Wat — Destroy All Software Talks
This cracked me up. There are two possibilities: either this is really is very funny or I am very nerdy.
Infovore : <%= javascript_include_tag :defaults %> considered harmful?
A cautionary note to Rails coders from Tom. The default JavaScript includes can really add to your page weight. Only include them if you really need all of them.
Related links
Play School: Easy Ajax - load | jQuery for Designers - Tutorials and screencasts
Remy teaches non-techies how to use jQuery in a responsible way.
Douglas Crockford: "Ajax Performance" on Yahoo! Video
An excellent overview of Ajax and optimisation.
MiniAjax.com / A showroom of nice looking simple downloadable DHTML and AJAX scripts
A collection of scripts. There might be some good stuff here but use with care and discretion.
rikrikrik: Wasted Javascript
How much page weight is being wasted on JavaScript. It's time to shed those pounds.