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A Guide To Starting Your Own Rails Engine Gem

June 23, 2011 — 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. Read more…

David Boot wrote

How To Set Up An Ubuntu Local Development Machine For Ruby On Rails

June 21, 2011 — 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. Read more…

Jon Raasch wrote

5 Useful Interactive CSS/jQuery Techniques Deconstructed

June 16, 2011 — 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. Read more…

Vitaly Friedman wrote

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…