This week was filled with new and updated libraries and other projects including Yeoman 1.0, Brick, Tridiv, ungit, FlowType and much more. Of course, there were plenty of great tutorials as well, so be sure to check them out. Tutorials Ryan Morr explains the difference between scope and context in JavaScript and how they’re used […]
Understanding Scope and Context in JavaScript
By Ryan Morr JavaScript’s implementation of scope and context is a unique feature of the language, in part because it is so flexible. Functions can be adopted for various contexts and scope can be encapsulated and preserved. These concepts are behind some of the most powerful design patterns JavaScript has to offer. However, this is […]
Functional CSS (FCSS)
By Matt Baker We’re big fans of functional programming at Wealthfront. Emphasizing immutability and functional style means fewer “surprises” because side-effects are limited or nonexistent. We can quickly build up large systems from discrete, focused components by way of composition. Applying functional programming principles is straight forward in most languages, even if they’re not functional by […]
Choosing Between npm, Bower and component
By Seth Vincent There is still no best answer to client-side package managers and dependency management. We still have to cobble together the solutions that work best in the context of each project, but at least we’re not downloading js/css manually through the browser, using wget or writing bash scripts to download/update our client-side dependencies. […]
Best of JavaScript, HTML & CSS - Week of August 12, 2013
As far as tutorials go, this week seemed to have a little bit of everything including lots of cutting edge stuff in ES6 and CSS to new frameworks like Ractive and React. Also, a handful of new and updated libraries including a new version of JavaScript MVC. Enjoy! Tutorials Alan Greenblatt shows an example of […]
Ractive.js Expressions and the New Wave of Reactive Programming
By Rich Harris Dedicated followers of JavaScript fashion will by now have noticed this season’s hot new trend. If you haven’t spotted it yet, here are a few projects sporting this style on the GitHub catwalk - React, Reactive.js, component/reactive and reactive.coffee. That’s right: reactive programming is the new black. At a high level, the […]
Responsive Content Using CSS Regions
By Alan Greenblatt CSS Regions allow content to flow across multiple areas of the display, called regions. The beauty of CSS Regions is that you can separate the content from the layout. And with that comes the ability to create some responsive content very easily. flow-into and flow-from The flow-into CSS property can be used to prevent […]
Two Useful Sass Features and Their Limitations
By Krasimir Tsonev I really like Sass and I use it a lot in my daily job. There are tons of useful features. However there are some things which I want to do, but can’t. There are limitations in the syntax and missing functionality. In this article I am going to share some of the ones I […]
Best of JavaScript, HTML & CSS - August 5, 2013
This week features a bunch of framework-specific tutorials and new library releases (and updates) as well as updates to all the Adobe Edge products such as Reflow, Brackets/Edge Code and Edge Animate. Tutorials Mathew Carella shares tips for writing better and more efficient CSS. Writing Better CSS Krasimir Tsonev walks through techniques for animating in […]
Introduction to Animating in HTML
By Krasimir Tsonev Over the last few years, designers have begun to use a lot of animations directly within HTML. That’s kind of cool, as you don’t need a plugin in order to see their work. There are several ways to make animations in HTML and in this article I will summarize a lot of examples […]
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