JavaScript Libraries Spilled EVERYWHERE! Series #002

In the last blog entry I wrote up vows.js for testing JavaScript, in this I’ve tried out another testing framework called mocha. This framework is pretty extensive as you can do the things you do with vows.js as well as a lot of other techniques. In addition to mocha I’ve added a few other things... Continue reading →

ETLs and APIs – A Thought Stream on the Matter, Are Things Really Changing That Much?

Often the tendency has been, and largely still is in Enterprises, to build things really large. Doing big design up front (BDUF) all the way to creating massive JavaScript libraries for generating JavaScript from non-JavaScript langauges, leading to a huge case of analysis paralysis and other such keywords that all point to the mythic man... Continue reading →

Portlanders Going to Cascadia.js? Ride the “Geek Train to Cascadia”

We’ll be boarding Amtrak Cascades #508 to Seattle departing Portland at 6:15pm from Union Station. If you’re interested in doing a bulk ticket purchase let me know ASAP and I’ll work with you to organize that. Otherwise if you just want to pick up a ticket and meet us on the train let us know... Continue reading →

Coder’s Vacation : OMG! JavaScript Libraries Spilled EVERYWHERE! Series #001

NOTE: All parts of this series and my other series can be found on my series links page. I sat down a few days ago on this trip to get a simple project setup, instead something else happened. It is my fault, entirely my fault. I could have stayed focused on a single library but... Continue reading →