The use of image captions within HTML has been a long-standing tradition among web developers. Typically this involves the <figure> and <figcaption> elements, plus some additional CSS styles. Because of the large open source movement…
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30 New jQuery Plugins Worth Taking a Look At
Hundreds upon hundreds of new jQuery plugins are released every year. Some basic, offering simple functions, others can be complex offering far more functionalities. Either way, both types of plugins are always useful. Today, with…
The jQuery Foundation Relaunches the jQuery Plugin Registry
Currently, the jQuery project provides powerful back-end components for developers, but those seeking new plugins are forced to explore a multitude of different sources. On Wednesday, the jQuery Foundation relaunched their jQuery Plugin Registry with…
Our 50 Favorite Web Development Resources from 2012
Let’s keep it simple: last year, we did a roundup of 50 of the most useful resources for web developers. Today, we bring to you the 2012 edition, but only better.
50 Most Useful jQuery Plugins from 2012
With hundreds upon hundreds (if not thousands) of new plugins being released this year – what a great jQuery year it has been. From that colossal total we have worked really hard filtering down all…
Dynamic Open Source JavaScript Libraries for Web Projects
The open source movement has created a sea of new code libraries to work with. You can’t search through Google without finding a heap of new open source projects based on PHP, Ruby, JavaScript, Python,…
How to Create a Basic jQuery Tool Tip Plugin
If you have had anything to do with web development of late, you hardly need an introduction to either jQuery or jQuery plugins. In fact, jQuery plugins have become so popular that nearly 70% of…
How to Create Lazy-Loading Images for your Website
The effects of lazy load images can be seen on a number of websites. This technique forces your images to pause the loading process until the reader has viewed that specific area of the page….
Microsoft TypeScript: “Syntactic Sugar” For JavaScript
Are you involved in application-level development using JavaScript? If so, this news might interest you! A few weeks ago, Microsoft unveiled a new JavaScript-like programming language named TypeScript. At its most basic level, TypeScript operates…
How to Build a ToDo Application with Web SQL and jQuery
This tutorial will take you through the step by step development of building a ToDo App entirely powered by Web SQL. You will learn about getting started with Web SQL, understanding transactions, following best practices…
