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New in the HTML5 Development Center
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Duck Typing in JavaScript
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Creating Drop Caps in HTML and CSS
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So You Want Backlinks!
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Top JavaScript Libraries and Trends for 2018
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A Guide to Responsible Monkey Patching in JavaScript
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What Is Semantic HTML and Why Should We Use It?
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New Goodies
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Duck Typing in JavaScript
In Duck Typing, an object's suitability is determined by the presence of certain methods and properties, rather than according to its type. Rob Gravelle traces the evolution of Duck Typing in JavaScript and explores some situations where we can apply Duck Typing for our own objectives.
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Creating Drop Caps in HTML and CSS
Learn more about different methods of employing drop caps to make your web pages more visually appealing.
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So You Want Backlinks!
Just because you built the best site ever known to humankind, the masses didn't automatically come flocking to your pages. Learn how to amp up the volume on your site traffic.
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Top JavaScript Libraries and Trends for 2018
Learn more about the tools that JavaScript developers use every day to make sites look professional, engage the audience and enhance the UX.
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A Guide to Responsible Monkey Patching in JavaScript
Learn about the basics of Monkey Patching in JavaScript, such as updating an existing function with new functionality that builds on the existing implementation. Rob Gravelle also offers a few tips on when, and how, to go about it.
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What Is Semantic HTML and Why Should We Use It?
Learn more about the top HTML5 semantic tags, markups that add more meaning to HTML by providing a link between content and the document structure of that type.
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Creating an Expandable List of Items in HTML with JavaScript
See how to use standard JavaScript to hide and display items in a list.
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Testing Asynchronous jQuery Event Code Using the Jasmine-jQuery Library
In this tutorial, Rob Gravelle picks up from where he left off in the last article and presents a few ways to test jQuery Ajax Success handler code triggered by an anonymous button click handler.
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7 Ways to Start Learning JavaScript as a WordPress Developer
See why, if you are looking to become a successful WordPress developer, you must learn how to use JavaScript.
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Fetching jQuery Autocomplete Matches via Ajax
Rob Gravelle shows us how to use the jQuery Autocomplete Widget's source event to perform a search of complex data via an Ajax request.
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Working with Filters, Blending, Clipping and Masking in CSS
Learn how to apply filters over an image and how to use the blending, clipping and masking properties in CSS.
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Creating Layers on Your Web Pages with Divs
Learn how you can control positioning and layers on your HTML pages with a little creativity and div tags.
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Cross-Browser JavaScript Tips
Take advantage of these tips to make sure that your JavaScript code can be executed in multiple browsers, ensuring that your application is cross-browser compliant.
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Using Padding, Outlines, Borders and Margins in CSS
Check out this overview to learn more about setting styles for your pages in CSS.
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Working with Camtasia Studio 9 and HTML5
Learn how to output compressed MP4 files with Camtasia Studio 9 and use them with the video attribute in HTML5.
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Featured Goodies
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A Designer's Guide to Getting Started with Web Development
Your design options may be limited due to lack of technical skill. Designers who are capable of efficiently collaborating with developers will be able to open the doors to rewarding projects and lots of development in the future.
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Exploring Online Webmaster Tools
One of the most exciting developments of the Web is the emergence of online tools. There is even a category of web tools that caters specifically to webmasters. Rob Gravelle examines the role of the webmaster and presents a few sites that provide useful tools.
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Top HTML5 Features: Simplified Script Tags, Autofocus, and More
In part 2 of the Top HTML5 Features series, Rob Gravelle presents a few more great additions to the HTML spec, including simplified script and link tags, the autofocus feature, and more.
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Revolutionary HTML5 Online Website Generation Tools: SILEX, Weebly, and Wix
Online "no code" website generation tools can be accessed from any device, where ever you are, and that they enable you to create a great site without needing a lot of programming or coding knowledge. Rob Gravelle presents three of the most popular: SILEX, Weebly, and Wix.
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HTML6 Proposals Wishlist
Earlier this year, people started getting excited about some of the proposals for HTML6 that were being tossed around. Rob Gravelle highlights some of the more interesting ones.
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Top HTML5 Features: DOCTYPE, FIGURE, and Form Enhancements
HTML5 has been around long enough for us to take a close look at what its original intent was and if it has met the challenge.
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HTML5 Coding Methodologies
In order to develop in a smarter and better way, we should adopt a set of coding methodologies that foster a smoother development life cycle. Rob Gravelle explores a few of the latest coding methodologies that have found their way into web developers' arsenal.
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HTML and Graphics Tutorials
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Creating Drop Caps in HTML and CSS
Learn more about different methods of employing drop caps to make your web pages more visually appealing.
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Working with Filters, Blending, Clipping and Masking in CSS
Learn how to apply filters over an image and how to use the blending, clipping and masking properties in CSS.
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So You Want to Optimize Your Images...
By reducing the overall size of the images you are using, you'll reduce the amount of time that is needed to download and display your pages. That can also have a positive impact on how your pages are treated by the search engines!
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Beyond HTML
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Duck Typing in JavaScript
In Duck Typing, an object's suitability is determined by the presence of certain methods and properties, rather than according to its type. Rob Gravelle traces the evolution of Duck Typing in JavaScript and explores some situations where we can apply Duck Typing for our own objectives.
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Creating Drop Caps in HTML and CSS
Learn more about different methods of employing drop caps to make your web pages more visually appealing.
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Web Developer Daily News
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Criminals Pay More for Code Signing Certificates Than for Guns or Passports
Hackers are forking over big money to get tools that allow them to spread malware.
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Web Content Management Systems Hacked to Mine Cryptocurrency
A growing number of websites and apps are serving Coinhive scripts.
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Google Now Ignores Its Country Domain When Returning Search Results
It no longer matters which country domain you use when conducting a Google search.
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AI Solves CAPTCHA Tests
A startup is breaking the technology that many websites use to prevent bots from making comments.
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JS Foundation to Manage Marko
The JavaScript user interface library is under new management.
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Microsoft Sonar Tests Websites for Performance Issues
The linting tool was built by the team behind the Edge browser.
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Primers
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Creating Drop Caps in HTML and CSS
Learn more about different methods of employing drop caps to make your web pages more visually appealing.
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Top JavaScript Libraries and Trends for 2018
Learn more about the tools that JavaScript developers use every day to make sites look professional, engage the audience and enhance the UX.
