8.01.2009
The Obtuse Script
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Have you ever wrestled with an obtuse JavaScript script?
You've got a crystal clear example from codeidiot.com but when you implement it - nothing, nada, a non-rising souffle. You go back, check everything, and it still doesn't work.
Here's a secret - JavaScript is not really Java, but that's OK. It was originally called Mocha, then Mochachino, then Super-Frapalicous-Java-Chip-Explosion (also exploding your waistline), then eventually JavaScript. For web 2.0, it was lumped into the same context as AJAX, meaning anything dynamic, kind of like repainting the old Gran Torino. The trademark is owned by Sun Microsystems.
Vintage velvet-roped 1974 Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch
You've got a crystal clear example from codeidiot.com but when you implement it - nothing, nada, a non-rising souffle. You go back, check everything, and it still doesn't work.
Here's a secret - JavaScript is not really Java, but that's OK. It was originally called Mocha, then Mochachino, then Super-Frapalicous-Java-Chip-Explosion (also exploding your waistline), then eventually JavaScript. For web 2.0, it was lumped into the same context as AJAX, meaning anything dynamic, kind of like repainting the old Gran Torino. The trademark is owned by Sun Microsystems.
Vintage velvet-roped 1974 Gran Torino from Starsky and Hutch
Labels: Ajax, javascript, mochachino
