Xah Web Dev Blog

JS: Browser Info
minor update

todo

HTML: Picture Tag

HTML: Image Tag

• CSS: Reset, Default Values
• HTML 5 Tags Complete List
• HTML: s strike del Tags

minor update.

Web Design: Skeleton Screen
updated

Flat Design Sucks

Common Web Fonts added a section on metrically compatible fonts

JavaScript new regex features JS2018, JS2021

Major rewrite on all things JavaScript regex. Some are new pages. Some are features in JS2018, JS2021.

• New Features 2016 to 2020
• RegExp Tutorial
• Regex Functions
• RegExp Syntax
• RegExp Flags
• RegExp Object
• RegExp.prototype
• String.prototype.split
• String.prototype.search
• String.prototype.match
• String.prototype.matchAll
• String.prototype.replace
• String.prototype.replaceAll
• RegExp.prototype.test
• RegExp.prototype.exec

also updated:

• String.fromCodePoint
• String.prototype.codePointAt
• Iterator
• Iterable

CSS: Outline
minor update

Chinese Font

CSS: Multi-Column/Newspaper Layout

CSS. now ban ex unit on my site. I recommend, the ONLY unit to use in CSS is px rem ch vw vh vmin vmax.

CSS: Units updated.

JS2018. Spread operator on object. Destructuring with rest operator on object.

major updates.

• JS: Spread Operator
• JS: Destructuring Assignment
• JS: Function Argument Destructure

JS: Object.assign
updated.

JS: Nullish Coalescing Operator

• new JS: Optional Chaining Operator
• updated JS: Property Dot Notation vs Bracket Notation

HTML Entity List
minor update

Donald Knuth, Steve Jobs, and the Idiocy of Typography
added a Xah Talk Show video.

How to Run JavaScript updated. add deno

todo, need to write a JavaScript mapThread or zip function.

/* [
xah_is_array_equal(array1, array2)
Return true if 2 array are equal.
Allow array-like object.
Allow nested array.
http://xahlee.info/js/js_comparison_equality_test_objects.html
version 2019-04-24
 ] */
const xah_is_array_equal = ((array1, array2) => {
  if (Array.isArray(array1) !== Array.isArray(array2)) return false;
  if (array1.length !== array2.length) return false;
  return Array.prototype.every.call(
    array1,
    ((x, i) => {
      const y = array2[i];
      if (Array.isArray(x)) {
        if (!Array.isArray(y)) {
          return false;
        } else {
          return xah_is_array_equal(x, y);
        }
      } else if (typeof x === "object" && typeof x !== null) {
        if (!(typeof y === "object" && typeof y !== null)) {
          return false;
        } else {
          return xah_is_obj_equal(x, y);
        }
      } else {
        return (x === y);
      }
    }),
  );
});

/* [
xah_is_obj_equal(obj1, obj2)
Return true if 2 objects are equal.
Equal here means deep compare enumerable properties of object
http://xahlee.info/js/js_comparison_equality_test_objects.html
version 2019-04-24
 ] */
const xah_is_obj_equal = ((obj1, obj2) => {
  const keys1 = Object.keys(obj1).sort();
  const keys2 = Object.keys(obj2).sort();
  if (keys1.length !== keys2.length) return false;
  if (!keys1.every(((k, i) => (k === keys2[i])))) return false;
  return keys1.every(
    ((kk) => {
      const v1 = obj1[kk];
      const v2 = obj2[kk];
      if (Array.isArray(v1)) {
        return xah_is_array_equal(v1, v2);
      } else if (typeof v1 === "object" && v1 !== null) {
        return xah_is_obj_equal(v1, v2);
      } else {
        return v1 === v2;
      }
    }),
  );
});

/* [
xah_get_proto_chain(obj)
Take any object, returns a array, the order of elements shows the proto chain. First element is obj itself, last element is root.
http://xahlee.info/js/js_show_prototype_chain.html
Version 2020-06-25
 ] */
const xah_get_proto_chain = ((x) => {
  const result = [x];
  let t = x;
  while ((t = Reflect.getPrototypeOf(t)) !== null) result.push(t);
  return result;
});

// test

const o1 = { k: 1 };
const o2 = Object.create(o1);
o2.k = 2;
const o3 = Object.create(o2);
o3.k = 3;

Object.create(
  Object.create(
    Object.create(Object.prototype, {
      "k1": { value: 1, writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true },
    }),
    {
      "k2": { value: 2, writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true },
    },
  ),
  {
    "k3": { value: 3, writable: true, enumerable: true, configurable: true },
  },
);

console.log(xah_get_proto_chain(o3));
// [ { k: 3 }, { k: 2 }, { k: 1 }, {} ]
// [ o3, o2, o1, Object.prototype ]

also, the code shows example of imperative vs function style, where the latter is ugly in JavaScript.

major updates:

• JavaScript Style Guide
• JS: Delete operator
• JS: Sparse Array
• JS: Array.prototype.length
• JS: true/false
• JS: Operators
• JS: Equality

• JS: Range Function for Array
• JS: Random Array Element, Randomize Array
• JS: Random Number Function
• JS: Test Equality of Objects
• JS: Array How-To
• JS: Clone, Deep Copy Object/Array
• JS: Show Prototype Chain

JavaScript in Depth
new logo.

