Links for 2008-09-21

• ProgrammableWeb – Mashups, APIs, and the Web as Platform
  ProgrammableWeb gets you the latest on what’s new and interesting with mashups, Web 2.0 APIs, and the Web as Platform. It’s a directory, a news source, a reference guide, a community.
• Google Chart Creator
  Really useful flash application to create chart using Google Chart API. It is front-end for Google Chart API. Using it we can create many types of chart supported by Google Chart API without knowing the detail & technical specification of Google Chart API.
• 7 Open Source Version Control Systems Reviewed | Developer’s Toolbox | Smashing Magazine
  This article reviews some of the top open-source version control systems and tools that make setting up a version control system easy. This article discuss about CVS, SVN, Mercurial, Bazaar, Monotone, LibreSource, Git.
• Linux :: the How-To Geek
  Good resource for Linux.
• jQuery and JavaScript Coding: Examples and Best Practices | How-To | Smashing Magazine
  This article will share some best practices and examples for using the popular Javascript framework to create unobtrusive, accessible DOM scripting effects. The article will explore what constitutes best practices with regard to Javascript and, furthermore, why jQuery is a good choice of a framework to implement best practices.
  1. Why jQuery?
  2. Unobtrusive DOM Scripting?
  3. Understanding jQuery for Unobtrusive DOM Scripting
  4. Conclusion
  5. Further Reading