David Blackledge - Programming

Programming

I'm a software developer by trade and by interest. Currently my work is entirely in the Web-based applications realm. Consequently, most of what I have to show here at the moment are JavaScript-related programming. If you would like to make use of any of my work (on your web page or whatever), let me know.

(all JavaScript games moved to the JavaScript Tricks section)

JavaScript:

JavaScript Tricks (Most often updated area of this site)

I eventually plan to add: My own JavaScript Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) answers... and answers to some less-frequently asked things... Basically a FAQ plus tips and tricks I've learned through the years.
JavaScript References:

Netscape (the inventor of JavaScript) references and guides:

Mozilla (Netscape 6) DOM implementation (incomplete documentation currently)
1.5: Reference (Core only), Guide (For Netscape 6, Apparently... dunno about IE)
1.3: Reference, Guide (For Netscape 4.x and sort-of IE 4+)
1.1: Guide (For Netscape 3.0 and IE 3, I think)

Microsoft (the inventor of the bastard child: JScript) major references (careful, some information is UNVIEWABLE [for no good reason] if you don't have IE.):

JScript site (core JavaScript documentation)
DHTML References

Good Cross-Browser Events article
(Kind of outdated) A's to Common JS Q's

Java:

The Applet version of an application I wrote to teach myself Java and (intended) to use for my User Interface Design class. Converting it to an Applet has made it not work as well since it had been based on external file usage and I've not taken the time to make it work any better. May not be able to quit without closing Netscape completely. Move to the edges to scroll, left mouse would be used to select an object if you could load any, middle mouse to zoom out (if you have one -- scroll-mice usually act as one when pressed), and right mouse to zoom in... or I may have those two backwards.
I'm a charter member of the Albuquerque Java User's Group (ABQJUG)

ColdFusion:

Check out the New Mexico Cold Fusion User's Group mailing list on Yahoo!

"Published Work"

It's hardly "published" when all you did was put it on the web, but in the case of my CS580 Graduate Class (Fall 1997) assignment to create a "replacement" chapter 2 for the book Design Patterns, it ended up on enough people's web searches that it is now referenced by at least two websites: Pattern Stories (a wikiweb), and RTS Game Programming. (if you don't have the book, get it. It's basically required reading for programming these days).

Last modified: July, 2001