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Associative arrays in JavaScript

~3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
Object property-names in JavaScript must be strings. This may seem obvious, but it has serious repercussions if you’re used to the free-wheeling style...

Easy screenshot sharing

~3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
When working remotely from the product stakeholders, its important to be able to iterate rapidly over designs, and to capture evidence of, and reproduce...

Temporarily change Ruby working directory

~3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
def with_cwd dir original_dir = Dir.pwd begin Dir.chdir dir yield ensure Dir.chdir original_dir end end...

Binary sort an array in JavaScript

~3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
Array.prototype.binarySearch = function binarySearch(find, comparator) { var low = 0; var high = this.length - 1; var i, comparison; while (low...

Binary search an array in JavaScript

~3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
Array.prototype.binarySearch = function binarySearch(find, comparator) { var low = 0; var high = this.length - 1; var i, comparison; while (low...

Making Prototype 1.6’s Hash even more Ruby-like

~3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
I really like Ruby, and I really like how the Prototype library makes javascript more Ruby-like. Ruby’s Hash provides a number of convenient methods...

Binary search an array in JavaScript

~3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
Array.prototype.binarySearch = function binarySearch(find, comparator) { var low = 0; var high = this.length - 1; var i, comparison; while (low...

Decoupling ActionScript and JavaScript

almost 3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
ActionScript’s ExternalInterface is a powerful tool, allowing you to execute and retrieve results from JavaScript in the browser. Recently however, a...

Decoupling ActionScript and JavaScript

almost 3 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
ActionScript’s ExternalInterface is a powerful tool, allowing you to execute and retrieve results from JavaScript in the browser. Recently however...

Day-of-week Predicates

over 2 years ago by duncanbeevers on dweebd.
When business logic dictates that something only happens on Saturday, this snippet can help keep your code and tests legible. module DatePredicates Date...