1. TextExt: A jQuery Plugin to Extend Text Field Functionality

    TextExt is a plugin for jQuery which is designed to provide functionality such as tag input and autocomplete and ultimate provides modularity and extensibility for enhancing text field functionality.

    (Source: gregbabula)

  2. The Top 12 JavaScript MVC Frameworks Reviewed

    Can’t remember the pros and cons of all those frameworks like Spine, Sammy, Sproutcore, Backbone, and the rest? Gordon L. Hempton runs through 12 of the most popular, lists their pros and cons, and picks Ember.js as his ultimate winner

    (Source: gregbabula)

  3. MacGap

    The MacGap project aims to provide HTML/JS/CSS developers an Xcode project for developing Native OSX Apps that run in OSX’s WebView and take advantage of WebKit technologies. The project also exposes a basic JavaScript API for OS integration, such as display Growl notifications. The MacGap project is extremely lightweight and nimble, a blank application is about 0.3mb.

  4. Why I Hate Android

    Interesting read

    Why do I hate Android? It’s definitely one of the questions I get asked most often these days. And most of those that don’t ask probably assume it’s because I’m an iPhone guy. People see negative take after negative take about the operating system and label me as “unreasonable” or “biased” or worse.

    I should probably explain.

    Believe it or not, I actually don’t hate Android. That is to say, I don’t hate the concept of Android — in fact, at one point, I loved it. What I hate is what Android has become. And more specifically, what Google has done with Android.

  5. Web application development workflow with Node.js

    The aim of the article is to describe a good workflow to use when developing web applications. I always read advice on good workflow practices but they are never aggregated together, that’s why I do it right now.

  6. From Java to Node.js

    So having said all that, I wanted to share what resources helped me get up to speed in Node.js coming from a Java background.
  8. Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X) … However, Apple missed an obvious location for improvement. Although Lion provides many touch gestures that can be activated with the trackpad, it completely ignores the potential ability to use the laptop itself as a gesture device. When both commands and text input are mapped to the keyboard, as is currently the case, the keyboard loses the design focus of being a single-purpose device. When the user has to take additional time to switch to a different input method in order to perform commands, his or her mind will be entirely focused on the task at hand by the time the gesture is performed. Therefore, I have fixed a small portion of this mistake, by implementing the “Shake to Undo” gesture from iOS. Once the application is running, simply shake your laptop to activate undo. To prevent accidental activation of the undo gesture, there is an optional confirmation overlay, similar in style to the undo overlay on iOS.

    Shake to Undo (for Mac OS X)

    …
    However, Apple missed an obvious location for improvement. Although Lion provides many touch gestures that can be activated with the trackpad, it completely ignores the potential ability to use the laptop itself as a gesture device. When both commands and text input are mapped to the keyboard, as is currently the case, the keyboard loses the design focus of being a single-purpose device. When the user has to take additional time to switch to a different input method in order to perform commands, his or her mind will be entirely focused on the task at hand by the time the gesture is performed.

    Therefore, I have fixed a small portion of this mistake, by implementing the “Shake to Undo” gesture from iOS. Once the application is running, simply shake your laptop to activate undo. To prevent accidental activation of the undo gesture, there is an optional confirmation overlay, similar in style to the undo overlay on iOS.
  9. “<?php die(‘hard’) ?>”
    Long Nguyen

  10. CocoaHeads: Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO

    cocoaheads:

    “To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
    I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple’s CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.

    I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.

    As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.

    I believe Apple’s brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.

    I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.”

    Some tweets:

    “MOTHERFUCKER” - @maxvoltar

    “Two earthquakes in two days. Steve Jobs resigns.” - @khoi

    “Steve Jobs’ text was meant to say: “I reign as CEO of Apple” Damn you autocorrect!” - @GarethAveyard

    “The new CEO of Apple will have to fill in VERY VERY VERY BIG SHOES. 3” - @itsmejeee

    “iHoly iCrap! Stocks in Apple & Black Turtlenecks are about to take a hit” - @davit_001

    “It’s fitting that Steve Job, the CEO of Apple resigned on #blackwednesday. He decided that Batman and he would both go out on the same day.” - @Jawiin

    “Ok so Arabs having a revolution, economic meltdown, and #steveJobs is no longer CEO of apple its the end of the world as we know it #2011” - @NorahAl

    “If Steve Job’s isn’t the CEO of apple anymore who am I going to curse when my auto-correct makes me look like an idiot?” - @BrentBuckingham

    “A sad day for all of us geeks. We’ll miss you captain.” - @kurtcruse