ejohn.org— getElementsByClassName has long been a mainstay of web developers everywhere - and by making it official (both in specification and in implementation), web applications are going to see a huge jump in speed.
Feb 2, 2007View in Crawl 4
He also wrote Pro Javascript Techniques. I just finished reading it this week and even though I already have been using Javascript for a long time I still learned a lot. I am now using jQuery as much as possible. It just works.
Glad to see it!I think there are a lot of other expensive DOM operations in most web so-called web apps, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. Now if IE 8 has this (and perhaps it will sooner, now that Molly H. is onboard!) along with Safari (I'm guessing this year) and Opera (a safe assumption!), we'll be well on our way to a standard implementation. Then, you'll see real use!
offwhiteFeb 5, 2007
He also wrote Pro Javascript Techniques. I just finished reading it this week and even though I already have been using Javascript for a long time I still learned a lot. I am now using jQuery as much as possible. It just works.
scottschillerFeb 5, 2007
Glad to see it!I think there are a lot of other expensive DOM operations in most web so-called web apps, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. Now if IE 8 has this (and perhaps it will sooner, now that Molly H. is onboard!) along with Safari (I'm guessing this year) and Opera (a safe assumption!), we'll be well on our way to a standard implementation. Then, you'll see real use!