BurningbirdJust writing
We just finished the last of the quality control checks on the JavaScript Cookbook, and it is now on its way to the printers. The Table of Contents should be showing soon at the O’Reilly book web site, but I’ll give you a taste of what I covered: The usual suspects, such as String, Date, Math, […]
I finished copy edits on my JavaScript Cookbook, which now enters the production process. The first half of the book focuses on the basic components of JavaScript, while the latter half gets into the more complex material. I touch on the basic JavaScript objects, such as String and Number, but also spend a considerable amount […]
I’ve not been the best at keeping up with my writing at my various sites. I have been writing, though. I have a two-part article up at A List Apart: Using SVG for Flexible, Scalable, and Fun Backgrounds, Part 1 and Part 2. Though Microsoft still hasn’t implemented SVG in IE, with the company’s new membership in the […]
he fall has been nice, but I haven’t been able to take advantage of the decent weather and pretty scenery. I have a book deadline next week for my new book for O’Reilly, The JavaScript Cookbook. I can’t do much anyway, because my car is doing very odd things, and I no longer trust it […]
I did continue with my effort on the HTML WG, but I no longer feel either comfortable or welcome in the email list, so not sure what I’ll be doing with HTML 5 from this point. Chances are, I’ll just focus on preparing a couple of Formal Objections, which don’t require any email communication, other […]