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- Messing around wih D3.js and hierarchical data
These days there are a lot of browser-oriented visualization toolkits, such d3.js or jit.js. They’re great and easy to use, but how much do they scale when used with medium-large or very large datasets? The subject ontology is a quite large (~2500 entities) taxonomical classification developed at Nature Publishing Group in order to classify scientific […]
- Raphael: js library for Scalar Vector Graphics
I don’t do much (web) front-end design usually, although often I find it vital to visualize my ideas using some sort of basic but functional UI-kit. Well, if you’re like me, you’ll probably be happy to know about Raphael. This is a javascript library that sits on top of the SVG specifications and provides a […]
- Processing.js, iProcessing: javascript does everything for you!
First off – check out how cool is the little game below. It’s been implemented with processing.js, a port of the famous processing library that works in your browser only through javascript (the original processing is java-based). What is processing? The Processing language was created by Ben Fry and Casey Reas. It evolved from ideas explored in […]
- A bookmarklet for searching delicious
This has been long overdue for me. A way to quickly search delicious.com without relying on third-party apps (which often you have to pay for). And it’s got to be super simple too: something like a bookmarklet that you click on and then takes you there. Just one of those things you never have the […]
- Document.designMode trick..
Here’s a neat trick I got from my friend Geoffroy: open up your preferred Javascript console and type in this command: document.designMode=’on’ Et voila’: your page is directly editable in your browser! Useful for quick visual testing/modifications when giving a demo, for example….
- SoundManager 2 makes it easier to play sounds using Javascript
By wrapping and extending Flash 8’s sound API, SoundManager 2 brings solid audio functionality to Javascript. Basic API Features (Flash 8 ) Load, stop, play, pause, mute, seek, pan and volume control of sounds from Javascript Events: onload, whileloading, whileplaying, onfinish and more ID3V1 and ID3V2 tag support for MP3s (title, artist, genre etc.) Shiny […]
- Jquery library gets me going
Following suggestions which turned out to be really good, I’ve found myself having a lot of fun with the JQuery library. It’s immensely easy to use, and beautiful to see its results. Plenty of tutorials around, and people developing widgets. Have a look at the interface elements, for example. Or at the cool fisheye menu..or […]
Parerga und Paralipomena / At the core of all well-founded belief lies belief that is unfounded – Wittgenstein
