4 Tips to develop your developer skills

For those of you with less than five years’ experience in web development, it’s likely you’re still finding your feet in regards to language features, frameworks, architecture and best practices. And although you may start each site with the best intentions, by the end, chances...

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Kick start your developer career with this bundle

Web developers are responsible for keeping the internet running. They work behind the scenes to make sure the gears keep turning for all of your favourite applications and sites. It's a career that rewards structure and creativity, and you can join their ranks by working your...

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How to use an HTML boilerplate: A guide

Although websites are all unique from a content and design perspective, the underlying foundations of the vast majority of sites are very similar. Using an HTML boilerplate for the initial work is a great way to save time and effort, and here we'll show you how you can use one...

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The best website builders in 2019

When it comes to the best website builders, knowing which one to pick from a plethora of options can be tricky. But if you're ready to get started with a new site, we're here to help. For a start you'll be looking for a website builder that can create your website in the latest...

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To hell with jQuery

JavaScript library jQuery has divided industry opinion. Karolina Szczur asks if libraries cause substandard code – or if devs are to blame.The popularity of JavaScript has grown over the past few years. Dozens of libraries have been created. Yet there’s one that fuels controversial...

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Five reasons to use jQuery mobile

With the proliferation of touchscreens on phones, tablets and laptops, we face an urgent need to build touch-friendly websites. Not only that, but website owners need to ensure that their content can be viewed by an ever-increasing, diverse set of devices. That’s where jQuery...

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10 Best pieces of user testing software

The process of user testing could be extremely time-consuming. Imagine running your own testing lab, hiring and firing your own target consumers and developing the required hardware: expensive and long-winded.  Luckily, there is loads of user testing software around that...

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Conduct free and fast user tests with UserLook

Assumptions are bad for business. They’re bad because, by nature, we hold opinions based on the way we see the world and biases based on things that have happened to us. When it comes to design, making assumptions is dangerous because design costs money, time and resources.  And...

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5 golden rules of UX

When we think of UX, we tend to think usability, or at least we used to. However these days UX is a much broader church with many more aspects to consider than straightforward usability. Like web design tools, UX rules and best practices keep on evolving, and if you've been...

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The best new web design tools of 2019 so far

The world of the web moves quickly, and keeping up to date with new web design tools can often be a job in itself; no-one wants to be using old tools and techniques when there are new ones available that make your life easier and enable you to implement the latest techniques...

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