There is one design style that can withstand the fluctuating trends that come and go in the design world, and that is to have a clean, simple, minimalist site. Think of sites like Apple, Amazon, and The New York Times. One thing you will notice that they all have in common is perfectly executed use of white space. However, there are some very subtle guidelines to follow or tips that you should consider when designing your own clean website. This tutorial will take you through the development process and...
At this point, only those living under a rock for the past couple of months are unaware that Google has taken on JavaScript with its latest project, the Dart programming language. Dart, originally named Dash, was started to “fix” the problems of JavaScript’s “fundamental flaws that cannot be fixed merely by evolving the language” by meeting the following goals: Create a structured yet flexible language for web programming. Make Dart feel familiar and natural to programmers and thus easy...
When you are stuck waiting in line or for an appointment your iPad can your saving grace. Not just to check your Google+ account or play a quick game of Trailer Park Zombies, but to get actual work done. That is if you have the right apps. Listed below are some of the best apps for web developers. And this list isn’t one that only contains a few time management and task list apps. You might actually be surprised at how much you can get done with your iPad. iMockups ... Quickly and easily create wireframes for...
There was a time when Netscape and Internet Explorer were the only browsers a web developer had to worry about. But in those days, a website primarily consisted of some text, a few images and some hyperlinks. Remember, tables were still all the rage back then. Nowadays a user may have a few different browsers to choose from, multiple computers running different screen resolutions, a tablet device and a smartphone. And websites, they are a bit more complex than the good old static days. So to meet the needs...
There are times when we are so anxious to jump into creating something new that we forget to cover the basics. For web developers it is important, actually vital, to have the ability to test your projects locally before they go live. While much of the web relies on a Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP stack, or LAMP, to power applications and dynamic websites, not everyone codes in a Linux environment. Those who prefer Windows can still replicate how their code will work by using WAMP to replicate a live web environment...