Callbacks are the cornerstone of JavaScript since it is single-threaded in nature. This can quickly turn into spaghetti code when handling multiple, dependent AJAX calls. Enter Promises! Deferred and promise are part of jQuery since version 1.5 and they help in handling asynchronous functions like AJAX.
Getting Started with Web Components
With HTML5 came the introduction of semantic tags. Content could now be wrapped within much more appropriately named tags such as:
Create Custom Kendo MVVM Widgets
Kendo UI is more than just interface-candy. There is an elegant, underlying framework at play that makes things work. Is it easy to extend though? YES – Kendo is also framework-candy!
Add Page Names as HTML Classes
Wouldn’t it be great if you can specify different styles per page all from the stylesheet? For example, your home page may have a larger header section than the rest of your pages. The solution would be to add a different class on each page so you can do something like this.
Using Kendo UI Mobile with RequireJS
Are you thirsty for some scalable, elegant Kendo Mobile architecture? We all have been! The reason is because everything is globally scoped and seems to work much smoother if you jumble all your JavaScript on a single page. Fear no more though, RequireJS to the rescue!
Kendo Class Inheritance and RequireJS
Kendo UI includes base class objects that provides class inheritance. This is very useful for creating elegant, object-oriented JavaScript code. Couple this with RequireJS and you have a very scalable architecture.
Avoid IE Hacks with Kendo UI’s Browser Detection
Cross-browser compatibility can be a major pain. The philosophy for most web developers is to code against a standard-complaint browser (Chrome), then apply CSS hacks later for other browsers that need to play catch up (Internet Explorer). In other words, it is better to make your code forward-compatible and apply backward-compatible hacks instead of the other way around.
Using Kendo UI template engine with RequireJS
If you are a big believer in Kendo UI, then you will be glad to know there is a built-in template engine as well. The problem was that you have to load the entire kendo.web.min.js file just to render a simple template (~0.5MB). Kendo is now AMD-complaint and can be used with RequireJS! I can now use Kendo UI’s as my new favorite template engine. Why not if I plan to use other parts of the Kendo suite later or on other pages.
How to avoid loading jQuery twice with RequireJS
When working with existing sites or content management systems, you have little say on where and when jQuery is loaded. To complicate matters, some pages may have jQuery auto-loaded, and others may not (yay for performance boosts, nay for client-side plugins). Do you bite the bullet and write unmanageable scripts? Or do you believe in RequireJS and dodge the bullet matrix-style?
Enable SSL in Development with IIS Express
While developing web applications, it is common that you must test the site in SSL mode. Normally, this would be a pain and would require you to set up the site in IIS manually. From then on, you must attach the debugger in Visual Studio to the application pool process. There’s an easier way!
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