Subclassing and Extending Array

Lately I'm spending some time coding some libraries in JS to achieve a solid & cross-browser framework. Not every browser out there supports the latest Javascript version, so a fallback solution is often needed. Some examples are the iterative methods in Array, as introduced in JS 1.7: every, filter, forEach, map, some, indexOf, lastIndexOf.

So, as extending a built-in is often a bad idea, the direction taken was to create a subclass of Array and extend this one. No wonder it's a hard path, but we can walk it on our own.

Cross-browser inline style with jQuery

Currently I'm developing some web applications for internal use, porting from some old ones.

I'd love jQuery, the jQuery way to do asynchronous requests is brilliant. Then I developed a plugin for my apps. Basically, it "automagically" catches all clicks on links, sends an AJAH request and loads the response inside a container.

The problem came when the response contains <STYLE> or <LINK> tags. While using Firefox and Opera all was great. But, oh $h*t, no style was applied with IE6, IE7, Chrome or Safari. I was thinking that was my plugin's fault, but when I test the use case without it, the problem remains. No style applied.

Like a box of chocolates

This is my first attempt in blogging about my work, not my life. Ironic as it may appear, this blog will have a life much larger than all my past attempts.

I will blog about one of the things that amazes me and gives me more satisfaction. And no, I'm not talking about sex, you perverts (although it's one of those things), I'm talking about coding.