The document discusses the benefits of using the Yahoo User Interface (YUI) library, emphasizing its ability to simplify web development by addressing common issues like browser inconsistencies and memory leaks. It highlights YUI's features such as namespacing, custom events, CSS selectors, and comprehensive documentation, positioning it as a robust framework rather than just a library. The document also includes practical tips for YUI development, including IDE recommendations and code examples.

1. Y the YUI? Christian Heilmann, GeekUp Leeds, February 2008

2. Why any library?

3. Because not everybody likes pain.

4. Browsers have shifty eyes and will steal your lunch money!

5. Memory leaks, creative standards support and syntax oddities make your life less fun

6. So why the YUI?

7. First of all, please stop the fanboy fights.

8. All good libraries want to do the same thing: make your life easier.

9. YUI has one big benefit though:

10. It is Dr.Martens for the web: Industrial strength for your solutions.

11. Safety and Maintainability.

12. Namespacing included.

13. Let’s guess what the following things are...

14. YAHOO.util.Dom YAHOO.util.Event YAHOO.widget.ColorPicker

15. Roll your own: YAHOO.namespace(‘GeekUp’); YAHOO.GeekUp.getRoundIn = function(){...}

16. Mess around with JavaScript: YAHOO.lang. ...

17. OO-goodness for JS, Testing for types: isArray, isBoolean, isFunction, isNull, isNumber isObject, isString, isUndefined, isValue

18. React to User Agents: YAHOO.env.ua if(YAHOO.env.ua.ie === 5){ alert(“you hate developers,right?”); }

19. OMG! It is so HUGE!

20. Hosting by YAHOO (CDN, gzipped, minified)

21. Include on-demand, either with YAHOO loader, get or YAHOO_config.

22. Take control with Custom Events.

23. You do know what happens when and how and you can react to it.

24. Yes, you can use CSS selectors! (as a query and as a filter)

25. You have full API documentation, examples and cheatsheets - even offline! (Elephants, Tigers and Bears are extra.)

26. Oh, and the YUI is *not* a JavaScript library!

27. It is a framework of JS, CSS, Design Patterns and Widgets.

28. Developed and tested for use in Yahoo! properties, and handed over to you for free! (BSD license FTW)

29. Go, fetch! http://developer.yahoo.com/yui

30. Tips for quick YUI development:

31. Get an IDE that supports it (Aptana, Eclipse, TextMate Bundle)

32. Make your own shortcuts and nest them in a module pattern.

33. YAHOO.namespace('geekup'); YAHOO.geekup.doStuff = function(){ function handler(){ if(YAHOO.util.Dom.hasClass(this, 'hl')){ YAHOO.util.Dom.removeClass(this, 'hl'); } else { YAHOO.util.Dom.addClass(this, 'hl'); } } var nav = YAHOO.util.Dom.get('nav'); var lis = YAHOO.util.Selector.query('#nav li') for(var i=0;lis[i];i++){ YAHOO.util.Event.addListener(lis[i], 'click', handler); } }();

34. YAHOO.namespace('geekup'); YAHOO.geekup.doStuff = function(){ var YD = YAHOO.util.Dom, var YE = YAHOO.util.Event; var $ = YAHOO.util.Selector.query; function handler(){ if(YD.hasClass(this, 'hl')){ YD.removeClass(this, 'hl'); } else { YD.addClass(this, 'hl'); } } var lis = $('#nav li') for(var i=0;lis[i];i++){ YE.on(lis[i], 'click', handler); } }();

35. YAHOO.namespace('geekup'); YAHOO.geekup.doStuff = function(){ var YD = YAHOO.util.Dom, var YE = YAHOO.util.Event; var $ = YAHOO.util.Selector.query; function handler(){ if(YD.hasClass(this, 'hl')){ YD.removeClass(this, 'hl'); } else { YD.addClass(this, 'hl'); } } var lis = $('#nav li') for(var i=0;lis[i];i++){ YE.on(lis[i], 'click', handler); } }();

36. YAHOO.namespace('geekup'); YAHOO.geekup.doStuff = function(){ var YD = YAHOO.util.Dom; var YE = YAHOO.util.Event; var $ = YAHOO.util.Selector.query; YE.on($('#nav li'),'click',function(){ if(YD.hasClass(this, 'hl')){ YD.removeClass(this, 'hl'); } else { YD.addClass(this, 'hl'); } }); }();

37. YAHOO.namespace('geekup'); YAHOO.geekup.doStuff = function(){ var YD = YAHOO.util.Dom; var YE = YAHOO.util.Event; var $ = YAHOO.util.Selector.query; YE.on($('#nav li'),'click',function(){ if(YD.hasClass(this, 'hl')){ YD.removeClass(this, 'hl'); } else { YD.addClass(this, 'hl'); } }); }();

38. YAHOO.namespace('geekup'); YAHOO.geekup.doStuff = function(){ var YD = YAHOO.util.Dom; var YE = YAHOO.util.Event; YE.on(YD.get('nav'),'click',function(e){ var t = YE.getTarget(e); if(t.nodeName.toLowerCase()==='li'){ if(YD.hasClass(t, 'hl')){ YD.removeClass(t, 'hl'); } else { YD.addClass(t, 'hl'); } } }); }();

39. Thanks, now tell me what you’d like to know.