
JavaScript from Null: Video Series
December 4th, 2009 admin
Topics: ecma, from scratch, javascript, javascript & ajax, jquery, mootools, screencast, screencasts, series, video tutorial, videos

Thanks to the wide adoption of libraries like jQuery and Mootools, JavaScript’s popularity has skyrocketed in the last few years. However, in the process, an interesting thing occurred: many newer developers are learning these libraries without taking the time to actually learn about raw JavaScript techniques. What percentage of jQuery users don’t know how to fade out an element with only raw JS? My guess is that it’s much higher …
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