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Install NPM from Command Line
I was trying to update my version of NPM using NPM but long story short, a permissions issue allowed NPM to be removed but not re-installed, and thus I was hosed -- NPM was nowhere to be found on "Walshbook Pro." Eeeek. Well, you can install NPM via...
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Sass Color Variables That Don’t Suck
One of the best reasons to use Sass is variables. They help keep your code DRY, which makes it easy to maintain and change. However, with colors, it's easy for your variables to get out of hand. In this article, I'll show you an...
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7 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do with CSS
CSS and JavaScript, believe it or not, are starting to overlap as CSS adds more functionality. When I wrote 5 Ways that CSS and JavaScript Interact That You May Not Know About, people were surprised at how CSS and JavaScript have come to overlap.
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Get the Git Commit ID via Command Line
I know just enough git to be dangerous. I'm not doing advanced bisecting but I can stash, rebase, and reset with the best of them. One new trick I learned from my boss, Luke Crouch, saves me loads of time: getting the commit ID via command...
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CSS vs. JS Animation: Which is Faster?
How is it possible that JavaScript-based animation has secretly always been as fast — or faster — than CSS transitions? And, how is it possible that Adobe and Google consistently release media-rich mobile sites that rival the performance of native apps? This article serves as a point-by-point...
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Preview: Element Queries, From the Feet Up
Element Queries, what are they? Have you ever wanted to style an element using something like Media Queries, but based on *its own* dimensions instead of the browser's viewport? That's what Element Queries would provide. Having this ability would make responsive styling of layouts and components easier...
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Add Menu Items to the WordPress Admin Menu
The existing menus in WordPress are solid but one annoyance is that I need to click "All Posts" and then the "Drafts" link to get to my drafts; I simply want to get there as quickly as possible via the Posts menu. I did...
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Stylus PX to REM Mixin
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REMunit is the hottest thing since Christina Ricci ... it's hot. And it's especially hot when it comes to font size. Rather than paraphrase a bunch of documentation as to why REM is important, I'd like to point you to Jonathan Snook's outstanding
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jQuery: Multiple AJAX and JSON Requests, One Callback
I've been working on a new feature for the Mozilla Developer Network which requires loading of a basic script file as well as a JSON stream. Since we use jQuery, that means a
jQuery.getScriptand ajQuery.getJSON. I know those both work asynchronously and...![Write Better JavaScript with Promises]()
Write Better JavaScript with Promises
You've probably heard the talk around the water cooler about how promises are the future. All of the cool kids are using them, but you don't see what makes them so special. Can't you just use a callback? What's the big deal? In this article, we'll...
