CategoryOptimization

October 8, 2013 — In this article Ronan Cremin explains how to use RESS (responsive design with server-side components) to make significant performance and reach improvements to a website for both mobile and desktop devices alike. Your website will change from one that works on desktops, tablets and smartphones to one that works on almost anything anywhere and loads faster in all cases. It’s hard to over-emphasize the importance of this, but if you need a good case study, read about what happened to YouTube when Google lightened its pages… Read more…

August 16, 2013 — The proliferation of mobile devices, increased user expectations, and the very real risks of losing customers and dropping in search result rankings have laid a heavy burden on developers to optimize loading time at all costs. The Web development community previously didn’t spend much time concerning itself with load issues and for that reason and more, Web developers aren’t conditioned to think very hard about the unique load requirements of their clients’ websites. We need to include a specification for load requirements as a regular checklist item when bidding and planning Web work. Read more…

April 18, 2013 — The debate between strongly and dynamically typed languages rages on. But understanding the issue starts with weak typing and languages such as C. The pendulum will swing back and forth many times in the coming years. The only solution is flexibility. Learn to work in each environment and you’ll work well with any team. Read more…

April 9, 2013 — In this article, Ariel Salminen is pleased to introduce Responsive Nav, a free and open-source JavaScript plugin. A solution that doesn’t require a big library and is released under the MIT License, so you can use it in all of your projects for free and without any restrictions. The solution is not one size fits all, nor is it meant to be. But for those who are looking for a solution that does one thing well, it’s definitely a good choice. Read more…

March 18, 2013 — A common question on clients and developers minds is, “How can we provide a great Web experience to our users on mobile?” In this article, Matt Stow will try to answer this question. If you can’t convince your clients to start from scratch with a mobile-first philosophy, he hopes this gives you the knowledge, impetus and tools that you need to retrofit their websites! Read more…

March 11, 2013 — In this article, Jordan Moore is going to discuss a few of the lesser practiced elements that are quietly becoming part of the responsive Web design ecosystem under the umbrella of responsible Web design, a design that has been evolving rapidly ever since Ethan Marcotte coined the term two years ago. Since then, techniques have emerged, become best practices and formed part of our ever-changing methodology. Read more…

March 5, 2013 — In this article, Jeremy Girard will detail the process he and his team took when they were redesigning their company’s website. including some of the changes they made along the way, as they worked to build a better responsive website. 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…

September 12, 2012 — Siobhan McKeown spoke with the developers behind some of the biggest WordPress blogs on the planet. Now, she shares their secrets with you. Read more…

August 22, 2012 — Brad Frost analyzes the websites and techniques of the two US presidential candidates of 2012: Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. Why did the candidates attempted to create mobile-optimized Web experiences? Learn more about an early case of a link between a presidential race and making websites mobile-friendly. Read more…