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QuickHits: The great browser data storage debate
My new hiccup with “Comment On The Movies: A Backbone.js tutorial”, has been deciding how to store our comments. At first I was simply going to use localStorage. It’s supported by multiple modern browsers (albeit inconsistently) & gets the job done. The … Continue reading
Posted in HTML, Javascript, Quick Hits
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Yet Another Backbone.js Tutorial – Part 2 – Pre-Reqs & The Spec
Please checkout Part 1 where I explain the philosophy behind Backbone.js It’s time to build our Backbone.js app, “Comment on the Movies”. This tutorial will, ideally, give you something interesting to build. Take a look at the finished app (so far) on … Continue reading
Yet Another Backbone.js Tutorial – Part 1 – Backbone.js Philosophy
At my new job I’m getting pretty friendly with Backbone.js. This 2-part post will teach you some backbone basics & show you how to create your own backbone.js app with multiple routes. Continue reading
Google Maps events in Mobile Safari and PhoneGap for iPhone
Having trouble getting your Google Maps div to respond to events like you want in Mobile Safari or a PhoneGap app for iPhone? So was I. Disabling pinch-zoom is simple enough, but getting a finger drag to (a) not move … Continue reading
Posted in Google Maps, hacks, HTML, iPhone, Javascript, Programming
Tagged Events, gmaps, Google Maps, hacks, Javascript
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Quick and Dirty Messaging
Our Rails Rumble 2008 entry, Great Minds (you can have a look at the latest version or the original Rumble version), required a messaging system. Such systems are easy to do wrong, and we knew we’d need something that would … Continue reading
Posted in Great Minds, Javascript, Programming, Rails
Tagged gm, Great Minds, Javascript, message queue, messaging, Programming, Rails, rails rumble, ruby, ruby on rails, rumble
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