Crockford on JavaScript

Douglas Crockford is Yahoo!'s JavaScript architect and a member of the committee designing future versions of the world's most popular programming language. Over first three months of 2010, Douglas delivered his acclaimed series of lectures on the history of JavaScript, its features, and its use. Links to video, transcripts, and photos from each of the events follows...

source: http://yuiblog.com/crockford/
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Video JS

Video JS is a javascript-based video player that uses the HTML5 video functionality built into advanced browsers. In general, the benefit of using an HTML5 player is a consistent look between browsers...

source: http://videojs.com/
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Steve Huffman on Lessons Learned at Reddit

http://vimeo.com/10506751

http://www.slideshare.net/carsonified/steve-huffman-lessons-learned-while-at-redditcom

source: http://carsonified.com/blog/dev/steve-huffman-on-lessons-learned-at-reddit/
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Improving javascript

Advanced Javascript to Improve your Web App

YUI Theater — High Performance JavaScript

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Free the Foxes

It is essential to have your users operate a browser that supports an appropriate standard on how things are displayed and how things function. Free the Foxes is FREE and is roughly only 25K in size (including JS, CSS and images) and is almost completely customizable...

source: http://www.freethefoxes.com/
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What Every Developer Should Know About URLs

I have recently written about the value of fundamentals in software development. I am still firmly of the opinion that you need to have your fundamentals down solid, if you want to be a decent developer. However, several people made a valid point in response to that post, in that it is often difficult to know what the fundamentals actually are (be they macro or micro level). So, I thought it would be a good idea to do an ongoing series of posts on some of the things that I consider to be fundamental – this post is the first instalment...

source: http://www.skorks.com/2010/05/what-every-developer-should-know-about-urls/
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Pure CSS3 Spiderman Cartoon w/ jQuery and HTML5

Searching YouTube for inspiration I stumbled on to the intro of the classic 1967 spider-man cartoon series. While watching I realized that the animation was very basic. It was the paper doll sort of animation that lends itself perfectly to css3. Hmmm… "I could something like that with a little css3″, I thought...

source: http://www.optimum7.com/internet-marketing/web-development/pure-css3-spiderman-ipad-cartoon-jquery-html5-no-flash.html
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Making AJAX Applications Crawlable

If you're running an AJAX application with content that you'd like to appear in search results, we have a new process that, when implemented, can help Google (and potentially other search engines) crawl and index your content. Historically, AJAX applications have been difficult for search engines to process because AJAX content is produced dynamically by the browser and thus not visible to crawlers. While there are existing methods for dealing with this problem, they involve regular manual maintenance to keep the content up-to-date...

source: http://code.google.com/web/ajaxcrawling/
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Six Apart Guide to Comment Spam

This document describes how malicious or unwanted comments ('comment spam') affect weblogs, the techniques spammers use to abuse weblogs, and the tactics that can be used to prevent and defend against these attacks. Also included is a review of the strengths and weaknesses of each tactic, instructions for implementing them on your weblog and ones which we recommend for the best protection...

source: http://www.sixapart.com/pronet/comment_spam
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HTML5 Canvas examples

Here's a collection of HTML5 canvas examples. All on one page and organised into sections so that you don't have to go hunting around for them. How nice...

source: http://www.phpguru.org/static/html5-canvas-examples
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web designer's checklist

A list comparing the status of the most common browsers: http://www.findmebyip.com/litmus/

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Web Development Resources

W3Schools (http://www.w3schools.com/)
Because time is valuable, we deliver quick and easy learning. At W3Schools, you can study everything you need to learn, in an accessible and handy format...

QuirksMode (http://www.quirksmode.org/)
QuirksMode.org is the prime source for browser compatibility information on the Internet. It is maintained by Peter-Paul Koch, mobile platform strategist in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. QuirksMode.org is the home of the Browser Compatibility Tables, where you'll find hype-free assessments of the major browsers' CSS and JavaScript capabilities, as well as their adherence to the W3C standards...

SitePoint (http://reference.sitepoint.com/)
SitePoint is a fast growing online media company and information provider targeting the Web professional market, specifically Web Developers and Designers...

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