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dan's picture

What is SASS?

You may know about some of the problems that CSS has as a language. There is a lot of repetition. There is a lot of repetition. You may have worked on projects with 5000 lines of CSS. Not only is that a lot of code to write, but it's also a lot of code to maintain. But what about its smarts? Read More…

aaron's picture

A quick look at CSS3 animations

CSS3 animations are finally becoming a useful tool in the front end developer's kit! Browser support is progressing, however there is no IE support yet (surprised?) and Opera currently doesn't support animations, but may in the future. Despite the plethora of vendor prefixes to keep track of, one can really pull off some interesting animations; transforms and transitions anyone? Read More…

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When it comes to Mobile Development, Stop Worrying about Bandwidth

When it comes to mobile development, I've seen a lot of buzz recently on how CSS3 can help people eliminate images and cut the bandwidth requirement for their websites, however if a good mobile experience is important to you, you may want to think twice before deciding how to retrofit your website. The Good Old Days The Future is Now Your Screensize May Vary Don't Forget the CPU Oldschool Techniques What About Bandwidth? The Need for Speed Read More…

robbie's picture

Front End tools to make you a more productive and lazy developer

One of my favorite things about the development community is how lazy it can be. What I mean is that most developers I know would rather make a tool to automate a task, than constantly keep a queue of from-scratch processes in mind. Let your tools do the work, if you can. Clear that mental cache - outsource those thoughts to software! That’s why when I come across tools that make frontend development easier I become elated.. and thankful. Thank you, Thank you, THANK YOU development community for these useful tools. Recently, while working on a webkit-only project (I know, right?) I came across a few sites that made my toolbox much more versatile. Let’s share: Read More…

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