A collection of resources for Javascript developers who want to write modern, accessible, portal-safe JavaScript.
Best Practices
- Fluid's DHTML Developer Checklist: keyboard accessibility, ARIA, name-spacing, and other techniques
- Namespacing your JavaScript by Dustin Diaz: article on how to use closures to define your own private namespace.
Books
- Pro Javascript Techniques by John Resig: The best source for reliable, unobtrustive JavaScript programming techniques, from the guy who wrote jQuery.
- JavaScript: The Definitive Guide by David Flanagan: The only reliable JavaScript reference book available. Period.
- Eloquent JavaScript by Marijn Haverbeke: JavaScript overview, very broad tutorial from beginner to advanced [e-book]
News Blogs
- eJohn, John Resig's JavaScript blog. Filled with tons of techniques, advice, and news.
- Ajaxian: All AJAX news, all the time [blog]
Cool Techniques
- Lazy Function Definition Pattern: redefine your functions on the fly, great for init blocks [blog article]
- A Plugin Development Pattern: how to create a well-encapsulated jQuery plugin
- JavaScript Closures FAQ: everything you ever wanted to know about closures in JavaScript
- Five Ajax Anti-Patterns: Things to avoid when using client-side Ajax
Accessible Javascript
- jQuery Accessibility Board [google group]
- Key-navigable custom DHTML widgets: Advice on how to make your interfaces keyboard accessible.
- Mozilla Developer Centre's ARIA Tutorial: An overview of the W3C's Accessible Rich Internet Applications specs.
- Fluid's DHTML Developer Checklist: keyboard accessibility, ARIA, name-spacing [Fluid document]
jQuery
- jQuery Site :: get the latest jQuery here, plus documentation [web site]
- jQuery UI Site :: get the latest jQuery UI here [web site]
- jQuery Group :: questions, answers and buzz [google group]
- jQuery UI Board [google group]
- jQuery Accessibility Board :: a working group for now [google group]