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Our responsive redesign has been a great improvement for metaltoad.com. I was still not entirely satisfied with the speed of our site, especially...
Developers can now add zombie images to their websites with placezombies.com, offering an eerie alternative to placekitten.com.
Learn how to create a super-fast mobile app using a Drupal backend with this step-by-step guide.
Discover essential debugging tools for web and mobile development, including browser inspectors, iOS and Android simulators, and JavaScript debugging...
How to create a custom REST interface with Elasticsearch and Jetty using JavaScript servlets for seamless data handling and static HTML service.
We use Harvest for time-tracking, which is simple and easy to use.
Explore the potential of CSS3 animations for front-end development, including browser support, examples, and tools to streamline the creation process.
How to use first class dependency objects with ECMAScript Harmony.
Using Node.js and CouchDB to collect and store location data from the game Glitch. Learn to build a data-mining app and save results in CouchDB.
When we added the Compass CSS authoring framework to our projects, new wrinkles appeared in the deployment process. Committing the artifacts to Git...
I know it’s hard to believe I’ve never been to a DrupalCon, but it’s true.
Things You Can ( or Can't ) Do With the Full Calendar Module
I need a session on how to choose which session to go to. So much great information and so little time.
The benefits and challenges of using Node.js and CouchDB for web app development, and discover why JavaScript remains a favorite for many developers.
One of the biggest dilemmas I faced as a new Drupal developer was figuring out which module was the best to use in any given situation.
There’s been a lot of buzz lately about Responsive Web Design, and in particular about CSS3 Media Queries.
Messing with your exposed filters for fun and profit.
Drupal 7 includes a big re-factor of the way CSS and Javascript are aggregated. What does this mean for your sites? In short: You will see a greater...
Alarmist rhetoric from news organizations about the web is nothing new, but today's front-page headline on the New York Times still caught my eye: "
A previous post described how to reposition node comments with Drupal's hook_menu_alter(), to facilitate a tabbed interface. One side effect that...
Developers think of design as Black Magic*. Really.
If you haven't already heard of it, the Theme Developer is a great tool. It works like firebug, but for Drupal.
So there we were, facing a Flash based video player that could have multiple tabs of many videos apiece.
During the theming process for the Emmys, specifically Emmys.com and Emmys.tv, we were presented with 2 differently styled marquees. On Emmys.com,...