links for 2011-02-14
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at one point, learning Javascript meant you were not a serious programmer. At this point, not learning the language makes the same statement. Javascript is resurgent, and buoyed by the V8 runtime and adjacent frameworks like Node.js will expand its footprint on the server.
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Events are actions that usually occur as a result of something the user does. For example, clicking a button is an event, as is changing a text field or moving the mouse over a link. For your script to react to an event, you define event handlers, such as onChange and onClick.