NETTUTS: Using New Relic Custom Metrics to Monitor All the Things
When you first get introduced to New Relic, it’s easy to be overwhelmed by all the features. But like with most tools, as you slowly climb the learning curve and get familiar with the features provided...
View ArticleNETTUTS: Introduction to HTML5 Desktop Apps With Node-Webkit
Using Node.js, we can create web applications easily. Now, thanks to the node-webkit we can also create desktop apps with it, using a unique combination of HTML5 and Node.IntroductionThe library...
View ArticleNETTUTS: Acceptance Testing With Codeception
Typically new features for web applications are tested by visiting the appropriate page in a browser, maybe filling out some form data, submitting the form, and then developers or testers hope to see...
View ArticleCSS-Tricks: Thank You (2013 Edition)
GROUP HUG! It's that time of year I give ya'll the biggest warmest THANKS I can. CSS-Tricks is the foundation of my career and makes my life possible. And thus it is to you, dear reader, that I owe...
View ArticleNETTUTS: Testing in Node.js
A test driven development cycle simplifies the thought process of writing code, makes it easier, and quicker in the long run. But just writing tests is not enough by itself, knowing the kinds of tests...
View ArticleCSS-Tricks: Words To Avoid in Educational Writing
I'm no English major, but as a writer and consumer of loads of educational (mostly tech) writing, I've come to notice a number of words and phrases that come up fairly often and don't add anything to...
View ArticleCSS-Tricks: The Intrinsic Value of Blogging
Speaking of writing tips, Matt Mullenweg on how you should write for just two people: yourself, anda single person who you have in mind as the perfect person to read what you write, almost like a...
View ArticleCSS-Tricks: “A nicer color palette for the web.”
Adam Morse with a set of named colors that are a lot more, well, palatable. Comes as CSS classes or variables set up in Sass, LESS, or Stylus.Direct Link to Article— Permalink“A nicer color palette for...
View ArticleCSS-Tricks: Web Standards Killed The HTML Star
Jeff Croft argues that because the web standards movement did such a good job, the "HTML and CSS guru" of old is a commoditized job. "Diversify or die", he says, meaning level up your abilities in...
View ArticleNETTUTS: Writing Robust Web Applications – The Lost Art of Exception Handling
As developers, we want the applications we build to be resilient when it comes to failure, but how do you achieve this goal? If you believe the hype, micro-services and a clever communication protocol...
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