I don’t think it is really inconsistent. Yes, they might be a little confusing as JavaScript arrays do all the things for which other languages have separate structures (list, queue, stack, …), but their definition is quite consistent across languages. You can easily group them in those categories you already described: list methods: push/unshift return … Read more
A primary use of shim is with libraries that don’t support AMD, but you need to manage their dependencies. For example, in the Backbone and Underscore example above: you know that Backbone requires Underscore, so suppose you wrote your code like this: require([‘underscore’, ‘backbone’] , function( Underscore, Backbone ) { // do something with Backbone … Read more
You don’t have to hide every select using a loop. All you need is a CSS rule like: * html .hideSelects select { visibility: hidden; } And the following JavaScript: //hide: document.body.className +=’ hideSelects’ //show: document.body.className = document.body.className.replace(‘ hideSelects’, ”); (Or, you can use your favourite addClass / removeClass implementation).
A polyfill is a browser fallback, made in JavaScript, that allows functionality you expect to work in modern browsers to work in older browsers, e.g., to support canvas (an HTML5 feature) in older browsers. It’s sort of an HTML5 technique, since it is used in conjunction with HTML5, but it’s not part of HTML5, and … Read more