Js/EMCA Best Practice and Tips
"If you can’t read a program and be confident that you know what it is going to do, you can’t have confidence that it is going to work correctly. For this reason, the with statement should be avoided."
http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/04/11/with-statement-considered-harmful/
Global variables are evil.
"Global variables are a source of unreliability and insecurity. Fortunately, JavaScript includes tools for allowing us to drastically minimize our use of globals, which makes our programs more robust. This becomes increasingly important as our programs get bigger, and as we mix in and mash up program components from multiple authors
http://yuiblog.com/blog/2006/06/01/global-domination/
Seven JavaScript Things I Wish I Knew Much Earlier In My Career
"I’ve been writing JavaScript code for much longer than I care to remember. I am very excited about the language’s recent success; it’s good to be a part of that success story. I’ve written dozens of articles, book chapters and one full book on the matter, and yet I keep finding new things. Here are some of the “aha!” moments I’ve had in the past, which you can try out rather than waiting for them to come to you by chance.
"Let’s face fact folks: not too many developers plan their JavaScripts. Instead we quickly write something that works, and submit it. We come up with variable and function names as we go along and in the end know that we’ll never have to see this little bit of script ever again.
"The problems start when we do see our script again, or we get scripts from other developers, that were built the same way. That’s why it is good to keep a few extra steps in mind when it comes to saying “this is done, I can go on”."
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