
  • JavaScript: The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language
  • "Classical Inheritance in JavaScript"
  • "Code Conventions for the JavaScript Programming Language" [http://javascript.crockford.com/code.html].
• Other articles and stuff by Crocford.
  • "JavaScript, We Hardly new Ya" [http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/11/13/javascript-we-hardly-new-ya/]. 2006-11-13.

Tutorials

• "AJAX in Action: Appendix B - JavaScript for Object-Oriented Programmers" [http://java.sun.com/javascript/ajaxinaction/Ajax_in_Action_ApB.html]
• "Essential Javascript -- A Javascript Tutorial" [http://www.hunlock.com/blogs/Essential_Javascript_--_A_Javascript_Tutorial]
• "Inheritance in JavaScript" [kevlindev.com/tutorials/javascript/inheritance/]
• JavaScript [http://home.cogeco.ca/~ve3ll/jstutor0.htm].
• W3Schools.com. Nice free tutorials on JavaScript and other web tech.
  • http://www.w3schools.com/js/default.asp
  • http://www.w3schools.com/dhtml/default.asp
  • http://www.w3schools.com/dom/default.asp
• "OOP in JS, Part 1 : Public/Private Variables and Methods"

Miscellany by Date

Miscellany

• "9 JavaScript Tips You May Not Know" [http://aymanh.com/9-javascript-tips-you-may-not-know]
• "A JavaScript Module Pattern" [http://yuiblog.com/blog/2007/06/12/module-pattern/]. 2007-06-12. By Eric Miraglia.
• About.com's JavaScript Section.
• Code Punk. Nice tutorials on HTML, CSS, JS.
• Datejs [http://code.google.com/p/datejs/]. "A JavaScript Date Library".
• DevGuru JavaScript [http://www.devguru.com/Technologies/ecmascript/quickref/javascript_index.html].
• DynamicDrive.com. DHTML stuff. A lot of it ready to go.
• DZone Snippets > javascript [http://snippets.dzone.com/tag/javascript].
• Earthweb.com's WebDeveloper section.
• ECMAScript Language Specification 262.
• FAQTS.com's JavaScript Section. Nice how-to section.
• "Formatting numbers in JavaScript" [http://www.mredkj.com/javascript/numberFormat.html]. Includes a nifty free-gratis library that formats numbers with commas and stuff.
• GateScript.com. Links to scripts from multiple sites.
• GetElementById.com. DHTML scripts and tutorials.
• "The importance of maintainable javascrpt" [thinkvitamin.com/features/dev/the-importance-of-maintainable-javascript]
• IRT.org
  • IRT.org JavaScript FAQ Knowledge Base
    • Travelling Through Time. Review of displaying and manipulating dates and times with JS.
• Matt Kruse's JavaScript Toolbox [javascripttoolbox.com]. "This site is intended to be a repository of code and reusable libraries which address common needs that many web developers encounter."
  • Best Practices
• "JavaScript Date and Time Introduction" [merlyn.demon.co.uk/js-dates.htm]
• JavaScript.com. A JavaScript repository.
• JavaScript.Internet.com. Includes JS games!
  • http://javascript.internet.com/master-list/all-master-list.html.
  • JavaBoutique
    • Tutorial
  • WDVL
    • Tutorial
• JavaScriptKit.com. Formerly Website Abstraction. Good tutorials and forums.
• JavaScript-Reference.info. Excerpts from the excellent hi-density printed references by VisiBone.com.
• JavaScript Lint [javascriptlint.com]. Tidies up JS. Finds missing semicolons, curly brackets, etc.
• javascript-reference.info. By VisiBone.
• JavaScript: The World's Most Misunderstood Programming Language.
• javascriptwindow.com. "Test your JavaScript code online, right here".
• JSConf.eu.
• JS-Examples.com. Site done in PHP.
• JS-X.com. JavaScript Example.
  • Core JavaScript Reference. For JS 1.5.
• JSHint [jshint.com]. " a community-driven tool to detect errors and potential problems in JavaScript code and to enforce your team's coding conventions." A fork of JSLint that tries to move away from Crockford's personal coding style.
• Microsoft's JScript. The fake JavaScript.
• "Optional Function Arguments in JavaScript" [http://www.openjs.com/articles/optional_function_arguments.php]
• quirksmode.org. By Peter-Paul Koch. His book/site on JS, CSS, and web development.
• research.nihonsoft.org/javascript/index.html. Copies of the official JS Guides & References version 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5.
  • Object Hierarchy and Inheritance in JavaScript
• "Top 10 custom JavaScript functions of all time" [http://www.dustindiaz.com/top-ten-javascript/]
• "The Factory Pattern in JavaScript" [http://2007-2010.lovemikeg.com/2009/06/26/the-factory-pattern-in-javascript/].
• The Web Programming CD Bookshelf published by O'Reilly [pauli.utmb.edu/yuan/unix/web_programing/]. Books free online.
  • JavaScript: The Definitive Guide, 4th Edition [Amazon]
  • Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference, 2nd Edition [Amazon]
• "Usefull prototype methods for JavaScript" [svendtofte.com/code/usefull_prototypes/]
• Using JAVASCRIPT by Mark C. Reynolds, et. al [lib.daemon.am/Books/JavaScript/]. A free book online.
• "VBScript and JScript Interactions Within ASP Pages"
• WebDeveloper.com's JavaScript Section.
  • "Using JavaScript To Control Forms"
• WebMonkey. Web dev resources.
  • JavaScript Crash Course Index
• WebReference.com/JS. Aka DocJS.com, Doc JavaScript. By Tomer and Yehuda Shiran. Lots of tips, including NS6 and IE 5.5 stuff.
• WSAbstract.com. Emphasis on JS and DHTML.
• wtfjs.com. JavaScript humor.
• Yahoo! User Interface Library (YUI) [developer.yahoo.com/yui/]. The YUI Theater has some very nice videos.
• YoungPup.net.

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