emile.js is a no-frills stand-alone CSS animation JavaScript framework, named after Émile Cohl, early animator.
Link: GitHub
I for one welcome our new micro-framework overlords—small frameworks and libraries that do one thing only, not trying to solve each and every problem, just using pure JavaScript to do it. Easy to mix and match, and to customize to your needs.
Here is just a small selection of these micro-frameworks (this list is far from complete):
Link: mir.aculo.us
Today I had an itch to look into how Google generates the preview thumbnails when you do a search.
Google results page
The first thing I discovered is that the thumbnails are only loaded the first time you click a magnifying glass . In the case where you access a previous query, the thumbnails are loaded from the cache once the results are rendered to the screen.
Link: HT4
I’ve been writing JavaScript code for much longer than I care to remember. I am very excited about the language’s recent success; it’s good to be a part of that success story. I’ve written dozens of articles, book chapters and one full book on the matter, and yet I keep finding new things. Here are some of the “aha!” moments I’ve had in the past, which you can try out rather than waiting for them to come to you by chance.
Link: Smashing Magazine