Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
A Look at Responsive CSS Frameworks
CSS frameworks have gone responsive, squeezing content into a spectrum of desktop and mobile browsers with varying degrees of success. While any CSS solution for layout is preferable to nested tables, no single solution fits every website. But that hasn’t stopped…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
4 Ways to Go From a Boring to Amazing Website
Everyone wants to have an amazing website. We want to be able to ‘wow’ people when they come to our websites. We also want them to love the site so much they’ll come back or share it with their friends….
Updated on August 23, 2017 in Learn
CSS3 Substring Matching Attribute Selectors
In the CSS3 selectors module, the W3C introduced a new set of attribute selectors called substring matching attribute selectors for specifically targeting elements whose given attribute begins, ends or contains a certain value. In this article, we’ll learn how these…
Updated on June 30, 2015 in Learn
Thank You, Android!
2012 was a banner year for Android, and I’m very thankful to have been a small part of it. New apps, new operating system features, and a bunch of new and exciting phones and tablets have given us a lot…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
14 Handy jQuery Code Snippets for Developers
The jQuery dev team has been releasing code updates frequently since the project began. JavaScript developers have never had an easier framework to code on frontend interfaces. For anybody just getting started in web development you can be certain to…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
How to Choose the Right CSS Preprocessor
You’ve probably heard about CSS preprocessors by now, but haven’t quite plucked up the courage to try one because of the learning curve, or maybe because “preprocessor” just plain sounds intimidating. So let’s put those uncertainties at ease and go over…
Updated on June 11, 2019 in Learn
Java Basics for Android Development – Part 1
There are a number of ways to create apps for Android devices, but the recommended method for most developers is to write native apps using Java and the Android SDK. Java for Android apps is both similar and quite different…
Updated on October 14, 2017 in Learn
CSS Positioning: A Comprehensive Look
If you’ve come to grips with CSS-based layouts, then it’s likely that you’re using floats as the primary means to layout your pages. Maybe you’ve even started to experiment with some of CSS’s far-future layout techniques, in hopes that browser…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
HSLa Color Values in CSS – Quick Tip
In this CSS Quick Tip, we’ll learn how to define color values with the HSLa color model. HSLa stands for Hue, Saturation, Lightness, and alpha. This HSLa Color Values method is much more intuitive than RGBA or Hex values, allows…
Updated on May 21, 2015 in Learn
Rails 4 Strong Parameters
The Rails core team recently introduced a project called strong parameters. Strong parameters is the latest tool in the fight against mass assignment vulnerabilities. Let’s take the problem of your typical web form that creates a user. Your code might…
Updated on August 23, 2017 in Learn
Productivity is About Constraints and Concentration
The fact that there is only so much time in a day is a sobering thought. Many times we are left scratching our heads after a long day wondering, “what did I even get done today?”. Saying “No” The one…
Updated on September 11, 2023 in Learn
Quick Tip: How to Use the JavaScript Splice Method
In this Treehouse Quick Tip, Jim shows us how to use the JavaScript Splice Method. The splice method is used to manipulate arrays. The splice function can be used to remove elements from an array. The first argument in the…