JSMag July 2012
In this issue...
JQuery PeriodicalUpdater Advanced AJAX Polling - Robert Fischer
Getting fresh data from the server is something that every web- app seems to need. Although there are more advanced methods to accomplish this, the simplest solution is to poll the server regularly and refresh as necessary. The JQuery PeriodicalUpdater plugin provides exactly that functionality.
Improving SilkJS Installation - Simple Web Install for OSX and More - Mike Schwartz
SilkJS has steadily gained real world users, but in order to gain even wider acceptance, I feel it needs a simpler installation procedure and a comprehensive means to extend SilkJS functionality while enabling third parties to contribute. In this article, I’ll discuss how I’m refactoring SilkJS to enable a simple Web install for OSX Lion and allowing for an easier way to extend SilkJS with C++ and JavaScript.
Where Am I: Now and Then Geolocation, Google Maps API, and localStorage - Jeanine Meyer
In this article I will explain how to use HTML5, JavaScript and geolocation to determine the location of the visitor to your site; bring in a map, using the Google Maps API; and store the location on the client computer to be accessed when the application is opened again.
Titanium CommonJS Introduction - Trevor Ward
Appcelerator started to introduce an implementation of commonJS into their Titanium framework towards the end of 2012. With the release of Titanium version 2 this has now been fully implemented. This is a major step forward for what seems to be rapidly becoming the #1 mobile development framework.
Community News
David Calhoun rounds up the latest news from the world of JavaScript.
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