CategoryJavaScript

January 20, 2011 — If your templates or code don’t allow you to organize your files the way you need to, then do a quick code refactoring to make it work. Read more…

April 20, 2010 — Do you feel like you’re wasting time learning the ins and outs of all of the browsers and working around their issues? Well Chris did, too. Doing this back then secured his career and ensured that he had a great job. But we shouldn’t have to go through this trial by fire any longer. Read more…

February 22, 2010 — Using JavaScript has become increasingly easy over the last few years. Whereas back in the day we needed to know the quirks of every browser, now many libraries such as jQuery, YUI, Dojo and MooTools allow someone who doesn’t even know JavaScript to spruce up boring HTML documents with impressive and shiny effects. By piggy-backing on the CSS selector engine, we have moved away from the complexity and inconsistencies of the DOM and made things much easier. Read more…

February 1, 2010 — CSS3 is coming. Although the browser support of CSS 3 is still very limited, many designers across the globe experiment with new powerful features of the language, using graceful degradation for users with older browsers and using the new possibilites of CSS3 for users with modern browsers. Read more…

January 21, 2010 — In this article, Christian Heilmann explains how you can find out more about the right JavaScript solution. First of all, though, understanding what it means to develop for the Web is important. Read more…

January 14, 2010 — The purpose of this article is to raise awareness and perhaps make some of that website security mumbo-jumbo a bit more understandable to you. Read more…

January 12, 2010 — CSS and JavaScript are extremely powerful tools, designers and developers come up with fresh and clever CSS tricks and techniques that are shared with other developers online. Read more…

November 23, 2009 — Let’s look at some clever techniques developed and used by top professionals in the Web design industry. We can use their examples to develop our own alternative solutions. Read more…

August 1, 2009 — Understanding scope in programming is key to appreciating how your variables interact with the rest of your code. In some languages, this can be quite straightforward, but JavaScript’s anonymous functions and event handling features, along with a couple of little quirks, mean that handling scope in your applications can become frustrating. Read more…

July 21, 2009 — The beauty of code snippets is their ability to save you time when developing a site. Whether you keep a file with your own often-reused snippets or turn to one of the many online repositories, snippets can really speed up your site development. Read more…