Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the basics of loading data from an XML file into a database using JAXB and JPA. …
Functional Reactive Programming and JavaScript
Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.Functional reactive programming (FRP) is an emerging programming paradigm that has recently gained popularity in the web world. That popularity isn’t just tied to …
Time-Oriented Debugging
Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.Debugging code is traditionally more of an art than a science. Watching a master debugger work is like watching a master chef. There is …
Cleaning up Boilerplate Backbone Views
Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.“And you think you’re so clever and classless and free.” ― John Lennon One common complaint developers have with Backbone is the proliferation of repetitive …
JavaScript Promises Are Cool
Attention: This article was published over 12 years ago, and the information provided may be aged or outdated. While some topics are evergreen, technology moves fast, so please keep that in mind as you read the post.“And when I promise something, I never ever break that promise. Never.” ― Rapunzel Many languages have libraries of interesting schemes called promises, deferreds, …





