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Designing for Simplicity
Before we get started, it's worth me spending a brief moment introducing myself to you. My name is Mark (or @integralist if Twitter happens to be your communication tool of choice) and I currently work for BBC News in London England as a principal engineer/tech...
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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...
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Create a Sheen Logo Effect with CSS
I was inspired when I first saw Addy Osmani's original ShineTime blog post. The hover sheen effect is simple but awesome. When I started my blog redesign, I really wanted to use a sheen effect with my logo. Using two HTML elements and...
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AJAX Username Availability Checker Using MooTools
Another one of my popular, early blog posts has been AJAX Username Availability Checker Using MooTools 1.2. Looking back now, the code is atrocious and very inflexible. I've taken some time to update the post to be more reliable, clean, and speedy. The...




