One of the nicer things about developing on the Ruby platform is the sheer amount of meticulously categorized, highly reusable code wrapped up in the form of aptly named ‘gems’.
I’m sure you’ve heard of popular frameworks like Sinatra or the super popular Rails that ship as gems but you’re missing an entire spectrum of others that handle issues at a much lower level. Start using these and watch your productivity shoot through the roof!
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Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to start learning something completely new, this is the best place to start!
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In the real world, we have to adhere to tight deadlines — so tight that it’s often not feasible to create everything from scratch. In these situations, a well-built and tested template can be of enormous help. I’ll show you some of my favorites today, including everything from landing pages, to resumes, to under construction templates!
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The number of web applications being created and used has grown rapidly since the new millenium. And importantly, so has the sheer complexity of them — specially on the front end. No more static pages, no sir!
You have a ton of sections each interacting with each other and the server and yes, it’s as complicated as it sounds and just as hard to pull off. Today, I’d like to talk about a few, choice JavaScript frameworks that aim to simplify front end application development.
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The Envato marketplaces are on the verge of reaching a massive milestone: a million users. One of the biggest reasons for our success is the steady stream of spectacular files that our talented authors craft.
Today, we’ll review only a handful of the top selling and most popular templates and plugins on sale at CodeCanyon and ThemeForest.
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Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Nettuts+. This tutorial was first published in July, 2010.
If you’re reading this, you probably develop websites. We don’t make websites to let them sit on our own computers: we set them free on the web. While it’s often more fun to create the website than to worry about hosting it, web hosting isn’t a decision you should make lightly. In this roundup, I’ll point out 19 things you should look for when choosing your web host.
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A creative about me page will attract a reader’s attention, and, more importantly, provide them with a quick sampling of what you or your company represents. Are you playful, stylish, corporate? All of this should be conveyed to your web site’s visitors.
I have collected some of the best creative and unique “about me” pages available.
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In celebration of the first wave of Chromebooks being released today, now is a great time to start looking for replacements for the tools you can’t live without on a day to day basis. Code editors, image editors, games? All of these can be replaced! I’ll show you the best choices today.
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Some people say web development books are dead. Why spend $40 when there’s a seemingly never-ending stream of information available for free on the web, via blogs like Nettuts+? Well, there’s absolutely validity to that statement, but the fact remains, nothing compares to curling up on a couch with a fully researched, definitive guide to a particular subject.
With that in mind, we’ve prepared a list of books that we feel are among the best of the best. Nettuts+ approved books!
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Paul Irish, who works for the Chrome Developer Relations team, is one of the most outspoken and respected front-end developers in our industry. Even better, he has the heart of a teacher, and frequently speaks at conferences, and records screencasts on various web development techniques. Here’s the best of his offerings so far in 2011.
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Learn how to liven up your webpages, from start to finish. Veteran Nettuts+ author Andrew Burgess helps you Get Good with JavaScript.
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