AngularJS

Understanding AngularJS

These are the questions I encountered while trying to wrap my head around it:

Q: What does it do?

A: With AngularJS, HTML is no longer just static elements waiting to be manipulated to go alive, they are the structure and the logic. “They extend HTML by teaching HTML new tricks.” E.g., with a drop down menu, traditionally we’d go:

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CSS

Samsung S3 Image Blurry Problem

This is a strange bug with S3. Set these both on image tag would do the trick:

opacity:0.999999;
-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden;

Unfortunately, the exact same method cause error on S4, and S3 and S4 have the same screen width/height, 320×640. So instead of writing pixel-accurate @media stylesheets, use:

var ua = window.navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase();
window.platform ={
    ...
    isS3: ua.match(/gt\-i9300/i)!==null
}
if (platform.isS3){
    $('img').css{'opacity': 0.9999, 'webkitBackfaceVisibility': 'hidden'};
}

PS: Doesn’t work with background image.

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JavaScript, Performance

Famo.us Intro

Questions:

1. What is famo.us? What makes it special?

A JavaScript framework which helps you create smooth, complex UIs for any screen. Stress on the smooth part. Famo.us elements are styled with position:absolute and their positions are defined by matrix3d webkit transforms. This is what makes Famo.us performant.

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