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SenchaCon 2013 and Unconference 25 Jul 2013 | 08:48 pm
Because I work for Sencha, I was lucky enough to spend all of last week at SenchaCon 2013 in Orlando (although I was working the whole time). I tweeted a number of things about the conference recently...
Creating Windows 8 Apps with Ext JS 8 Jul 2013 | 09:13 pm
In the coming weeks, I'll be speaking at SenchaCon and ThatConference about building Windows 8 apps using Ext JS. Although these presentations cover the same concepts, their content is slightly differ...
Sencha Cmd post-build Ant utilities 28 May 2013 | 08:37 pm
If you're using Sencha Cmd for your Ext JS or Sencha Touch application, then you may be somewhat familiar with the build.xml file. This file is auto-generated by Sencha Cmd when you create a new proj...
LintRoller v2.3.0 has been released! 15 May 2013 | 10:20 pm
A few days ago, I released LintRoller v2.3.0 – and to celebrate it’s new features, I thought it would be cool to post a screencast. New Features in v2.3.0: Now enforcing strict mode on LintRoller src ...
First thoughts on AngularJS and Testing 8 Mar 2013 | 08:43 pm
As I prepare for my "End-to-End Unit Testing for Web Developers" presentation at 2013 Chicago Code Camp, I thought it would be a cool idea to try something new. That something is AngularJS - and since...
aKa Web Design: Facelift 2013 21 Feb 2013 | 08:00 am
Today I pushed my new website theme live! There's a lot of exciting things to mention about my new theme, so let's take a dive into what has changed. Continue reading →
LintRoller v2.2.2 Released 11 Feb 2013 | 11:16 pm
For those of you who use my LintRoller tool, I’ve just added a new feature in v2.2.2. LintRoller.util.removeBOM() I recently ran into JSLint’s awesome “Unsafe character” error in a project involving m...
Building Unit Tests for Sencha Apps 1 Feb 2013 | 09:41 pm
Building Unit Tests for Sencha Apps from Sencha on Vimeo. Slides Give Feedback! If you’re interested in building unit tests for web applications, check out my recent webinar for Sencha. The presentati...
2013: New Year’s Resolutions 30 Jan 2013 | 03:06 am
This year marks 5 years (minus one I forgot) that I've posted my New Year's resolutions online. Overall I think this strategy helps to keep me accountable... and generally speaking, I think I'm gettin...
JavaScript Console API – Browser Differences 11 Jan 2013 | 08:58 pm
Recently I was asked by a client to if using console.log() would be appropriate in enterprise web applications. Not everyone agrees with me, but my opinion is simple: Production applications should r...
