Podcast: Play in new window | Download CoffeeScript is a language written by Jeremy Ashkenas that compiles to Javascript. Its syntax is much more friendly than native JavaScript. Especially if you’re used to languages like Ruby or Python. As or Rails 3.1, CoffeeScript is available by default and a coffeescript file is created in /app/assets/javascripts every time you run the scaffold generator. A... 

Podcast: Play in new window | Download I’ve been using Backbone.js for a few weeks and really like the way it helps you manage your data on the client side. It’s also a terrific way to keep your UI in sync when your data changes through Javascript events.  Read More →