JavaScript, deno is great. It does not support __proto__.

// 2020-09-13
console.log(
Reflect.apply ( Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty , Object.prototype, ["__proto__"] )
);
// false in deno
// true in browser and nodejs

JS: Object.prototype.__proto__

major rework on JavaScript in Depth

now most definitions uses a new indent format.

currently working on new features in ES2020, and complete some ES2019 and before features.

Xah Talk Show 2020-09-06 on JavaScript, Node.js, Deno, NPM, HTML/CSS

JS: Class Without Class Keyword

JS: Class

Xah Talk Show 2020-08-11, JavaScript Live Code Rot13 Cipher App

HTML Timeline
old. repost

• JS: RegExp Object
• JS: RegExp Constructor

updated.

map of maps of maps in JavaScript

added a nested map example at JS: the Map Object Tutorial

• review What's a Letter in CSS's first-letter Pseudo-element?

• check for horizontal scrollbar in phone CSS: Data URI Scheme

• review CSS: font-size

• CSS: Data URI Scheme

CSS: Units
updated

CSS: Flowing List
updated

HTML: Ruby Tag
updated

HTML: Marquee, Scrolling Text
updated

W3C HTML Validator Invalid
repost

repost

• Meaning of Font Size
• The Moronicities of Typography: Hyphen, Dash, Quotation Marks, Apostrophe
• The TeX Pestilence (Why TeX/LaTeX Sucks)
• Meaning of Font Size

• JavaScript Factorial

CSS Selector Syntax
repost

WebGL Demo: Brisk Hindsight

JS: Reflect.set
added example using this binding.

JS: Getter/Setter Properties
added a section on this binding.

JS: Reflect.construct
major rewrite.

Buy Followers Scam
repost

Access Property
minor format update

• Evolution of the Script Tag

CSS Text Alignment, Justification
minor update

• added a panel to the Global Object

and minor updates to

• Number.parseInt
• Number.parseFloat

minor updates

• undefined
• Infinity
• NaN

See also: null

CSS: Overflow Wrap

minor updates. interactive css code generators.

• CSS: Linear Gradient
• CSS: HSL Color
• CSS: Opacity
• CSS: Box Shadow

major update to the JavaScript Object Reference section. Mostly formatting issues.

Web Domain Farm Spam

change Object.getPrototypeOf to Reflect.getPrototypeOf

• Show Prototype Chain
• Prototype and Inheritance
• Array.prototype
• Object.prototype.isPrototypeOf
• Object.prototype.__proto__
• Object.create
• Property Key "prototype"
• Property Key “constructor”
• Generator Function
• Class
• Arrow Function

• Use Object.create to Emulate Constructor

See also:

• Object.getPrototypeOf
• Reflect.getPrototypeOf

random articles, reviewed

• CSS: Fixed Aspect Ratio
• CSS: 3 Columns Layout
• HTML5 Page Structure Tags Example

Array.prototype.reduce
updated. Empty array is error, unless there's 2nd arg

• RegExp Unicode Property

What's a Browser

HTML Entity List
minor update.

• Keyword “extends”
• Keyword “super”
• Property Key "prototype"
• Function.prototype.call
• Create Object with Parent X
• Object.assign
• Array.prototype.reduce

updated.

• CSS: Box Sizing
• CSS: Tabbed Menu

HTML Frameset Tutorial
added chrome browser screenshot

now, you can buy my JavaScript tutorial using amazon. Buy JavaScript in Depth

spectacular plane curves in JavaScript, by mathematician Hermann Karcher http://virtualmathmuseum.org/Curves/index.html

great pong game in JavaScript
https://jackrugile.com/pongoo/

HTML: Input Number Field
minor update.

• Branch Control: if then else, switch
• Reflect
• JSON
• Math
• Object.prototype
• Prototype and Inheritance
• Property Key "prototype"

all updated.

updated

• escape
• Encode URL, Escape String
• encodeURI
• the Global Object

Source Code Encoding
updated.

Array.prototype.flat
minor update

• Object Constructor
• Reflect.deleteProperty
• Check Property Existence
• Create/Delete Property

minor updates.

• Property Attributes
• Getter/Setter Properties

major updates.

• Arrow Function
• DOM: Add/Remove Event Handler
• DOM: NodeList vs HTMLCollection

minor updates

updated.

