Tutorials Page 113

• By Matthew SchwartzOctober 17, 2013

  Improving Web App Performance With Memcached

  When we think of storage in a web application our first thought is usually a traditional database like MySQL. This is great for long term storage and data analysis, but there's a better option for many short-term needs: memcached. It's a great choice for...

• By David WalshOctober 15, 2013

  Using TogetherJS

  Last week I highlighted five awesome Mozilla technologies that most people have never heard of.  Before the Mozilla Summit in Santa Clara, even I (a Mozilla employee)  had not heard of a few of them.  One of the projects I was most impressed by...

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• By David WalshOctober 14, 2013

  MozSummit 2013

  The beginning of October was a special time for me:  Mozilla Summit 2013 was October 3rd to the 7th.  Summit took place in three locations around the world:  Santa Clara (US), Toronto (Canada), and Brussels (Belgium).  Summit is a time where we can do a lot...

• By David WalshOctober 10, 2013

  Giveaway: ZeroBundle

  ZeroBundle has put together a bunch of awesome web development resources for zero, zip, nil, free.  This bundle contains: Photoshop actions Icon sets Fonts Graphics Site templates The price of free is hard to beat, so check out the ZeroBundle offering -- you may find something you like!

• By David WalshOctober 9, 2013

  5 Awesome New Mozilla Technologies You’ve Never Heard Of

  My trip to Mozilla Summit 2013 was incredible.  I've spent so much time focusing on my project that I had lost sight of all of the great work Mozillians were putting out.  MozSummit provided the perfect reminder of how brilliant my colleagues are and how much...

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• By David WalshOctober 7, 2013

  PSD2HTML Contest

  Today I have a great contest from my friends at PSD2HTML which will come in handy for all busy web designers and developers. PSD2HTML is the world's first and most famous service that can take your design files and convert them into a neat...

• By David WalshOctober 2, 2013

  Remove Search Box Buttons in WebKit

  I love all of the (relatively) new HTML5 INPUT element types.  If you aren't using them...what the hell is wrong with you?! please do.  New types like search and email make these form fields infinitely more usable on mobile.  What I don't necessarily like is how...

• By David WalshSeptember 30, 2013

  Eliminating Distractions

  One of my massive pet peeves as a web developer has always been distractions.  I hate unnecessary distractions, I can't stand being kept away from work, and I loathe waiting on others to get their part done so I can get my tasks done.  Alas, you...

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• By Krasimir TsonevSeptember 25, 2013

  Write Your CSS with JavaScript

  Sometimes programming is just using the right tool. This may be a framework, library or as it happens in my case CSS preprocessor. You probably don't realize it, but LESS or SASS have a lot of constraints. I managed to change that by writing my own...

• By David WalshSeptember 23, 2013

  Git Hooks and CSS Preprocessors

  For one of my recent projects, I've decided to use Stylus.  I'm accustomed to using Sass but that would require adding Ruby to our stack -- Stylus is Node.js-based, and since I'm already using Node.js for a few other tasks, I thought I'd give Stylus a try.