New at Treehouse: Swift, Python, and Future of Web Apps
It’s a new week, and that means new courses and more are now available at Treehouse! Build a Playlist Browser with Swift Time for a brand new Swift course! In this project, Pasan Premaratne will teach…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Perceived Performance
(Illustration by Mat Helme, Treehouse) Perceived Performance Is a Measure of How Quick a User Thinks Your Site Is, and That’s Often More Important Than Its True Speed Performance is important. It can mean the difference…
Read MoreHow to Create Custom HTML Elements
(Photo by Kenny Louie / Flickr) An exciting feature of the HTML specification that’s been getting a bit of hype recently is custom HTML elements. These allow you to create your own HTML elements along with their own…
Read MoreUsing Data URIs to Speed Up Your Website
As our websites grow more complex, web performance is becoming an increasingly important topic. There are many different strategies that you can employ to improve the performance of your websites. These include optimising images, combining multiple…
Read MoreBuilding HTML5 Context Menus
A lesser known feature of the HTML5 specification is context menus. These allow you to add custom items to the menu that appears when a user right-clicks on the page. Using JavaScript, you can then control…
Read MoreExploring the JavaScript Device APIs
Photograph by Jeremy Keith (adactio) The mobile revolution has completely changed how people access the web. It’s only natural then that the web should evolve to better suit the plethora of devices on which it’s now…
Read MoreUsing localForage for Offline Data Storage
(Photo by Erich Ferdinand/Flickr) An important step on the path toward robust, offline web applications is the ability to store data in the user’s browser. Technologies like IndexedDB and localStorage have provided this functionality to web developers,…
Read MoreCreating Autocomplete Dropdowns with the Datalist Element
The <datalist> element, a new addition in the HTML5 specification, allows developers to create native autocomplete dropdowns for their web applications. This type of user interface component is commonly used on form fields and search boxes…
Read MoreUploading Files with AJAX
The introduction of AJAX marked a huge leap forward in the history of the web. The ability to communicate with a web server without reloading the page has revolutionised how web applications are built. The primary…
Read MoreRegistering Protocol Handlers for Your Web Applications
Protocol handlers allow you to inform the browser that your web app is capable of handling links and URLs with certain schemes. Using the registerProtocolHandler method you are able to register your web app as a…
Read MoreOptimizing Mobile Web Apps for iOS
When I was looking through the analytics data for a product I recently launched I was taken aback by just how much mobile traffic the web app was getting. After seeking some feedback from users it…
Read MoreGetting Started with the Speech Synthesis API
With the introduction of products like Siri and Google Now, speech technology has really taken off in the past few years. Various organisations have been working on speech recognition and synthesis for decades, but it seems…
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