With the number of amazing JavaScript libraries out there, it’s tempting to overload our pages with http connections that load these scripts and immediately execute them. We can spare our user’s bandwidth and page load time by combining two popular techniques.
JavaScript – Did you know that?
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Fun with JavaScript Strings and Prototype
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Fun with JavaScript Numbers and Prototype
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JavaScript Organization for web development
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