Author Archives: Steven Weathers
jQuery Delegate Document vs Element
It was recently brought to my attention that jQuery delegating to the document is faster than an element, the reason being document is already an object that doesn’t have to be transversed. Needless to say I’m the kind of person … Continue reading
IE to Start Automatic Upgrades
By far some of the greatest news Microsoft has given us in a long time, being a Front End Developer by day I have to deal with IE ranging from 6 to 9, thankfully with this update we will hopefully … Continue reading
jQuery bind vs delegate
Just the other day I posted about how much I love using jsPerf to run performance tests for jQuery snippets, so today I’m going to talk about my latest test. Many a times I’ve read that the jQuery delegate is … Continue reading
JavaScript performance testing using jsPerf
When developing smaller websites JavaScript performance is often neglected, however when dealing with enterprise level websites such as Lowe’s Home Improvement you start to take these things seriously. Since before I started at Lowe’s I’ve been trying to improve myself … Continue reading
Google+ Hangouts and Productivity…
Not long after getting into Google+‘s closed field testing I started toying with Google+ Hangout, at first it seemed like just a cool way to hang out online; however as of the last week or so I have realized it … Continue reading
Google+ joins the Social Network war
With the upcoming release of Google’s new social network known as Google+, top dogs Facebook and Twitter have a lot to worry about. Google brings video conferencing for up to 10 people via what they call “Hangouts“, mass text/instant messaging on phones … Continue reading