Coffeescript looks promising

I’ve just ran across Coffeescript… can’t believe what sort of a hole I’ve been living in. It’s a source to source compiler (ie when you ‘compile’ a coffeescript script, you get javascript source.) So why would you want a source to source compiler for Javascript? Well, as apps become more and more ‘front-end’ heavy with [...]

A syntax highlighter extension for Deck.js

So for the past few hours, have been playing with Deck.js . I like the idea of a web based presentation format rather than a blob like powerpoint. At the same time, I’m a bit circumspect too – given the state of the tools. At least for my use, there’s really no burning need that [...]

Creating an interstitial login page with JqueryMobile

So, at work, we’re building a mobile website using JqueryMobile. The app has a bunch of publicly visible pages however, other pages require the user to be authenticated. We didn’t want the user to be forced to login on the first page. Instead, whenever a protected page is accessed, and if the user insn’t logged [...]