Generate passwords to your specifications with the JavaScript password generator. You choose a length (between 7 and 20 characters) and the types of characters that the password must start with and contain. Even if you aren't interested in generating passwords you may find the JavaScript code interesting as it uses lots of array manipulations. A series of tutorials describes line by line how this script works.

This calculator script is rather specialized in what it does and will probably only be of interest to piano teachers (as an actual calculator). It does make use of several rather unique Javascript coding techniques such as Drawing with CSS, Passing multiple values in one form field, Multi dimensional arrays, and How to test stylesheet colours. See how I managed to combine all of these together to produce the Piano Chord Calculator.

Piano Chord Calculator

Almost all of the JavaScript processing that you attach to your web pages will be triggered by your visitors. In the third tutorial on how to write modern unobtrusive JavaScript we look at the different types of events that our visitors can cause.

Visitor Triggered Events

The two JavaScript awards are not the only ones you can enter nominations for. Many of the other technology areas on About.com also have awards available. Jennifer has been kind enough to provide a complete list with links to all the nomination pages.

About.com Reader's Choice Awards 2010 - the complete list