Developing Smarter with Progressive Enhancement
Explains the benefits of progressive enhancement for web development, using client examples to show cost and performance advantages.
Explains the benefits of progressive enhancement for web development, using client examples to show cost and performance advantages.
Quick CSS tips to improve website usability, including button feedback, smooth color transitions, and adding functional dingbats to buttons.
An article about CSS Naked Day, an annual event promoting web standards by removing CSS from websites.
A personal recap of SXSW 2009, focusing on the value of presentations, networking, and tech-focused conversations at the conference.
Explores the potential benefits and use cases for implementing CMYK color support in CSS for web design and print stylesheets.
Argues for mandatory, silent browser updates to improve web development and security, eliminating legacy browser testing.
A guide to implementing cross-browser RGBA color backgrounds with CSS and a PHP fallback script for older browsers.
A guide to detecting the current browser's CSS vendor prefix using JavaScript, addressing cross-browser compatibility issues.
Learn how to detect browser support for specific CSS properties using JavaScript feature detection instead of browser sniffing.
Introduces CSSDOC, a standardized DocBlock-style commenting system for CSS to improve code organization, navigation, and maintainability.
Explores the @font-face CSS rule for using custom fonts on the web, discussing browser compatibility and implementation.
A review of the book 'Mobile Web Development' by Nirav Mehta, covering its content, target audience, and approach to teaching mobile web technologies.
A critique of outdated web development education in colleges and suggestions for curriculum reform to align with industry standards.
A developer discusses the pros and cons of using code libraries and frameworks, focusing on JavaScript and CSS, and advises on when to use them.
A critique of CSS transitions in WebKit, discussing their cool features but questioning if they blur the line between presentation and behavior.
A roundup of web development resources covering CSS line-height, jQuery/JavaScript updates, Silverback testing tool, content audits, and UserVoice feedback platform.
Explains CSS pseudo-classes like :link, :visited, and :first-child, describing them as 'phantom' classes that style elements based on state.
Explains CSS media types for optimizing website presentation across different devices like printers, screens, and handhelds.
A deep dive into the CSS z-index property, explaining stacking order, default behavior, and how to control element layering.
A tutorial on using CSS and JavaScript to display a link's URL when printing a webpage, with a workaround for Internet Explorer.