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Useful HTML, CSS And JavaScript Tools That Do Pretty Much Everything

June 10, 2011 — Developers and designers out there keep releasing useful tools and resources for all of us to learn about front-end development. Dive into this article to find some time-saving resources to improve your skills. Read more…

Andy Croxall wrote

10 Oddities And Secrets About JavaScript

May 30, 2011 — A collection of JavaScript’s curiosities and well-kept secrets for intermediate developers. Andy Croxall gives you an insight into how these oddities can be useful to your code. Read more…

Paul Tero wrote

Introduction To DNS: Explaining The Dreaded DNS Delay

May 25, 2011 — What do you know about the “domain name system”? Paul Tero explains what DNS is, how it works, and some ways to work around it. Read more…

Louis Lazaris wrote

An Introduction To CSS Keyframes Animation

May 17, 2011 — In this article, Louis Lazaris covers all the important parts of the syntax for CSS animations. If you haven’t yet started using CSS keyframe animations, here’s your chance to start! Read more…

Christian Krammer wrote

The Future Of CSS: Experimental CSS Properties

May 11, 2011 — Hidden deep within the browsers are heavily underrated properties which can be quite useful. Have a look at some of the less known CSS 2.1 and CSS3 properties and their support in modern browsers. Read more…

Dave Sparks wrote

Using CSS3: Older Browsers And Common Considerations

May 3, 2011 — David Sparks looks at the ideas behind CSS3 and shares some good working practices for older browsers and some new common issues. If you aren’t so keen on CSS3, or don’t know where to start, this article is for you. Read more…

Trent Walton wrote

CSS3 vs. CSS: A Speed Benchmark

April 21, 2011 — Trent Walton designs and codes a Web page and adds visual enhancements twice: once with CSS3, and a second time using background images sliced directly from the PSD. He times himself and compares. Read more…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

Powerful New CSS Techniques And Tools

April 18, 2011 — A carefully selected list of useful (and powerful!) CSS techniques and tools. Collected, analyzed and curated resources for you to use them right away or save them for future reference. Read more…

Soh Tanaka wrote

Helpful JavaScript & jQuery Tools, Libraries & Plugins

April 7, 2011 — Soh Tanaka shares a carefully selected round-up of useful CSS techniques and tools. Collected, analyzed and curated resources for you to use them right away or save them for future reference! Read more…

Andy Croxall wrote

Image Manipulation With jQuery And PHP GD

April 5, 2011 — In this article, Andy Croxall looks at how to combine JavaScript/jQuery with PHP and, particularly, PHP’s GD library to create an image manipulation tool to upload an image, then crop it, and finally save the revised version to the server. Read more…