a modest proposal for better javascript: like "use strict" but purer.
A short rant about a common beginner's mistake in dynamic languages
HTML5 Canvas reminds me of the good old days of the `APPLE ][` ... this article looks at how to do some interesting things with Canvas and numeric.js Splines.
I've written a bunch of HTML5 / javascript stuff in recent years which uses closures as a way of never actually having to traverse the DOM. It is easy, fast, works well within the Chrome debugger and reduces your reliance on jQuery (etc).