http://twitter.com/elisabethrobson
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Internet technology expert, technology manager, author
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JavaScript Flexibility: Fun, But Use with Care
May 21 2013
When you begin programming in JavaScript, you’ll need to use variables. A variable is just a bit of storage to hold a value. Just about every line of code you write will use a variable of one kind or another, … read moreJavaScript Makes Browsers Behave
May 14 2013
If you know HTML and CSS, you’re ready to begin learning JavaScript. But you might be surprised, because JavaScript looks quite different from both HTML and CSS. That’s because JavaScript is a language for computation. Unlike HTML, which is for … read moreCutting Your Programming Teeth on JavaScript
May 07 2013
JavaScript is a bit different from other programming languages. How? Well, JavaScript runs in an environment, and that’s usually the browser. So when you learn JavaScript, you’ll learn both the language basics, as well as how to use JavaScript in … read moreApril 30 2013
Everyone knows you add JavaScript to your page by putting your <script> element at the top of your HTML page, right? Not so fast. In part two of Head First JavaScript Programming Teasers, Eric explains the nuts and bolts of … read moreApril 23 2013
Eric Freeman and I are writing a new book: Head First JavaScript Programming, and to go along with it, we’re creating a series of teaser videos to give you a taste of what’s coming in the book, and a chance … read moreGet ready to create an Android Twitter app
May 04 2010
If you're interested in learning how to build a Twitter app on your Android phone with Java then you'll want to check out our upcoming online course, Developing Android Applications with Java: Building a Twitter App, and you'll want to watch this screencast so you're ready to go on the… read moreGetting started with the SplitViewController on the iPad
April 23 2010
In this screencast, I show you how to build a simple iPad app using the new SplitViewController. As we build the app, you'll learn the basics of creating a SplitViewController-based app, and how to implement a simple XML reader to read an XML feed, display a list of article titles… read moreUsing CSS Media Queries to Style Your iPhone and iPad HTML
April 17 2010
In my previous post, I showed how you can use JavaScript to detect orientation and style your iPhone and iPad pages. As reader Jason Grigsby kindly pointed out, you can also do this purely with CSS Media Queries! I've reworked the file I made for that example to use CSS… read moreStyling your web pages for iPhone and iPad
April 03 2010
Now that the iPad is out, it's time to style your web pages so they look good on both the iPhone and the iPad. read moreMaking an O'Reilly RSS iPhone App with TapLynx
October 27 2009
There has been an explosion of interest in creating content for the iPhone in the past couple of years, and recently, a corresponding rush of libraries and frameworks to make building iPhone apps easier for those of us who are not experts in Objective-C and Cocoa Touch. Some of these… read moreDeveloping iPhone Apps Requires Xcode on the Mac
October 07 2009
I've had a few questions about the software I used in my previous screencasts. I created the app using Xcode for the Mac. Xcode is a developer tool, and if you want to develop iPhone apps, you'll need to download both Xcode and the iPhone SDK. read moreO'Reilly Books Example updated: Show a different image for each book
July 12 2009
I got some great feedback on my first screencast - thank you! A few of you asked: how can you show a different view for each of the rows in the table view, instead of just showing the same view... read moreiPhone workshop frequently asked question: Key Value Coding error
July 01 2009
One of the most common questions from the iPhone workshops we held recently is: "What is key value coding and why the heck am I getting this error?" read moreTab bars and Navigation bars together
June 24 2009
The TableView is a common way to display data on an iPhone. Combining a tab bar with a table view and navigation bar isn't very difficult, but it took me forever to figure out how to do it properly. read moreBig learning curve for iPhone development
June 22 2009
I just started learning how to develop for the iPhone. After helping to put together an iPhone workshop with my friend Joe Heck, I got really excited about this new platform. I've dabbled in Cocoa and Objective C before, many years ago, and figured it was time to relearn Mac… read moreRecent Posts | All O'Reilly Posts
Webcast: 10 things every web developer, designer (and manager) should know about HTML5
December 02, 2011
Is HTML5 just an incremental update to HTML4.01, or is it a new, revolutionary technology that is gong to change the web? Well, it's actually a bit of both, and in this webcast we'll give you a 45 minute jumpstart on this new technology and everything...
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