October 28, 2013 in Learn
There’s more than one way to mockup a website.
You’ve probably seen PSD to HTML advertisements around the web. If you type “PSD to HTML” into your favorite search engine, you’ll find lots of companies that will turn your Photoshop mockup into code. You’ll also find innumerable tutorials that demonstrate…
October 25, 2013 in Learn
Building a Synthesizer with the Web Audio API
One of the coolest APIs to hit the web in recent years is the Web Audio API. This allows you to create, load and manipulate audio directly in the browser; as well as perform a whole load of other functions…
October 18, 2013 in Learn
How to WebSockets [Complete Guide]
If you’re looking to take your programming skills to another level, Treehouse offers unlimited access to a variety of courses starting at $25/month. Try our program out with a free seven-day trial today. In this blog post we’re going to…
October 8, 2013 in Learn
Popular Web Design Trends for Responsive Navigation
The process of creating a great responsive layout includes many factors. Fluid-width designs are similar, but not always built with mobile devices in mind. Any typical responsive web design is going to feature staple elements you’d expect to find in…
September 16, 2013 in Learn
5 Incredible WebGL Demos
WebGL or Web Graphics Library is a means through which the browser can interface directly with the GPU. This gives web designers and developers access to all the graphical horsepower that users have become accustomed to in desktop applications. Browser…
September 10, 2013 in Learn
Getting Started With The History API
Over the past decade, web applications have evolved to make heavy use of JavaScript in order to dynamically load content into web pages. One of the big challenges that developers face when creating these applications is preserving an accurate and…
September 9, 2013 in Learn
Coding a Dynamic IMDb Webapp using My Movie API
The online IMDb website is a crucial resource for any type of digital video media. Online web series, TV shows, and movies are all cataloged with credits to the cast and studio help. IMDb is probably the oldest resource for…
September 3, 2013 in Learn
3D in the Browser: WebGL versus CSS 3D Transforms
WebGL and CSS 3D transforms are two major technologies for creating 3D in the browser, and as recently as a few years ago, they didn’t have much browser support. Much has changed in a short period of time, and if…
August 20, 2013 in Learn
Open Source jQuery Plugins for Building Single-Page Website Layouts
Typically a single-page website is focused on presenting a very focused goal or objective. These layouts work best for companies, freelancers, and Internet projects which need an online haven to share information. Sliding parallax menus are also common because it…
August 16, 2013 in Learn
Using GitHub Pages To Host Your Website
So you want to launch a simple website but don’t want to have to go through the dull process of setting up yet another hosting package. There is an easier solution. If you just want to launch a simple static website…
August 5, 2013 in Learn
Making The Web Faster With SPDY
SPDY (pronounced “SPeeDY”) is a new technology that aims to decrease page load times by fixing a number of flaws present in HTTP 1.1. It’s not a replacement for HTTP but instead adds a number of features that help to…
August 5, 2013 in Learn
Multiplane Design with SVGs and CSS 3D Transforms
Recently I tweeted about my experimentations with an idea that I’m calling multiplane design. I’ve been experimenting with multi planing using 3D and SVGs: http://t.co/l4h1slT4jK Only works on desktop Chrome/Safari (for now). — Nick Pettit (@nickrp) August 4, 2013 Right…