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A description of some recent experiences in creating small libraries from app modules.

The beta release of my first web game, based on the retro game snake.

Some small building blocks for any JS app prototype, including an inheritance helper, mixin helper, extend method, and events mixin.

A detailed tutorial on writing a custom events mixin, useful for giving app modules event support and creating a pub sub mechanism.

An introduction to CSS3 transitions and their application by creating a sliding panel component.

The revealing module pattern is the alternative to writing all your JS modules with prototypes, a must have for the front end dev's toolbox.

A throttle function can be useful in a few different scenarios, for example when you want to reduce the number of ajax calls being made from an app to your server.

After recently implementing a simple client-only typeahead, I thought I'd share. The implementation takes pre-existing data and shows a result set within a specified container.

Percentage sizing is great for dynamic layouts. This example is based on a 100% height scrollable sidebar on a page layout with multiple navigations.

Using Handlebars templates with Backbone views is a good foundation that provides a lot of flexibility for managing and rendering views within an app. Here's a quick rundown on how to setup a base view in backbone to render your templates.

A tutorial for pen drawing on the canvas element, including a live demo with the ability to convert your drawing to a PNG.