Proto/taculous 2: Tips and Tricks
Prototype and Scriptaculous provide great functionality out of the box, but once you use them for a while you will probably want a little more. In this talk, we will look at tips and tricks for getting the most out of Prototaculous, plus some other libraries that can play nicely.
Prototype and Scriptaculous provide great functionality out of the box, but once you use them for a while you will probably want a little more. In this talk, we will look at tips and tricks for getting the most out of Prototaculous, plus some other libraries that can play nicely. You will see how to
- unit test your JavaScript code
- write unobtrusive JavaScript
- use and abuse the Prototype "object model"
- reach scripts across sites (for good, not evil!)
- create charts with the Google Chart API
- use UI components beyond the basics of Scriptaculous
About Stuart Halloway
Stuart Halloway is a founder and President of Cognitect, Inc. (www.cognitect.com). He is a Clojure committer, and a developer of the Datomic database.
Stuart has spoken at a variety of industry events, including StrangeLoop, Clojure/conj, EuroClojure, ClojureWest, SpeakerConf, QCon, GOTO, OSCON, RailsConf, RubyConf, JavaOne, and NFJS.
Stuart has written a number of books and technical articles. Of these, he is most proud of Programming Clojure.
Learn more about Stu's presentations on his wiki.
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