Technology
I just spent a while playing around with Google’s AJAX APIs and I’ve come to the conclusion that although it has its advantages, it also has its drawbacks.
Ever wondered how to make this javascript duo not slow down your user’s experience? Well you have to compress them and pack them. Yahoo has some really good tools for that (YUI Compressor). You need to have a working version of Java and some patience. I wonder why they aren’t just available for download in an optimized form already…
I just went through the steps to optimize the latest versions of Prototype and Scriptaculous for this site. The following JS contains both, prototype 1.6.3 and scriptaculous 1.8.3 packed into one file.
You can download it here: prototype161_scriptaculous183_packed (just 90Kb!)
This morning I stood up, walked to my computer and turned it on, looked outside the window and asked myself: how cold is it? Then I sat down and looked at my web site. Wouldn’t it be cool to know how cold it is I thought.
“Más vale malo por conocido que bueno por conocer”, pero aquí, hoy, WestonHankins.com sufre una revolución a pesar de ser lo mejor. With great sadness and also some gladness I announce, here, today, that “the WesBlog Project in Creation” retires after almost 3 years of great service to me and my blog.
