benhowdle89

I guess that falls into Ruby dev and less Jekyll stuff?

Ember?

What's Ember? Do you mean Ember.js?

I do this, although I just call it `style.css`

Right,

First of all, thanks for commenting on the thread! Also, I really hope it hasn't come across as though this post was "bandwagoning" on the "struggle with getting started with X.js week". The reason I LOVE Backbone is the fact is the fact that it's not opinionated on application architecture.

However, IMO no one (or not many) people build single page todo apps. People have real, multi-state and multi-screen apps that they're trying to build and I think that Backbone site/docs would really really helps people take their understanding of Backbone and architecture to the next level if an example was provided that went beyond the humble Todo app. DOM structure, Zombie events and View management (subviews, etc) are things that I feel are missing, not from Backbone itself, but that Backbone should/could provide as examples of using Backbone to deal with these real, use-case issues that arise.

I think this lack of documentation/examples acted as a catalyst for things like Marionette (hat tip Derick Bailey), but if patterns were outlined from the get-go on the Backbone site, people would be less inclined/feel the need to throw something like Marionette at it.

Hope this has come off as my humble opinion and not just "grumpy developer snark" - I love Backbone but I'd love to see it have an easier route for learning to build real world apps.

I don't want to waste this opportunity of telling you my thoughts, so I'm gonna let your question settle a litte. Will reply soon :)

Are you thinking of https://svbtle.com/ ? Yeah mine looks similar but I assure you, it wasn't ripped at all!

Truly nitpicking ;), you're probably right, but as a convention it makes sense for me and hopefully others!

Worst. Writing. Style. Ever.

So condescending.

So far, feedback has been:

1. maybe an initial syntax overview: target.addEventListener(type, listener[, useCapture]);

2. I think it’d be worth explaining what capture and bubble are.

I agree!

I want to take it as a compliment, but I don't feel it was intended like that!

As a web person, can you honestly say that you always put yourself 100% in the shoes of a user?

Take the DOM API away and JavaScript is a great experience!

This. Everything this. Find the pain points with JavaScript, then make your life easier with jQuery.

Awesome, glad you liked it!

+1 for this.

I hoped this line "From personal experience, I’ve used APIs heavily with only two languages; JavaScript and PHP." would convey that I'm only going to be talking about these two...

Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it...

Jesus, that JSON article is unreal. Probably the best I've read all year.

You're right, I think it felt more natural to do it the way I did. If I did it in the above way, then the browser would DL the PNG then the JS would cause the browser to go DL the SVG. As a %, the browsers that do support SVGs are far greater than those that don't. So those people are still getting a great experience, but the SVG supporting browsers getting an even better one!

Thanks man!