In this article, Ryan Cook walks you through the process of creating an engine gem that you would use to create a database-backed team page displaying a list of employees.
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Luke Reimer tries to show how developing a process for Web design can organize a developer’s thoughts, speed up a project’s timeline and prepare a freelance business for growth.
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Finding it difficult to set up a lean and up-to-date local development environment? In this article, David Boot guides you through the steps of setting up an Ubuntu local development machine for Ruby on Rails.
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Sue Smith goes through a few tips and techniques that can make working with other people’s code more productive. Whether you’re a software developer or a Web designer who does a bit of coding from time to time this article offers you ways to learn to see unfamiliar code as an opportunity.
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We bring you a free icon set, called Style Guides. Designed by Thomas McGee (of WinePress of Words), it’s perfect for websites with an editorial flair.
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A handy overview to make the search of these ever-growing techniques for Web designers and developers easier. Improve your workflow with some of these resources and time-savers.
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A walk through five interactive techniques that you can start using right now to provide a more engaging user experience. Also, a variety of useful CSS and jQuery tricks that you can leverage when creating your own interactive techniques.
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The Website ROI Calculator created by Anders Hoff specifically for Smashing Magazine and our readers can get you started with setting goals to know if your website is doing the job you are paying for it to do.
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In this article, David Bushell gives you a strong understanding of how copyright and licenses work, why they exist and what they achieve. By understanding it, you can take advantage of the wealth of creative content across the Web.
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This artcile looks for influences and ideas that have evolved into what has been known since the mid-20th century as “Scandinavian design”. Katrín Eyþórsdóttir also offers some thoughts on how to incorporate its principles in your work today.
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