FileReader Chunking and Base64 DataURLs

FileReader Chunking and Base64 DataURLs

In a hurry? You can now use our HUp jquery plugin to read files in a chunked fashion as data URLs. Hooray! Got a minute or two? Let’s talk about file read chunking, data URLs and base 64. If you’ve been looking forward to the previously promised discussion...
The What and Why of Javascript Frameworks

The What and Why of Javascript Frameworks

  As has been previously discussed, JavaScript has the propensity to be very untidy if you let it be. This isn’t a problem unique to JavaScript, of course – many other languages suffer from a lack of native organization, especially for specific tasks....

2014 Review: Day 7

As 2014 winds down, we’ll take an opportunity to look back at some of our most-read posts from this year, in case you missed them the first time.  Christopher Keefer is back, showing a useful technique for selectively hiding option values from inside of select...
It’s a (jQuery-style) Promise

It’s a (jQuery-style) Promise

Way back when I brought up the topic of promises (particularly, jQuery Deferred), and I promised we would come back to the topic someday. Well, that promise has finally resolved, and this is the done block. Don’t get it? Don’t worry, all shall be...
Hidden Options: A Workaround

Hidden Options: A Workaround

Here’s the situation: You’ve got a select. Maybe a whole bunch of selects, with a ton of options each (metric ton – let’s keep our imaginary hyperbolic units straight here); and these are meant to be complex interactive elements, with options...