Category Archives: Firebug

JavaScript Tabs: ExtCore vs jQuery UI

ExtCore and jQuery UI are both JavaScript libraries which allow web developers to create all kinds of widgets. I have been using both over the past year or so, and specifically to use their respective “Tab” widgets.

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Ext-Doc: ExtJS-style JavaScript Documentation

A while back, I posted about my struggle to find a good JavaScript documentation tool. Over the past week, I began exploring one more option which is very promising. Ext-Doc is a JavaScript documentation tool which creates by far the … Continue reading

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Parsing XML: jQuery vs. ExtJS

If you follow my blog, you’ve noticed that I constantly talk about ExtJS. I use it extensively at my office, and I know the API (for version 2.2.1) about as well as anyone not working for their company. I recently … Continue reading

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YSlow 2.0 (beta2) Released

I read earlier today that Yahoo released YSlow 2 (beta2) and I decided to give it a try. I’ve been a big fan of the Firebug plugin, and so far I’m impressed with the improvements. I suppose time will tell … Continue reading

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JavaScript Documentation Tools

JavaScript documentation is a pain in the ass. I’ve complained about this on my blog before, but I’ve spent the past week or so trying to test the handful of JavaScript documentation tools that are available and I’m actually starting … Continue reading

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Playing with AJAX in Safari 4 Beta

If you’ve been following my blog over the past several months, you’ve probably learned a few things about me. I do a lot of JavaScript and AJAX development I’m a complete snob about using Firebug I’m definitely not a fan … Continue reading

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It’s Official: I hate Safari

I’ve mentioned before that I do a ton of JavaScript and AJAX development. I’ve also mentioned that debugging JS code is simple in Firefox (using Firebug), and a bit of a pain-in-the-ass when viewing in IE. As I near the … Continue reading

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Debugging in IE

As a web developer, I’ve tended to do most of my development in Firefox. I wrote a post a while back talked about how much I love Firebug — the world’s best (in my opinion) console, JavaScript, CSS and DOM … Continue reading

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Web Development Tools

I’ve been working on a number of projects recently, and a thought occurred to me: How in the world could I do my job without Firebug? Now, I’ve known for years now that Firebug is like the single best web … Continue reading

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