Google Reader shorts now available on this here website
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
This past week I’ve implemented “Reader Shorts” onto DustinDiaz.com(a website that once talked about JavaScript on a regular basis) as a way to include updates on my website on a more frequent basis. These “shorts” are also available as an xml feed and can be commented on (en route to a discussion) using Friend Feed.
One funny thing that dawned on me this week is that after including my Twitter updates, and now my Reader Shorts, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no need to ever come up with your own database backend and that you can fully run a website off of other free web services. That’s right. No Wordpress, PostNuke, or MovableType. Instead, simple services like FriendFeed’s API, or Google Reader (as we’ve already seen), Twitter, Flickr, or better yet, TinyPaste (which is actually kind of a stretch).
Reader shorts
Prototypes
- Simple Image Popouts
Submitted by Matt Snider - Creating an After Effects Numerical Input
Submitted by Josh - Using the XML DOM Without Writing 15,0000 Lines of Code
Submitted by Stephen Sorensen - SWF Integrator
Submitted by daweed - dsHistory Browser History Manager
Submitted by Andrew Mattie - Forcing references/pointers to any variable in JavaScript - a simple hack
Submitted by Stephen Sorensen - Visual JavaScript
Submitted by Ray Hauge - Simple, Semantic Rating System
Submitted by Matt Snider - SearchPlay using Prototype
Submitted by Mats Lindblad - iPhoto-Like Thumbnail Browser
Submitted by Jim Rutherford
Dailies
- Nikon Rumors have an official flickr page
- Ashton Kutcher shoots Nikon
- The Nikon D700, manual photo scan (in german)
- Act first, think later. A good motto I've followed for a while. Here is some science that proves it's a good idea
- Loophole in eval negates the need for JavaScript module pattern
- The Nikon D700 was a spoof based off the D300
- The CSS Column module detailed specifications
- Obama doesn't want to work on Maggie's Farm no more
- Why Google's Android Delays Don't Matter
- Take the power back and control inline styles from your CSS file
- FriendFeed Is The Social Network For Power Users
- Geeks Gone Wild: Play the iPhone party game
JavaScript Video Tutorial Screencasts
Learn the fundementals of the Yahoo! User Interface utilities
and how to add progressive enhancements to your webpages with only applying the basics.
Download QT Movie (19MB)
Learn how to add Ajax to your website using the Yahoo! UI Connection Manager with
minimal code and maximum flexibility.
Download QT Movie (31MB)
Learn how to write a client-side Web Service API in JavaScript using Object
Oriented methodologies along with a best-practices approach that will allow you to
play nice with the other JavaScript kids in your neighborhood.
Download QT Movie (19MB)
People
Podcasts
Episode 16: A fictional JavaScript tale
This episode was done solo as I tell a fictional tale about five JavaScript kids (among others) that I wrote during a night I wasn’t able to get any sleep. It features a few of the greatest JavaScripters around as the characters including the following:
- Dustin Diaz (myself)
- Dan Webb
- John Resig
- Peter Paul
- Justin Palmer
- Copy Paste Boy (Billy)
Episode 15: Venni viddi vicci of Events
Justin Palmer in many ways felt like the brother I never had even though I will claim to have other JavaScript mafia brothers as well.
Aside from that matter, the “Experience Engineer” from Encytemedia (and Prototype enthusiast) and I spoke about the various forms of Events that all encompass JavaScript. And indeed; we came, we saw, and we conquered.
About ./with Imagination
Hi, my name is Dustin Diaz and I am a User Interface Engineer for Gooooogle and author of JavaScript Design Patterns. This is my website. Welcome!
On this site I write about JavaScript; I have some podcasts; I also have a few screencasts for those of you who are visual learners. All that aside, if you learn something from me: Excellent. I appreciate you dropping by.
If you have any more interest in learning more about what I do, how long I've been doing it, or how to get a hold of me, you can do that on the about page. Cheers.
