Category: JavaScript

I’ve incorporated editing into the site–both traditional, link-based, and Ajax. I still need to tweak, and I imagine as people use the comments, things will break. Both types of edits are available for each item, using the philosophy that a person may want to use a traditional edit page over an Ajax editing approach. The […]

I love how the marketing folks put a spin on things every time there’s an announcement from one of the Players. This time it’s Java’s turn for the RIA space with the introduction of JavaFX. Immediately people are talking about ‘Ajax killer’. It’s no more an Ajax killer than Flash was (actually, Ajax and Flash are quite […]

from_future_import has a post stating that Fortify’s recent Ajax alarm is more FUD than fact. Money quote in this one: And MOST importantly the exploit is only applicable to JSON that also happens to be valid JavaScript code. Was it FUD or fact? A bit of both. The benefit of the paper is the fact that […]

Ajax developers should check out a report on Ajax vulnerabilities in several Ajax libraries, and download the extensive advisory. The advisory details the vulnerabilities, and how to protect against. It’s always a bit risky to put out such details, but I, as a developer, really appreciate such because it allows me to better understand how to protect against […]

I’ve only downloaded it and started playing, but I like the idea of a JavaScript library based purely on implementing standards. Small and lightweight, Dean Edwards’ base2.DOM provides a good baseline for development without worrying about interesting proprietary extensions and recalcitrant browsers. Not that I’m naming names. Edwards’ library does provide support for the older 5.x […]