Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-25 Thread Jörn Zaefferer
Karl Swedberg schrieb: When that jQuery book comes out, I hear it's going to have an awesome Appendix dealing with closures. ;-) No way!! -- Jörn Zaefferer http://bassistance.de ___ jQuery mailing list discuss@jquery.com

[jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Daemach
I have no formal programming training, so I often brute-force things that could be a lot more elegant. One thing I'm struggling with in particular now is the benefits of creating object prototypes over just storing data in a global tree. A few people on this list have taken a shot at explaining

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Jörn Zaefferer
Daemach schrieb: I have no formal programming training, so I often brute-force things that could be a lot more elegant. One thing I'm struggling with in particular now is the benefits of creating object prototypes over just storing data in a global tree. A few people on this list have

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Klaus Hartl
Daemach schrieb: I have no formal programming training, so I often brute-force things that could be a lot more elegant. One thing I'm struggling with in particular now is the benefits of creating object prototypes over just storing data in a global tree. A few people on this list have

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Nathan Young -X \(natyoung - Artizen at Cisco\)
Cisco.com-Interface Development A: ncy1717 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daemach Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10:16 AM To: jQuery Discussion. Subject: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references? I have

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Mike Alsup
Nathan, you beat me to it! That is best reference I've seen on identifier resolution and scope chains. I *highly* recommend reading it as many times as it takes to sink it. You'll be glad you did. Mike Here's a great article on closures, references, scope, etc:

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Daemach
] Gurus - best Javascript references? I have no formal programming training, so I often brute-force things that could be a lot more elegant. One thing I'm struggling with in particular now is the benefits of creating object prototypes over just storing data in a global tree. A few people

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Jake McGraw
10:16 AM To: jQuery Discussion. Subject: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references? I have no formal programming training, so I often brute-force things that could be a lot more elegant. One thing I'm struggling with in particular now is the benefits of creating object

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Karl Swedberg
.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._.:||:._ .: ||:. Nathan Young Cisco.com-Interface Development A: ncy1717 E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Daemach Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 10:16 AM To: jQuery Discussion. Subject: [jQuery] Gurus - best

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Ⓙⓐⓚⓔ
I picked up John's book over at http://ejohn.org/. He gets a few extra pennies when you order thru his page! On 3/23/07, Klaus Hartl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daemach schrieb: I have no formal programming training, so I often brute-force things that could be a lot more elegant. One thing I'm

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Daemach
I just ordered it myself along with Flanagan's book. On 3/23/07, Klaus Hartl [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Daemach schrieb: I have no formal programming training, so I often brute-force things that could be a lot more elegant. One thing I'm struggling with in particular now is the benefits of

Re: [jQuery] Gurus - best Javascript references?

2007-03-23 Thread Daemach
Any recommendations? ;) My stumbling block is the following: I have a masking function that lets you define a mask for an input field: $(#myInput).fieldMask((999) 999-) This lets me force an input into a certain pattern. At the moment I have a root global object which is just a place to