Update/Info on Personal Projects

Well I thought I would update you on what I have been working on.

1. First I been looking for a new job, think I am getting closer on getting that landed.
2. Second I am working on how long each browser can hold open an XMLHttpRequest before it craps out. This is important if we are talking about chat applications where we have no clue how long it will take before we get messages. Problem with this is, it takes awhile to test this!! I have not seen this done yet, if anyone knows of any numbers please give me a link! I am actually surprised at the numbers I am getting for IE, but I have a feeling this is going to have to leak. Right now I am testing on a localhost! I have plans to move it to a network connection over dialup (the 56K extreme testing that developers ignore!) I will need some testers for MAC, if anyone is willing to do this, drop me a line at pascarello@javaranch.com
3. The spy script update, trying to come up with a cool name for it. I need to clean up the mouse tracking code I developed tonight. Right now I can change the amount of data points it captures via time. Reminds me of watching a movie on dialup with the low settings! Next on the list is monitoring mouse clicks. Right now I am trying to develop small modules that I can add together in the future. It is some ugly code, but I will clean it up. I am not looking for adding event handlers to textboxes that have event handlers, etc. Done it in the past, will have to revamp my code and deal with it again. "Suck it up", I bet that is what some people are saying! Sounds like people are interested in this script so I guess I need to work on it harder than I was planning!

Personal note: Going camping this weekend in Gettysburg. The laptop is coming, but that is for photo monitoring for the ghost hunt and no Ajax work! Yes I am a closet ghost hunter! Therefore, the blog may be a little empty next week since I code mainly on the weekends for personal projects. Sitting in front of a computer 14 hours a day is not that fun for my eyes.

Thanks for everyone's support! I am setting up talks on Ajax Development in the DC/Baltimore area and also central PA. I will inform you of any dates that I set.

Eric Pascarello
Moderator of HTML/JavaScript at www.JavaRanch.com
Author of: JavaScript: Your Visual Blueprint for Dynamic Web Pages