In this second installment in the series, I’m using my lunch hour to take a look at Meteor. It’s another box filled with all kind of delicious candy that any web app developer will love to use. But is it worth your time?
More …“Another day, another framework”, you might think. And yes, Opa is yet another web framework that is going to revolutionize web development. But don’t judge it too soon, it has a few tricks up its sleeve that might convince you to try it out. Read on for my first hour of Opa.
More …While the Node.JS community is quickly evolving all the libraries and making your life as a developer easier every day. One thing you read little about, is the development environment. Every one uses their own cobbled together thing. To get you started with Node.JS, this post is a step by step guide to creating a full working and reproducible environment that supports deployment to Heroku.
More …We’ve all been there. Somebody asks if you can take a look at their website that has been stagnant for a while. Something small needs to be changed. You feel up for a challenge, so you dive in. What you find is a mess. It’s really nobody’s fault. Things evolved over time, different developers and designers have done their thing at various times. Nobody meant any ill will, everybody just did their best. But here you are.
More …Over the last few months, I’ve developed three plugins for Tristan Kromer of GrasshopperHerder.com. He has gracefully donated these to the community, so now they are available to all: Easily create tweetable text, manage ads and monitor their performance, integrate KissMetrics. There’ something for every one.
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