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by Geoffrey Grosenbach. Graphics by Paula Lavalle. Music by Giles Bowkett. Previously: Backbone Part I Backbone Part II Backbone.js is a capable framework for building client-side applications. But even with method-by-method documentation, the details of how to actually build full-featured, useful applications can be elusive.

jQTouch makes programming for mobile browsers fun! Simple HTML, CSS, and jQuery Javascript combine to make it easy to build applications for WebKit-based mobile browsers like the iPhone/iPod Touch, Android, and Palm webOS. The framework is sparsely documented, but after watching this 70 minute screencast you’ll have a firm understanding...

by Geoffrey Grosenbach Two years in the making, it’s the PeepCode screencast on jQuery, the popular Javascript framework for developing web applications. jQuery stormed out of the gate and quickly won the hearts of developers. Its design and implementation make it easy for you to accomplish basic tasks. Extendability is...

by Geoffrey Grosenbach. Technical consulting by Prototype Core Team Member Justin Palmer. Did your first few years of Javascript programming consist of “copy” and “paste”? It’s time to learn it right! Javascript is a highly dynamic language with many interesting features which most developers never learn. Yet familiarity with Javascript...

by Geoffrey Grosenbach. Technical consulting by Justin Palmer of the Prototype core team. If you’ve been on the web anytime over the past two years, you’ve probably heard the word ‘Ajax.’ This highly anticipated hour and a half-long screencast takes up where Javascript with Prototype left off. You’ll learn how...