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I have been doing alot of javascript programming in the past few years and had to do many tasks over and over again.
Since last year javascript libraries have been almost exploding, due to the huge ajax hype. Among those are Prototype, jQuery, MooTools, ext, cssQuery, dojo and alot of other larger frameworks.
When I evaluate libraries, I make sure that what I include mostly consists of things I will actual use within a project. Bloated libraries are out of the question for me. Also important is the way a library integrates into my workflow and other server side enviroments I use. The library must be unobstrusive and easy to extend.
While evaluating options for my php framework, JQuery became the library of my choice.“jQuery is a fast, concise, JavaScript Library that simplifies how you traverse HTML documents, handle events, perform animations, and add Ajax interactions to your web pages.”
It has a lighweight footprint of around 19kb(compressed), is CSS3 compliant and provides cross browser functionality (IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera). The jQuery community is really active and provides a huge amount of additonal plugins that extend its functionality. jQuery allowed me to move many of my snippets into small plugins, that I can load where ever I need them. I will share some of those in the future and also write up some tutorials about things I have created with jQuery in the past months.
jQuery is up to version 1.1.2 and version 1.1.3 is just around the corner.
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I am a full-stack developer. My expertise include:
I love programming, design and know my way around server architecture as well. I would never feel complete, with one of these missing.
I have a broad range of interests, that’s why I constantly dive into new technologies and expand my knowledge where ever required. Technologies are evolving fast and I enjoy using the latest.
Apart from that, I am a peace loving guy who tries to have people around him that think the same. I truly believe in the principle: “If you help someone, someone will help you, when you need it."