SitePoint » Articles » 10 Things They Never Tell You In Firefox Extension School http://articles.sitepoint.com/ 2009-09-21T14:00:00+00:00/> SitePoint 10 Things They Never Tell You In Firefox Extension School James Edwards http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/ten-tips-firefox-extensions 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. 2009-09-21T14:00:00+00:00 Killer Web Dev Tools with Ben Galbraith Andrew Tetlaw http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/interview-ben-galbraith 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. 2009-09-14T14:00:00+00:00 YUI 3: Lighter, Faster, Easier to Use Ara Pehlivanian http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/yui-3-whats-new 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. 2009-06-18T14:00:00+00:00 Fixing Fancy Font Frustrations Alex Walker http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/fixing-fancy-font-frustrations 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? 2009-04-21T14:00:00+00:00 Ajaxify Your Flex Application Kai Koenig http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/ajaxify-your-flex-application 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. 2009-01-27T13:00:00+00:00 Helpful Hyperlinks with JavaScript Toby Somerville http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/helpful-hyperlinks-javascript 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. 2008-12-11T13:00:00+00:00 Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part II Myles Eftos http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/javascript-fun-profit-part-2 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! 2008-11-19T13:00:00+00:00 Multi-threading in JavaScript James Edwards http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/multi-threading-javascript 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! 2008-10-23T13:00:00+00:00 Douglas Crockford: JavaScript Doesn’t Suck Kevin Yank http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/interview-doug-crockford JavaScript guru and Yahoo architect, Douglas Crockford was in Sydney town recently for the annual event that is Web Directions South. He kindly gave up some of his time to chat to SitePoint's Kevin Yank on the continuing evolution of JavaScript. 2008-10-06T13:00:00+00:00 Hacking JavaScript for Fun and Profit: Part I Myles Eftos http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/javascript-fun-profit-part-1 Ever wonder what makes a real JavaScript guru? How about someone who has used JavaScript, CSS, and HTML to successfully implement a 2-D side-scrolling platform game? In this two-part series, Myles will help you elevate your JavaScript skills to the ultimate level! 2008-09-11T14:00:00+00:00