Robert Gravelle

In programming, a pattern represents a best practice, while an anti-pattern represents a lesson that has been learned. The term anti-patterns was coined

12/19/12 Under the best of circumstances, calculations involving dates can be an troublesome to nail down. Throw in month calculations, and you're bound

Discover the differences between SVG & Canvas. Choose what best fits the task at hand and your comfort level now.

Optimization Techniques that Do the Document Body Good Optimizing your web pages for different browsers, platforms, and devices has evolved to consume a

A common task in Web apps is processing input from JSON, XML, or in AJAX callbacks. Often times, strings represent a delimited array of elements.

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Object Reflection in JavaScript The Java language has a really great feature called reflection. It provides a mechanism for a Java class to self-inspect

In JavaScript, the object constructor is the function that acts as the class template for instantiation using the new keyword (e.g., new MyClass()). The

String, Transitional, and Frameset Some HTML5 Document Header Optimization Techniques While studying the markup of Paul Irish's HTML5 Boilerplate index

Drag Files into the Browser from the Desktop HTML5 Drag & Drop lets you do basic drag & drop operations with a lot less JavaScript code. Two

I recently wrote two articles about JavaScript Ptototypal inheritance. The first one, titled JavaScript Prototypical Inheritance Explained described how

There are many compelling reasons why error handling should play an integral part in your application development. The JavaScript Error Handling: Why You