http://simonwillison.net/2008-06-27T19:01:34+00:00Simon Willison2008-06-27T19:01:34+00:002008-06-27T19:01:34+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Jun/27/peters/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://peter.michaux.ca/article/8069">Module Pattern Provides No Privacy... at least not in JavaScript(TM)</a></strong></p> JavaScript variables hidden inside a closure aren’t as hidden as I thought—it turns out you can pass a closure as the second argument to eval (at least in Firefox) and “steal” private variables back out of it. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://ajaxian.com/archives/evalfooa-objfn-how-you-arent-private-in-firefox">Ajaxian</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/closures">closures</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/firefox">firefox</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/modulepattern">modulepattern</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pete-michaux">pete-michaux</a></p>

2008-02-10T15:10:21+00:002008-02-10T15:10:21+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2008/Feb/10/classes/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://peter.michaux.ca/article/5004">Transitioning from Java Classes to JavaScript Prototypes</a></strong></p> Peter Michaux shows how JavaScript’s prototypal inheritance can run rings around traditional Java-style classes once you figure out how to take advantage of it. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/inheritance">inheritance</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/java">java</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/object-oriented-programming">object-oriented-programming</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pete-michaux">pete-michaux</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/prototypal-inheritance">prototypal-inheritance</a></p>

2007-08-15T18:57:53+00:002007-08-15T18:57:53+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Aug/15/peters/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://peter.michaux.ca/article/3556">Lazy Function Definition Pattern</a></strong></p> Neat JavaScript trick: redefine a function the first time it’s called, for example to switch in different browser implementations based on object detection. <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pete-michaux">pete-michaux</a></p>

2007-06-04T17:44:46+00:002007-06-04T17:44:46+00:00https://simonwillison.net/2007/Jun/4/peters/#atom-tag

<p><strong><a href="http://peter.michaux.ca/article/2242">JavaScript Minifier that doesn&#x27;t break code</a></strong></p> Perl re-implementation of Douglas Crockford’s classic JSMin that doesn’t clobber IE’s conditional comments, by Peter Michaux. <p><small></small>Via <a href="http://www.b-list.org/links/2007/05/27/javascript-minifier-doesnt-break-code-perl">James Bennett</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/conditionalcomments">conditionalcomments</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/douglas-crockford">douglas-crockford</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/internet-explorer">internet-explorer</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/james-bennett">james-bennett</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/javascript">javascript</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/jsmin">jsmin</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/perl">perl</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/pete-michaux">pete-michaux</a></p>