Finding errors earlier and more easily is one of the advantages of TypeScript [http://www.typescriptlang.org/]. You can use optionally static typed (optionally) variables, functions, objects to help detect possible mismatches in your code right in your editor. Simply add the appropriate type or defi
Recently I moved my blog [https://www.johnpapa.net/] to Azure’s cloud. I had some free credits for Windows Azure [http://www.windowsazure.com] since I have an MSDN subscription, so I figured why not give it a shot. This move meant 3 big changes for me: Microsoft’s Azure platform, ClearDB [https://ww
I recently posted about how quick and easy it was to set up a WordPress blog on Azure [http://www.johnpapa.net/wordpress-on-azure/]. My blog site has been running for over 3 months on this platform and it really has been great. One of the key reasons I am on Azure is because I have a high confidence
TypeScript [http://www.typescriptlang.org/] is touted as a language for “application-scale JavaScript development”. It is a typed (optionally) superset of JavaScript that compiles to JavaScript (ES3 or ES5 compliant, your choice). When Microsoft first released the preview for TypeScript, I was attra
Add commanding, change tracking, and activity indicators to your web application when using Knockout and KoLite. KoLite (now v 1.1.0) contains a set of helpers to aid in creating data bound applications using JavaScript and Knockout. KoLite was spawned by some ideas from Hans Fjällemark [https://twi
