I’m generally a fan of jQuery plug-ins. There are so many excellent options available it’s hard to not be able to find what you’re looking for. However, I do think there are some occasions that it’s just better to do it yourself. Building an image rotator is one of those instances, particularly if they involve captions. A great many of the available plug-ins are just too complex for such a simple purpose. The following is a tutorial on building your own from scratch. continue reading »
I’m generally a fan of jQuery plug-ins. There are so many excellent options available it’s hard to not be able to find what you’re looking for. However, I do think there are some occasions that it’s just better to do it yourself. Building an image rotator is one of those instances, particularly if they involve captions. A great many of the available plug-ins are just too complex for such a simple purpose. The following is a tutorial on building your own from scratch. 
The front man of the web standards movement and godfather of the Internet, Jeff Zeldman, has recently published the latest volume of his web design Bible with code guru Ethan Marcotte. Bringing a strong knowledge of HTML5 to the table, this third edition is a definite read for anyone who wants to build Web sites, wants to design Web sites, or thinks they already know how to build Web sites. continue reading »
The front man of the web standards movement and godfather of the Internet, Jeff Zeldman, has recently published the latest volume of his web design Bible with code guru Ethan Marcotte. Bringing a strong knowledge of HTML5 to the table, this third edition is a definite read for anyone who wants to build Web sites, wants to design Web sites, or thinks they already know how to build Web sites. 
Like many developers my age, I was predominantly self-taught. I went to art school to learn how to make things pretty, and I learned the code I needed mostly on my own. For quite some time, I had been given the impression that how you code PHP is irrelevant. As long as the code works, its just as valid as any other code that runs without critical error. But lately I’ve been digging a little deeper in to that well and have since realized that there is in fact a scale and a standard for syntax-related best practices. continue reading »
Like many developers my age, I was predominantly self-taught. I went to art school to learn how to make things pretty, and I learned the code I needed mostly on my own. For quite some time, I had been given the impression that how you code PHP is irrelevant. As long as the code works, its just as valid as any other code that runs without critical error. But lately I’ve been digging a little deeper in to that well and have since realized that there is in fact a scale and a standard for syntax-related best practices. 
Those who know me know that Jeff Zeldman is sort of my idol. His most recent project is a radio show interview for the brand-new Pipeline series at 5×5. He’s one of those guys that got his 10,000 hours in while working as the head of the Web Standards Project back in its early days, which coincidentally changed the way we build Web sites completely. continue reading »