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Building A Relationship Between CSS & JavaScript

Posted by Tim Wright on November 19, 2012 · Comments Off

jQuery, Prototype, Node.js, Backbone.js, Mustache and thousands of JavaScript microlibraries all combine into a single undeniable fact: JavaScript is popular. It’s so popular, in fact, that we often find ourselves using it in places where another solution might be better in the long run. Even though we keep JavaScript, CSS and HTML in different files, the concepts [...]

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Burning Excessive Code: The Vanilla Web Diet

Posted by Christian Heilmann on November 13, 2012 · Comments Off

Editor’s note: This is an introductory article about a book idea to be published by Smashing Magazine with Chris Heilmann. Check out what we propose as an idea — explaining a way to reconsider how we build websites to ensure they are leaner and more future-proof. At the end of the article, we’d ask you to fill out a quick survey to show your interest. The [...]

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Powerful Command Line Tools For Developers

Posted by Ben Dowling on October 29, 2012 · Comments Off

Life as a Web developer can be hard when things start going wrong. The problem could be in any number of places. Is there a problem with the request you’re sending, is the problem with the response, is there a problem with a request in a third party library you’re using, is an external API failing? Good tools are invaluable in figuring out where problems [...]

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Better Code Quality: Why Coding Style Matters

Posted by Nicholas C. Zakas on October 25, 2012 · Comments Off

When I was studying computer science in college, I had one extremely tough professor. His name was Dr. Maxey and he taught the more complicated courses like data structures and computer architecture. He was a wonderful teacher with a talent for articulating difficult concepts, but also an extremely tough grader. Not only would he look over your code to make sure [...]

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Opinion Column: The Road To Reusable HTML Components

Posted by Niels Matthijs on October 23, 2012 · Comments Off

A few weeks ago, I dug up an old article that I wrote for Smashing Magazine, “When One Word Is More Meaningful Than a Thousand.” While I stand firmly behind all of the HTML development principles I listed back then, the article lacked one important thing: hands-on examples. Sure enough, the theory behind component-based HTML is interesting in its own right, [...]

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Opinion Column: The Road To Reusable HTML Components

Posted by Niels Matthijs on October 23, 2012 · Comments Off

A few weeks ago, I dug up an old article that I wrote for Smashing Magazine, “When One Word Is More Meaningful Than a Thousand.” While I stand firmly behind all of the HTML development principles I listed back then, the article lacked one important thing: hands-on examples. Sure enough, the theory behind component-based HTML is interesting in its own right, [...]

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Coding Q&A With Chris Coyier: SVG Fallback, Vertical Rhythm, CSS Project Structure

Posted by Chris Coyier on October 15, 2012 · Comments Off

Howdy, folks! Welcome to more Smashing Magazine CSS Q&A. It works like this: you send in questions you have about CSS, and at least once a month we’ll pick out the best questions and answer them so that everyone can benefit from the exchange. Your question could be about a very specific problem you’re having, or it could even be a question about a philosophical [...]

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Coding Q&A With Chris Coyier: SVG Fallback, Vertical Rhythm, CSS Project Structure

Posted by Chris Coyier on October 15, 2012 · Comments Off

Howdy, folks! Welcome to more Smashing Magazine CSS Q&A. It works like this: you send in questions you have about CSS, and at least once a month we’ll pick out the best questions and answer them so that everyone can benefit from the exchange. Your question could be about a very specific problem you’re having, or it could even be a question about a philosophical [...]

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Designing Better JavaScript APIs

Posted by Rodney Rehm on October 9, 2012 · Comments Off

At some point or another, you will find yourself writing JavaScript code that exceeds the couple of lines from a jQuery plugin. Your code will do a whole lot of things; it will (ideally) be used by many people who will approach your code differently. They have different needs, knowledge and expectations. This article covers the most important things that you will [...]

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Designing Better JavaScript APIs

Posted by Rodney Rehm on October 9, 2012 · Comments Off

At some point or another, you will find yourself writing JavaScript code that exceeds the couple of lines from a jQuery plugin. Your code will do a whole lot of things; it will (ideally) be used by many people who will approach your code differently. They have different needs, knowledge and expectations. This article covers the most important things that you will [...]

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