So.. Z-index. Ever used it on a rather large scale site before? Or in a CSS environment that you don’t really know inside out? What number did you set? Did you make it really, really high just to be sure? Ever used z-index: 100003? Or 99999999? Highest z-index was an
Code is read much more often than it is written. Having a consistent and defined coding style helps developers read the code, and it also helps to make a code base feel like one unit, instead of individual pieces written by different authors with their own way of doing things. Having
So you want to write reusable, maintainable and modular Javascript, huh? Good. Here’s a rather extensive “getting started”-guide by yours truly – which means it’s my own preferred way of doing things. It’s written with open-source in mind, but most points can be applied to “private” modules as well.
When I first started writing this post, I considered giving it a title such as “How to set up local PHP development with dynamically configured mass virtual hosting on Apache 2.4”, “Quick and easy prototyping using Liip PHP, Dnsmasq or Proxy Auto Configuration” or even “The Ultimate Guide to Rapid
Aggregator apps are changing the way news is discovered, consumed and packaged. The popularity of aggregator apps vary largely from country to country. A quarter of the top 20 apps in the news category on both Googles US Playstore and Apples US Appstore are aggregator apps. More and more publishers
The web platform is maturing faster and faster, and we’re seeing the work normally done by native desktop applications now often shifting towards web-based applications instead. Features that may appear to have little importance can be really powerful when combined together. A good example of this is URL.createObjectURL(). On it’s own,
When I grew up, far above the arctic circle, I was told that the sun is yellow, the sky is blue and the grass is green. However, most of the year the sun was gone, the sky was black, and the ground was covered with snow. Associations to colours were
Composer changed pretty much everything when it comes to including dependencies in PHP projects. No more SVN externals or copying large library folders into your project. This is really great, but there’s one thing I’ve been struggling to find a smooth process for; developing dependencies for your project. When implementing
Many publishers have developed mobile apps that deliver a better user experience than their mobile websites. Getting people to use your app instead of your mobile website can increase user engagement with your publication. Using different deep linking techniques to link to content within your app is one way of
There is no doubting the power of push notifications to generate instant spikes in traffic to your app. Push notifications have proven to increase user engagement and loyalty to a publication. It can help with conversions and customer retention and they can simply remind the user of how great your
Keyword of the day: Variety So this is my first time at Javazone. I had high expectations from everything I’ve heard about it, but I did not expect death metal for the opening show at 08:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qifObSLGHW0
The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. This simple, yet profound quote from the late American novelist Thomas Berger illustrates the power of questions – questions can make the invisible visible and the unknown known. Just as a coin has two sides, questions and
