rthprog

OP here.

I updated the post with a link to underscore's annotated source for debounce and throttle. Thanks for the tip.

I'm a bit disappointed that Google's alternative (the Chrome web store) requires a fee, even if it's only $5.

It seems kind of silly for Google to ask for a fee to distribute a free extension, especially since there is no way for a developer to distribute it themselves.

As much as I love jQuery, I feel it can quickly become a crutch, particularly for those who have spent a fair bit of time relying on features like .animate(). Modern browsers often have alternatives that (depending on the situation) simplify your code and offer significantly better performance. Similarly, I cringe whenever I see jQuery UI pop up in an interface - while it's easy to use, it also keeps some from developing UI features of their own.

There's a time and place for everything, and as a whole, I feel many are over-relying on jQuery.

"Also, Google Docs doesn't really do much for version control"

Why would anyone need something beyond Google's 'See revision history' tool? Sure, you're missing some features software engineers are used to, but I'm not understanding why people would need this.

Google Drive keeps local copies of things that can be modified offline.

Very cool! Though the title isn't quite right - there definitely are images in the source, so it's not actually 'only HTML/CSS'

Good for you Dan.

I'm curious - is 'Airtime for Email' keeping it's name now that Sean Parker & Shawn Fanning started 'Airtime'?

I work at Google. Angular is certainly used internally - that said, no team is forced to use it, or switch to it.