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My Intro to HTML5 Boilerplate @ IBM developerWorks + Another Wrinkle on Customizing
I wrote an article about getting started with HTML5 Boilerplate. It’s live at IBM. Check it out: Kick-start your web development with HTML5 Boilerplate. I’ve got some more content coming up on IBM over the next few months on some … Continue reading
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Targeting Multiple HTML Files in the HTML5 Boilerplate Build Script
This came up in a comment here, so I thought I’d bubble this little tip to the top. To target multiple files for URL rewriting in the HTML5 Boilerplate build script (as of version 0.95) use the fileset element instead … Continue reading
Using CSS zoom and CSS Transforms For a Better “Increase Text Size” Button
So… the site I’m working on has one of those “increase text size” controls. On this project it’s turned out to be one of those features that shows up in comps and somehow falls through the cracks until later on … Continue reading
An Ant Task to Comment Out console.log Calls from JavaScript Files
As someone who started out doing JavaScript in the 1990s, I’ve been through the dark ages of debugging. Alerts, logging application data into DOM elements, etc. After having been through all that doom, I’m clearly a fan of console.log. I … Continue reading
Book Review: High Performance JavaScript
I read High Performance JavaScript when it came out. It took me a while to write this review. I’ve been busy (day job x spending a lot of time outside because it’s summer = less time for writing) Anyway, it’s … Continue reading
How To Make a Web Site the Modern Way. Part 0: Introduction
Well, I leaked it earlier this week, so I might as well get started. Welcome to How to Make a Web Site the Modern Way, a blog series outlining, to the best of my ability. how to build an HTML … Continue reading
Fun With the :Hover Pseudo Class and Code Samples
This being a technology blog, with plenty of code samples being posted on a regular basis, it’s no surprise I give soem thought as to how that code is displayed. Personally I’ve gone for the old school, green on black … Continue reading