CategoryCoding

November 30, 2012 — In this tutorial, we will be covering a number of interesting topics, including: Magento layout handles, layout XML files, blocks and templates, and an alternative to Widgets. Read more…

November 19, 2012 — Even though we keep JavaScript, CSS and HTML in different files, the concepts behind progressive enhancement are getting all knotted up with every jQuery plugin we use and with every weird technique that crops up. In this post, Tim Wright offers a little perspective as to where we are and how we can realign our goals. Read more…

November 13, 2012 — There are a few reasons why our Web is on the chubby side, and most of them actually are possible for us as developers to change. Discover some of the main reasons why the Web is suffering from an obesity problem. Read more…

November 5, 2012 — There are many common pitfalls when it comes to writing memory-efficient and fast code. In this article we’re going to explore some test-proven approaches for writing code that performs better. Read more…

October 29, 2012 — Good tools are invaluable in figuring out where problems lie, and can also help to prevent problems from occurring in the first place, or just help you to be more efficient in general. Read more…

October 25, 2012 — Coding style is how your code looks and it is an important part of writing code as a professional. Whether you’re writing JavaScript or CSS or any other language, deciding how your code should look is an important part of overall code quality. Read more…

October 23, 2012 — In a previous post, Niels Matthijs sampled a couple of common content types (such as products, stories and videos) across different websites. In this article, he sticks to four different views of a single content type: the story (or news article). Read more…

October 15, 2012 — Another Q&A with questions regarding CSS Project Structure, When To Use OOCSS, Fallbacks For SVG and more! Let’s keep sharing knowledge with our community. Read more…

October 9, 2012 — In this post, Rodney Rehm focuses on how to make your code accessible to other developers. Discover the most important things that you will need to consider before and while writing your own utilities and libraries. Read more…

October 4, 2012 — Name a color, and you’re most likely to give a misleading impression. But, when computers name a color, they use a so-called hexadecimal code that most humans gloss over: 24-bit colors. Don’t let the code intimidate you. With a little creativity, hex colors are a tool at your disposal. Read more…