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Latest articles

Feature

Dos and don'ts of cross-platform mobile design

Developing cross-platform applications without neglecting UX

19 Feb 2013

By Justin Ferrell on February 19, 2013

Justin Ferrell, mobile strategist and developer at Digital Relativity, explains the fundamental differences between the user expectations of today's most popular mobile platforms, and illustrates how developers can build cross-platform applications without neglecting the user experience
Interview

Hampton Catlin on building Sass

Hampton Catlin talks past glories and future hopes to Martin Cooper

18 Feb 2013

By Martin Cooper on February 18, 2013

Not content with inventing Sass and Haml, Hampton Catlin is also behind Wikipedia Mobile and is technology VP at startup Moovweb. He talks past glories and future hopes to Martin Cooper
Feature

Seven dirty secrets of data visualisation

Two pros on some of the dirty secrets of the infovis trade

18 Feb 2013

By Nate Agrin and Nick Rabinowitz on February 18, 2013 | 5 comments

What are the real challenges visualisation developers face, and what don't they want you to know about their work? Two professional practitioners lead you through some of the dirty secrets of the infovis trade
Feature

The .net strip #32: It's not my software

Brad Colbow on coding and productivity

15 Feb 2013

By Brad Colbow on February 15, 2013 | 1 comment

Brad Colbow on coding and productivity
Feature

10 of the best polyfills

Use new HTML5 features without breaking your design in older browsers

15 Feb 2013

By Jason Johnston on February 15, 2013

Use modern HTML5 features without breaking your design in older browsers
Blog

Write another jQuery plug-in, kill a unicorn

Go write yet another jQuery plug-in, and kill a unicorn as well

14 Feb 2013

By Alex Duloz on February 14, 2013 | 3 comments

Go write yet another jQuery plug-in, and then kill a unicorn while you're at it, says Alex Duloz
Tutorial

AngularJS collaboration board with Socket.io

Build a real-time collab board powered by AngularJS and Socket.io

14 Feb 2013

By Lukas Ruebbelke on February 14, 2013 | 2 comments

Lukas Ruebbelke demonstrates all the steps necessary to build a real-time collaboration board powered by AngularJS and Socket.io
Tutorial

Building your own widgets

How DIY widgets can help overcome barriers to accessibility

13 Feb 2013

By Léonie Watson on February 13, 2013

Léonie Watson of Nomensa explains how DIY widgets can still play a significant role in overcoming barriers to accessibility
Feature

App Cloud vs PhoneGap: a web developer’s view

In depth: how does Brightcove's App Cloud compare with PhoneGap?

13 Feb 2013

By Adam Mark on February 13, 2013 | 5 comments

Brightcove developer Adam Mark builds the same app on PhoneGap and Brightcove App Cloud to demonstrate the differing strengths of each system
Blog

Using animations for 'delightful' product pages

Amy Marquez on designing good user experiences

12 Feb 2013

By Amy Marquez on February 12, 2013

Amy Marquez on designing good user experiences for product pages using triggered CSS animations
Tutorial

Animated CSS effects with fallbacks

Chris Mills demonstrates some CSS3 effects that work on older browsers

12 Feb 2013

By Chris Mills on February 12, 2013 | 1 comment

New CSS3 modules enable cool effects, but what about browsers that don’t support them? Opera’s Chris Mills demonstrates a few examples – and styling alternatives via Modernizr
Blog

The future is bright for independent B2B developers

Nick Wade on the perks of developing for B2B marketplaces

11 Feb 2013

By Nick Wade on February 11, 2013

Nick Wade is director of the Atlassian Marketplace, which enables developers to sell add-ons for Atlassian business tools
Feature

New tools for web design and development: January 2013

Mark Penfold looks at 10 of the best tools to come out in January

11 Feb 2013

By Mark Penfold on February 11, 2013 | 8 comments

Mark Penfold looks at 10 of the best tools to come out in January, which include JavaScript libraries for form validation, functional programming and even one that enables you to write Ruby-style code in a JavaScript environment
Feature

The .net strip #31: Mega-nav

Brad Colbow on overwhelming navigation systems

8 Feb 2013

By Brad Colbow on February 08, 2013

Brad Colbow on overwhelming navigation systems
Feature

Master mobile navigation

Ensure users can locate content, whatever their device type

8 Feb 2013

By Aaron Gustafson on February 08, 2013

The success of a site almost always hinges on its content. Content, as we are frequently reminded, is king. But if that’s the case, then navigation is the establishment that keeps him on the throne.