Category Archives: Web Development

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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iPad’s Account for 1% of the World’s Web Traffic

Apple’s iPad is responsible for 1% of the world’s web traffic, as well as 2.1% of web traffic in the U.S., according to the latest numbers from NetMarketShare.  A similar report from StatCounter in April indicated that the iPad accounted for 1.17% of … Continue reading

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