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Is it time to drop jQuery? Essentials to learning JavaScript from a jQuery background 25 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
jQuery has been a godsend to pretty much all of us front-end developers since it's release, it's intuitive methods, easy functions make light work of JavaScript's loosely typed language. JavaScript is...
Help drive the future of @html5blank, the globally recognised WordPress boilerplate 19 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
Just under a year ago I released HTML5 Blank, an HTML5 WordPress boilerplate for kickstarting projects. It started as a bit of fun to start my frequent WordPress projects, and since it's release has g...
Re-engineering the jBar plugin with Immediately-Invoked-Data-Expressions 1 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
Earlier this week I wrote about IIDE, Immediately-Invoked-Data-Expressions. Not an official term as such but an insight into the explanation of what our code is actually doing when utilising HTML5 adv...
Revisiting SVG workflow for performance and progressive development with transparent data URIs 30 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
A few months ago I covered a range of SVG techniques that proved to be a great progression for developers looking to 'get into' SVG development. For those who are new to web development or SVG in gene...
IIDE, Immediate-Invoked-Data-Expressions, data-init and using HTML5 to call your JavaScript/jQuery 28 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
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Simple HTML5 data-* jQuery tabs, markup free and relative to their container for ultimate re-use 20 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
One of my favourite additions to the HTML5 spec is data-* attributes, they're useful for such an array of things. I love integrating them into jQuery/JavaScript and seeing what difference to HTML they...
Progressively enhancing HTML5 forms, creating a required attribute fallback with jQuery 20 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
Note: this article first featured on Tech.Pro HTML5 required attributes are a fantastic addition to the HTML5 spec, they save a lot of time when working on client-side form validation and enhance the...
data-js selectors, enhancing HTML5 development by separating CSS from JavaScript 19 Apr 2013 | 12:00 pm
I've started introducing a new concept into my JavaScript workflow and I really think it's worth sharing: Change your HTML/CSS all you like without changing a single line of JavaScript. It's based a...
Raw JavaScript, jQuery-style fadeIn and fadeOut functions from @HugoGiraudel 14 Apr 2013 | 12:00 pm
Today's article is from Hugo Giraudel. For those who don't know Hugo, he describes himself as a CSS goblin and JavaScript dabbler. He's going to take you through some raw JavaScript, jQuery-style fade...
Flaunt.js for stylish responsive navigations with nested click-to-reveal 24 Mar 2013 | 11:00 am
Flaunt.js is a jQuery script that allows you to create a responsive, nested navigation out the box. Flaunt was built to overcome responsive design challenges which faced a huge percentage of websites....
