If you ignore the slightly insulting and condescending clickbaity title, this is a handy run-down of eight browser features with good support:
addEventListener(),scrollTo(),setTimeout() and setInterval(),defaultChecked property for checkboxes,normalize() and wholeText for strings of text,insertAdjacentElement() and insertAdjacentText(),event.detail, andscrollHeight and scrollWidth.You really don’t need jQuery any more …and that’s thanks to jQuery.
Here, the Github team talk through their process of swapping out jQuery for vanilla JavaScript, as well as their forays into web components (or at least the custom elements bit).
This is a really great short explanation by Chris. I think it shows that the really power of JavaScript in the browser isn’t so much the language itself, but the DOM—the glue that ties the JavaScript to the HTML.
It reminds me of the old jQuery philosophy: find something and do stuff to it.
This looks great! It’s a CC-licensed book by Cody Lindley (whose work I’ve admired for many years) aimed at teaching DOM Scripting for modern browsers. You can read the whole thing online or wait for the paper version from O’Reilly.
If all your JavaScript currently consists of writing jQuery plugins, I highly recommend you read this.
Kenny Meyers on the ubiquity of JavaScript.
The BBC have released their JavaScript library. This one is worth paying attention to for its wide browser support base.
A detailed comparison of jQuery and MooTools.
This is a good straightforward hands-on explanation of Ajax: succinct and clear.
From the people who brought you jQuery comes a set of widgets built using jQuery complete with documentation and tutorials.
A nice succinct explanation of how to roll your own JavaScript event delegation from Andy Hume.
Okay, this started as a joke but then I couldn't resist writing a bit of code. Usage: OH_HAI.I_CAN_HAS_ELEMENT_BY_ID("Id") and OH_HAI.I_CAN_HAS_ELEMENTS_BY_TAG_NAME("tag").
DOM Scripting... now also available in Korean.
What excellent taste this web design shop has. I don't mean the fancy scrolling—I'm talking about what's on the bookshelf.
A collection of scripts. There might be some good stuff here but use with care and discretion.
Christian's wish list for JavaScript libraries.
How much page weight is being wasted on JavaScript. It's time to shed those pounds.
A PDF of Dan's slides from RailsConf. Looks like it was an excellent presentation.
Interesting use of unobtrusive JavaScript for front page navigation. Bonus points are awarded for the hAtom and hCard markup.
A French translation of my most recent article for A List Apart.
Cameron has written a great article on using APIs with Ajax. I love the idea of using .htaccess to fake a proxy and get around the same-site restriction.