Sure, well-named variables and functions are important in all programming languages. But when is a name good enough? And when is it especially critical? I just received an interesting comment about my new Clean Code course on Pluralsight. The … Read on...
Tag Archives: JavaScript
Writing Code? Know Your Boundaries.
Today’s developers are cursed blessed with a massive list of libraries and technologies for solving problems. And some of the worst sins against code stem from simply selecting the wrong tool for the job. It’s recently become clear to me … Read on...
JavaScript Configuration Object Pattern: JSON Saves the Day
So you’re building a modern web app? That means you’re likely running a variety of client-side libraries and custom business logic in JavaScript. And one of the first hurdles you run into is “Hey, I need some data from the … Read on...
KnockoutJS: Maintain Input Focus While Tabbing and Rebinding
Single page applications pose a unique and interesting set of problems. Libraries that offer two-way binding like KnockoutJS and AngularJS make it trivial to completely redraw a screen with new data delivered from the server via AJAX calls. However, what … Read on...
Warn Users of Unsaved Changes with jQuery
In web apps it’s helpful to warn the user if they attempt to navigate away after making changes without hitting save. But the tricky part is, how do you track when they’ve made changes? This is actually pretty trivial to … Read on...
Debugging JavaScript in Chrome with frames
When debugging JavaScript on a page with frames, it’s easy to find yourself running commands in the console in the wrong frame. I’ve hit this wall many times and wondered why I can’t see the variables that are clearly defined … Read on...
Serializing Knockout ViewModels to JSON: Quotes matter
The Knockout MVVM framework makes it dirt simple to serialize your ViewModels to JSON:
ko.toJSON(viewModel);
However, if you’re wondering why some observables aren’t being serialized, note that observables that are initialized empty aren’t serialized to JSON. So if your … Read on...