• Understand JS Array
• Create Array
• Sparse Array
• Array-Like Object
• Array How-To
• Range Function for Array
• Array Constructor
• Array.prototype.fill
• Array.prototype.length
• Array.prototype.splice

minor updates

• How to Run JavaScript
• How to Use Browser Console
• Use Object.create to Emulate Constructor
• Delete operator
• NaN
• isNaN
• Number.isNaN

JavaScript NaN === NaN?

JavaScript try this in your browser console NaN === NaN did you guess right?

updated:

• Infinity
• NaN
• undefined

HTML Video Tag
minor update

JavaScript what's the difference between isNaN(num) and Number.isNaN(num)

JavaScript trivia.
what's the difference between
isNaN(num)
and
Number.isNaN(num)

answer at

• Number.isNaN
• NaN

the idiocy of programer nerds and typographers

Font Size problem

Firefox button size changes background color

idiotic Firefox. if you change button size, it changes the background color.

<ul>
<li><button style="font-size:1rem;" type="button">1</button></li>
<li><button style="font-size:1.1rem;" type="button">2</button></li>
<li><button style="font-size:1.2rem;" type="button">3</button></li>
</ul>

new.

• Reverse Object Key/Value
• Reverse Key/Value of Map

the Map Object Tutorial

CSS: Letter Spacing, Word Spacing

HTML: Definition List dl dt dd
minor update.

CSS: “:before”, “:after”
minor update

New Version of JavaScript in Depth

new version is out. I am sending to past buyers.

If you haven't already, buy at
Buy JavaScript in Depth

Master JavaScript today.

random tip today CSS Selector Syntax
when i work on my site, i use my own tutorials and references often so i was just looking at CSS to see how can i format table better for small screen

Intro to Event-Based Programing
minor update

Web Design
new nav panel.

brave browser still crashes on macOS catalina. latest version 80.1.4.96

w3c and whatwg finally merged their html spec

w3c and whatwg finally merged their html spec. No more diff specs. Also, many links to w3c html spec now redirect to whatwg. e.g. https://www.w3.org/TR/html/syntax.html#void-elements

major update to my JavaScript tutorial's navigation panel. Have a look
JavaScript in Depth

updated.

• Get URL (window.location)
• Get Cookie, Set Cookie
• HTTP Protocol Tutorial

Google's webp is a virus

Google's webp is a virus. It's now used by amazon when you are in chrome. Firefox now supports webp too. Apple still doesn't. Not in Safari, not in image preview, etc.

dot product of n vectors of any dimension

so yester we did JavaScript dot product of n vectors of any dimension

const vecDot = (( ... vectors) => vectors . reduce ((v1, v2) => v1. map ((x,i) => x * v2[i])) . reduce ( (a,b) => (a+b)) );

supreme code

Xah Talk Show
hand writing Chinese, JavaScript coding vector dot product function style, intro to constructed language 2019-12-14

Xah Talk Show
JavaScript+SVG live coding+tutorial. creating polyhedron real-time rotation from scratch 2019-11-23

Xah Talk Show Geometry regular polyhedron, JavaScript + SVG tutorial, rotate 3D cube real time 2019-11-15

The Garbage Webpack Wants You to Do

the garbage webpack wants you to do. basically, they are normalizing hack. creating hack solution to solve problem. like unix did to industry.

i think webpack basic features a great, e.g. bundling, removing unused code, minimize js, etc.

but they tried to basically change the JavaScript lang, by importing css, image, font etc Using JavaScript import syntax. to move image css etc seems a major hack. Moving file and dealing with html images is a complete different category of task then JavaScript import/export modules.

they try to make the dependency clear. but the way they did is a hack job, seems they are popularizing the practice by the tool.

that's how programing industry becomes garbage.

minor updates

• Array Constructor
• Sparse Array

JavaScript Webpack Bloat

JavaScript installing webpack installs 390 f packages. F JavaScript

following webpack official tutorial, 7 lines of code (213 bytes) becomes 134 lines 565k. jesus.

imgur reactjs bloat

imgur has become rotten since about 2017. Since, you can't view images with JavaScript off.

svelte.dev

this is supposed to be the latest and greatest, better than angular react vue https://svelte.dev

Event Delegation

npm choke on node version

apparently, in some dinosaur age, npm decided to sit on /usr/local/lib/node_modules , and that became a relic. by the way the whole /usr/local/ is the relic inherited from your love of the unix philosophy. few milen gen understand it today.

my unix skillz of 1999 comes back to life. had to do surgery to get npm upgraded on MacOS. #nodejs the pesky error “npm WARN npm npm does not support Node.js v11.14.0”

The Story of XML

The rise and fall of XML. Be conservative in what you send; be liberal in what you accept. 2019-10-01

Load Order (major update)