Performance is the most important thing when it comes to your website. A lot of people say it’s the content, but a poor performing website will see users leaving in their droves if the load times are too slow (although they wouldn’t be going there in the first place if it weren’t for the content,… Continue reading Monitoring Performance with Digital Ocean
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Write as you do
As you work your way through a problem that you haven’t faced before always try and make some time to document your process. Lately I’ve been working on a few projects that have been out of my usual comfort zone. They’ve involved a little more javascript and a bit more system administration work. While I… Continue reading Write as you do
Aaron Draplin on logo design
This is a fantastic short video as Aaron Draper takes you through the approach to designing a logo. Super inspirational and made me want to start creating immediately.
The Pain of Duplicate Scripts
Duplicate scripts on a page means multiple downloads (for Firefox) and a performance hit. You can help this by following Facebooks lead and opting out of an async load if the script element is already in place with if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} Visit Link
“How to Make a Performance Budget”
A detailed article from Dan Mall about what we mean when we say performance budget and how do you go about setting them. Visit Link
Lining.js
In CSS we already have the selector ::first-line to apply style on the first line of element. But there is no selector like ::nth-line(), ::nth-last-line() or even ::last-line. Lining.JS gives you the ability to achieve this. Visit Link
The Art of Innovation – Guy Kawasaki at Gartner Barcelona
1) Make Meaning… not money Make the world a better place. When you are building something ask yourself “is this making the world a better place?” 2) Make Mantra Most people come up with a Mission Statement. Most mission statements are developed through the following process. 50 senior employees have an off site week. This… Continue reading The Art of Innovation – Guy Kawasaki at Gartner Barcelona
Sketch-Notebook
Easily manage sidebar comments for documenting design. Visit Link
CSS Grid Polyfill Level 1
If you’re lookingg at experimenting with CSS Grids this polyfill might be just the thing you need to tip thhe scales. Probably not ready for large scale production sites, but try it on your personal blog. Visit Link
Reducing JavaScript Bloat with Shoestring
A lightweight, simple DOM utility made to run on a tight budget. Visit Link