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Javascript Libraries

December 5th, 2008

As Web2 sites become more complex, web developers need to become more organised and efficient in their coding techniques.  One area of particular growth is that of Javascript libraries.  The Javascript language is very powerful for modifying DOM elements on a web page and providing the type of functionality which is making the Internet more user-friendly (effectively the driving force behind Web2), but it comes at a cost to the developer in terms of complexity and time-to-market for customer websites.  Pre-written Javascript libraries provide a means to cut down on development time and to reduce the inherent complexity required to power many of the new features of a Web2 site.

Libraries like Scriptaculous, Moo, Mootools and Prototype offer the web developer ’shortcuts’ to functionality which would otherwise take too long to create by themselves or prove insurmountably difficult for the average developer to implement.  By utilising these libraries, time-to-market is greatly reduced and the actual Javascript code is kept neat and small.  As an added bonus, these libraries are usually fully compatible with the major browsers… something which is not always easy to achieve if you write the scripts yourself from scratch.

There is a learning curve to using the various Javascript libraries, but once you have made the effort to become acquainted with the peculiarities of any one of them, you will find your coding time greatly improved and your range of  Javascript capabilities expanded to an impressive arsenal of Web2 techniques.

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Social Networking Site Applications

December 2nd, 2008

If you are short of ideas for link bait, then perhaps it is time to target the online social networking audience.  Sites such as Facebook, MySpace etc, offer developers the chance to create small web applications which their users can install on their customised pages.  For instance, if you run a site selling DVD’s, then you could create an app which showcases your latest DVD’s and even run competitions from this app to allow users to win prizes.  

The benefit of targeting the social networking user base is that you can reach a far larger market than if you simply ignore it.  There are millions of people registered on these sites and providing a presence for your business there is quite important for both exposure and building your brand.

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