For those of you who haven’t seen this in the news lately, there is a new kid in web-development-tools town. A new extension for Firebug called Firecookie that allows you to Create, Read, Update, and Delete your stored cookies for the site you are viewing. I know there are other tools out there but even at version 0.0.4 I think that this one is one to watch.
Peter-Paul Koch explains how to create beautiful JavaScript and shows you how to combine it with proper HTML and CSS for the best web experience in ppk on JavaScript. Here is my review.
ppk begins with a brief history of JavaScript and explains the “fat and thin” JavaScript cycle. I would agree with him on that we are in a fattening state right now, but I think the tides will turn soon (my guess is before 2010).
Then ppk gives a basic overview of accessibility (which he adds to later) before introducing us to the 8 real world scripts used as examples in this book:
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You see it in Google search results and a lot of other sites that have good search functionality. When you perform a search, your words or phrases are highlighted in the search results making it easy for you to find the most relevant content.
Today I’m going to show you a simple way to add this to your website or blog so your users can find what they need in style. I think that this kind of thing should be implemented more often for how easy it is to implement.