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Argy-Bargy

As those of you with an interest in such things may know, I recently packed up my ruck sack and trundled over to Paris to work at a very cool French company – making some snazzy web apps, mobile apps, and a fantastic application framework. One of the mobile web apps required a scrolling area […]

Two teams, one cup

It’s been a grueling battle, but unsurprisingly jQuery Novice to Ninja has made the World Cup Final. Tonight’s game is not going to be easy – up against the formidable Kevin Yank/Cameron Adams combination who, as always, are in excellent form.

Google will help

(I was looking for “Someone stole my sleeping bag”… but it turns out I was suffering a long-term case of misheard lyrics.)

Instant: coffeescript on the go

Life’s too short to not write coffeescript on the train. So I made a HTML5 offline web app for your iPhone that lets you (try to) do just that. Head over and add Instant to your iPhone home screen, then click on the “Run” button to see the example coffeescript go.

Amazing tech news just announced

In an unbelievable twist in the long-standing feud between two rival tech companies, one of the companies today announced or admitted some kind of news that will dramatically alter their current standing in the tech community and greatly impact their relationship with rival company.

Book review: “jQuery: Novice to Ninja”

I just finished reading “jQuery: Novice to Ninja” by Earle Castledine & Craig Sharkie, and I have to say – it was as delightful as it was disturbing: without a doubt it is this year’s must-read sleeper hit. The authors excel in propelling the reader on an epic personal journey that immerses them in the […]

jQuery meeting – the man behind the dollar sign

Right-o Sydney jQuery cats: here it is! One night only! Saturday afternoon/evening drinks with the one-and-only… John Resig! He’s probably tired from his many flights and Web Stock obligations, so here is our chance to trick him into staying in Australia for good. I’m in the process of setting up a meetup on the jQuery […]

DIY Old-school racing game: Part 1

Remember Pole Position? Outrun? PowerDrift? Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge? Yeah you do! Remember jQuery 1.4? Most likely! Let’s combine those two memories into one DIY project and make our very own old-school racing game with jQuery 1.4, shall we? To prove it could work, here’s an early proof-of-concept to hopefully pique your interest. It’ll take […]