August 13, 2008

The Why and Which of JavaScript Libraries Podcast

John Resig, creator of jQuery and author of Pro JavaScript Techniques, spoke at @Media 2008 in London about the different types of JavaScript libraries such as Prototype, jQuery, Yahoo! UI, and Dojo and why should one be used. John compares how each library can help the developer with DOM, Events, Animations, Ajax as well as interface widgets.

Here are the presentation slides (.pdf) he used for his talk.


 
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June 14, 2008

Ajax Kung Fu Meets Accessibility Feng Shui Podcast

Jeremy Keith and Derek Featherstone talked about how Ajax and Accessibility can live in harmony with each other at SXSW07. Topics covered include: progressive enhancement, the 3 layers of the web (content, presentation and behavior), thin vs. rich clients, XMLHttpRequest object, patterns, screen readers, and much more.

Here are their presentation notes (.pdf) as well.


 
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February 8, 2008

Future of Web Interfaces Podcast

Cameron Adams, web developer and author of Simply JavaScript gave a presentation at Web Directions North 08 about how JavaScript has affected the design and development of web interfaces.

Here are the presentation (.pdf) slides he used as well.


 
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June 11, 2007

Ruining the User Experience Podcast

Author and developer Aaron Gustafson and Sarah Nelson of Adaptive Path gave a talk at @SXSW07 about how JavaScript can be used to ruin and improve the user experience of a website.

Here are the slides (.pdf) that were used during the presentation.


 
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June 10, 2006

Bluff Your Way in DOM Scripting Podcast

Jeremy Keith author of DOM Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and Bulletproof Ajax and JavaScript guru along with Aaron Gustafson gave a talk about JavaScript and the DOM at SXSW06.

Here are the online slides that were given during the presentation.


 
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April 24, 2006

Maintainable JavaScript Podcast

Christian Heilmann author of Beginning JavaScript with DOM Scripting and Ajax, member of the DOM Scripting Task Force and well-known blogger of many JavaScript articles gave a talk on Maintainable JavaScript.

Here is the web post with code examples for his presentation.


 
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November 28, 2005

Interview with Jesse James Garret Podcast

Jesse James Garret is a user experience expert and co-founder of adaptive path coined the phrase "Ajax", which gave a name to the implementation of exisiting technologies using JavaScript. In this interview he talks about how he came up with the name, his view of what Ajax is, usability issues and more.

 
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