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Flashy Graphs Sans Flash
by Alex Walker

Alex Walker

You could be forgiven for thinking that Flash was the only way you can add cool interactive graphs to a website. In this week’s article, Alex shows us just how far this is from the truth, introducing us to the excellent gRaphaël graphing library for JavaScript.

 

Build an Ajax Tree with YUI
by Darrin Koltow

Darrin Koltow

Yahoo’s YUI JavaScript library has a wealth of components that work well together to create impressive user interfaces. In this article, Darrin shows us how easy it is to leverage YUI’s TreeView component, in order to create a dynamic expanding tree control that loads content via Ajax.

 

10 Things They Never Tell You In Firefox Extension School
by James Edwards

James Edwards

As a follow-up to his recent ebook, Build Your Own Firefox Extension, James has assembled this selection of useful tips, tricks, and hacks that he's collected from his experience with building extensions for Firefox.

 

Killer Web Dev Tools with Ben Galbraith
by Andrew Tetlaw

Andrew Tetlaw

Ben Galbraith, of Mozilla Labs, is speaking at Web Directions South '09 on The State of Browser Tools. Andrew had the opportunity to interview him about his Web Directions session, the Bespin project, and browser tools in general.

 

YUI 3: Lighter, Faster, Easier to Use
by Ara Pehlivanian

Ara Pehlivanian

The Yahoo User Interface library has established itself as one of the key JavaScript libraries to use enhancing the user experience on a web page. In this article, Ara previews what's around the corner for the next version: YUI 3.

 

Fixing Fancy Font Frustrations
by Alex Walker

Alex Walker

Displaying non-standard fonts on the Web has always meant either relying on Flash or sacrificing the accessibility of your page. Is utilizing the canvas element the answer we've been looking for?

 

Ajaxify Your Flex Application
by Kai Koenig

Kai Koenig

In this article, Kai demonstrates how to enable two-way communication between Flash and JavaScript. Complete the quiz at the end to be in the running to win a free copy of Adobe CS4 Web Premium and Flex Builder 3 Pro.

 

Helpful Hyperlinks with JavaScript
by Toby Somerville

Toby Somerville

It's often handy to append a small icon after a link to a file or an external site, so that users aren't surprised when they follow those links. Toby shows us a nifty way to append those icons automatically with a spot of JavaScript.

 

Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part II
by Myles Eftos

Myles Eftos

In Part 1 of this series, Myles gave us a taste for how to manipulate sprites on the screen. In this fascinating follow-up, he reveals the end product of some extreme JavaScript hacking—recreating the classic Mario Brothers platform game!

 

Multi-threading in JavaScript
by James Edwards

James Edwards

No, you can't really multi-thread in JavaScript, but James shows the advantages of simulating a multi-threaded environment when dealing with intensive code. Armed with the techniques in this article, the possibilities for what you can achieve with JavaScript are limitless!

 

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