tag:news.oreilly.com,2008-09-16://44 JavaScript news and articles from O'Reilly Media Movable Type Pro 4.21-en tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35430 2009-04-23T20:31:11Z 2009-04-24T18:52:17Z

Mobile Safari, the iPhone's web browser, has surprisingly weak audio support. But here's a hack I discovered to embed audio playlists.

David Battino http://digitalmedia.oreilly.com/pub/au/2032 Mobile Safari, the iPhone's web browser, has surprisingly weak audio support. But here's a hack I discovered to embed audio playlists. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/javascript/~4/gkGAswM6cAg" height="1" width="1"/> http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/04/iphone-web-audio-playlistshtml.html tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.35834 2009-04-09T21:17:20Z 2009-04-09T22:55:34Z

Can we detect when a request is made to our server via an Ajax-based call as opposed to a 'normal' request? In this entry I talk about how you can accomplish such a task with jQuery and ColdFusion.

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com Can we detect when a request is made to our server via an Ajax-based call as opposed to a 'normal' request? In this entry I talk about how you can accomplish such a task with jQuery and ColdFusion. <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/javascript/~4/nMpLLShBXKk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.insideria.com/2009/04/jqueryserver-side-tip-on-detec.html tag:broadcast.oreilly.com,2009://53.35734 2009-03-31T12:11:11Z 2009-03-31T15:06:08Z

I saw something the other day that I was both intrigued and bothered by in equal measure. 'Mozilla and the Khronos Group Announce Initiative to Bring Accelerated 3D to the Web'. Apparently, the working group will look at exposing OpenGL capabilities within ECMAScript. The intriguing part is that, as a fan of 3D Computer Graphics and Animation this has got to be a good sign, especially if it is exposed in this way; but the bothersome bit is how people will end up using it because it has been exposed in this way. The crux of the problem for me is the question, JavaScript - what's it good for? Absolutely...

Philip Fennell I saw something the other day that I was both intrigued and bothered by in equal measure. 'Mozilla and the Khronos Group Announce Initiative to Bring Accelerated 3D to the Web'. Apparently, the working group will look at exposing OpenGL capabilities within ECMAScript. The intriguing part is that, as a fan of 3D Computer Graphics and Animation this has got to be a good sign, especially if it is exposed in this way; but the bothersome bit is how people will end up using it because it has been exposed in this way. The crux of the problem for me is the question, JavaScript - what's it good for? Absolutely... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/javascript/~4/S5drL1G1E30" height="1" width="1"/> http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/03/are-we-losing-the-declarative.html tag:www.insideria.com,2009://34.35633 2009-03-18T01:48:22Z 2009-03-24T17:05:09Z

Since I discovered Twitterfall.com, I've become addicted to the site's constant stream of Twitter updates. The site works on a basic premise. Enter few search terms, and a 'waterfall' of matching tweets will slowly scroll down the screen. It is...

Raymond Camden http://www.coldfusionjedi.com Since I discovered Twitterfall.com, I've become addicted to the site's constant stream of Twitter updates. The site works on a basic premise. Enter few search terms, and a 'waterfall' of matching tweets will slowly scroll down the screen. It is... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/oreilly/javascript/~4/HWR5mSXEWs0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.insideria.com/2009/03/mimicing-twitterfalls-short-ur.html