Sorry to miss my update last week, I was spending time with the family and wasn't able to post. However, 2012 is here and I hope find time to write more substantive articles.
Anyway here is the web development news for the last two weeks of 2011:
JavaScript
JavaScript Weekly, Issue #58 - December 23rd, 2011
Fake Operator Overloading in JavaScript, JavaScript as a First Language class, Your jQuery: Now With 67% Less Suck, …
JavaScript Weekly, Issue #59 - December 30th, 2011
The Rise and Rise of JavaScript, The JS Guide to Objects, Functions, Closures and Scope, 12 Days of CreativeJS, …
HTML 5
HTML 5 Weekly, Issue #18 - December 21st, 2011
The Smallest Possible Valid (X)HTML Documents, The HTML5 'output' Element, Internet Explorer to Get Automatic Upgrades across XP, Vista and Windows 7, …