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Your first cup of CoffeeScript, Part 2: Learn the language with hands-on examples

Explore the CoffeeScript language by solving several programming problems from Project Euler. The examples walk you through the use of functions, ranges, comprehensions, block statements, arrays, and some object-oriented aspects of CoffeeScript.  More >

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  • Scalable Vector Graphics in HTML5

    Explore the basic concepts and usage of Scalable Vector Graphics in HTML5. Learn about drawing, filters, gradients, text, and adding SVG XML to web pages, and discover how they have several benefits over their raster counterparts: JPEG, GIF, and PNG.

  • Get started with Backbone.js

    Bring model-view-controller structure to Ajax web applications with Backbone.js. Examine the different components of the Backbone.js framework, and use the examples in the article to learn how useful Backbone can be when creating Ajax applications or single page interfaces.

  • Use the jQuery Mobile API for fine-grained custom control

    The jQuery Mobile API provides for custom setup of global options, hooking into interaction events, and working with exposed methods. Learn how to granularly define the custom options you want to use in your mobile website as well as how to write custom code that interacts with the jQuery Mobile framework.

  • Your first cup of CoffeeScript, Part 1: Learning the basics

    Get started with CoffeeScript, a new programming language built on top of JavaScript, and learn about the perks for developers. Set up the CoffeeScript compiler, then use it to create code that's ready to run in a browser or server.

  • Build REST resources using Apache Wink and OpenJPA

    Use Wink and OpenJPA to implement HTTP operations on resources through a REST service. Learn about modeling, URI design, and using Wink annotations to implement create, retrieve, update, and delete operations on a sample resource.

  • Create custom jQuery mobile themes

    Learn how to use the theming framework in jQuery Mobile to build touch-friendly mobile websites and web applications that rival their native counterparts in look and feel.

  • Develop lightweight mobile web applications with Dojo Mobile

    Learn how this Dojo-based widget set maintains perky application performance and how you can optimize Dojo Mobile-based user apps to make them small and efficient.


Recognizing developerWorks Contributing author Joe Lennon
Joe Lennon is a mobile and web application developer from Cork, Ireland. Joe works for Core International, where he leads the development of Core's mobile HR self-service solutions. Joe is also a keen technical writer, having written many articles and tutorials for developerWorks on topics such as DB2 pureXML, Flex, JavaScript, Adobe AIR, .NET, PHP, Python, and much more.

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