JavaScript Apps – To Bower or Not to Bower
We’ve seen a little internal debate on the best way to start up and lay out new JavaScript-based apps. So the question is: to Bower or not to Bower?
JavaScript's Odd Parts – Configurable Functions as a DSL
As some of you may be moving from Java to JavaScript, you’ll find there are a number of ways to program – using objects, functions, or a hybrid approach. A common style of API you’ll see in the wild lends itself to expressive object definitions, while at the same time being easy to use to express a domain-specific language syntax. Configurable Functions This blog post was inspired by the D3 charting API’s author, Mike Bostock, and his article, Toward Configurable…
AngularJS 2.0 – Bold new step into typed JS and ES 6 – not without concerns…
A summary of the concerns around the recent AngularJS 2.0 announcements at ng-europe 2014, with links to source material, projects and articles. Is there real cause for concern here or is the team just a step ahead of everyone else? Read on to find out.
At Chariot Solutions, Engagement Requires an "Inspirational Environment"
It always gets our attention when we receive a press release from a company touting its commitment to employee engagement, so we followed up on a recent release from Chariot Solutions to find out why.
How do Apple's new iPhones impact your applications?
Apple is releasing two new iPhones and the latest version of their OS, iOS 8. If you have or are planning iOS applications, this news directly impacts those plans. Here are some things that you need to be thinking about.
Converting a Java Spring application to Scala
Supposedly Scala requires a completely different programming style. But what happens when you just want a Spring application? Is it possible to program in Scala without jumping in the deep end? Chariot’s John Shepard illustrates the difference in approach in this quick tutorial.
AngularJS Corner – The ngMock and ngMockE2E libraries
AngularJS provides two powerful mock and test support modules, both contained in a single script file. The modules, ngMock and ngMockE2E, provide different features for different purposes, though both modules are defined in, angular-mocks.js. In this post I’ll explain the differences between the modules and how they get mounted in a test scenario.
AngularJS Corner – Using promises and $q to handle asynchronous calls
A number of Angular services return promises: $http, $interval, $timeout, for example. Anything needing to run in the background will need to coordinate with a caller such as a controller or directive, and the promise API is the way to go. But how does it work? We’ll show you how with this short tutorial.
JSConf 2014 – Show Report by Ken Rimple
JSConf 2014 was held at Amelia Island’s Omni Plantation Hotel resort. This is my review of the conference.
Apple's Developer Conference
Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference (WWDC) is taking place this week in San Francisco, and a couple of Chariot people are in attendance. Due to some restrictions, we can’t tell about everything they are learning at the sessions, but here’s an overview.