Code Clarity (TM) offers handcrafted and elegant Small Business Websites and Web Applications. We ar Web Development and Design firm based out of Boulder, Colorado. We specialize in W3C Standard complaint websites, SEO Marketing, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and much more. We also contribute to many open-source projects with interest and passion for Linux and Android.
With our current project load it is insanely hard to keep up with the Simplified Source Blog. As of right now I will be trying to post either resources/code snippets that are helpful or a weekly summary of articles and resources in regards to Web Development and Design. I hope that these articles are helpful. Each week I can say that I have a different interest than the week before. Therefor this article takes a turn each week from SEO to Wordpress to CodeIgniter to Social Marketing to Android and so on. Enjoy.
Google is trying to get developers interested in Dart with a technology preview of the Dart VM in Chromium, better known as Dartium. The plan is ultimately to include the Dart VM in Chrome itself, but no timeline has been given yet for that.
Google has been pushing pretty hard to move Dart forward. The company released a Rosetta Stone for JavaScript programmers called Dart Synonym at the beginning of February. However, developers have had to compile Dartium from source or find unofficial builds to test the code.
Now it’s much easier to get ahold of a browser with the Dart VM. If you’re using Linux or Mac OS X, you can download Dartium today. Windows builds are not available yet, but should be available “soon.” [Continued]
(Author: Joe Brockmeier)
Navigation is certainly a very important element in web design, especially if we keep in mind that the navigation of a page is there to orient and guide the user. I believe we know that it’s extremely important that users understand navigation options to better explore a website and that is why today we are showcasing examples of navigation menus, to show how websites are presenting menus to their users. From the traditional header menu to side bar menus, footer menus and much more, you will see that there are a variety of ways to present your navigation options. So check it out and let us know which one you like most. [Continued]
(Author: Gisele Muller)
Developers have a love-hate relationship with CSS vendor prefixes. They allow us to use bleeding-edge technologies at the expense of long-winded declarations:
background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(#fff, #000); background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(#fff, #000); background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(#fff, #000); background-image: -o-linear-gradient(#fff, #000); background-image: linear-gradient(#fff, #000);
It works well in theory but consider what happens in the wild:
You’ll often find sites using the -webkit prefixes alone — even if other browsers support the property or it has widespread availability without a prefix (such as border-radius). Chrome and Safari therefore look better than competing browsers — and the other vendors aren’t happy. [Continued]
(Author: Craig Buckler)
noty is a jQuery plugin for creating user-friendly, “JavaScript-alert alternative”notifications very easily It has built-in support for alert, success, error and confirmation messages and they can either be displayed as HTML elements that fade in/out or as modal boxes. [Continued]
(Author: WebResourcesDepot)
At the age of 15 I started with this web design stuff. Here I am, almost 7 years later and I wish I knew a lot more about this field rather than learning just by my own mistakes. But you don’t have to pass through all of this, dear Padawan.
There are a few particularities in our field that unless you have a geek dad you would never think about… So if you are aware about what you need to do you can have a much simpler, more productive, and happier freelance life.
The crazy thing is that success is not (just) about coding skills alone. You have to build a whole environment to compensate the instability that you probably won’t face in a regular job.
Finally, here we’ll see a few tips for novice and experienced freelancers, ranging from controlling your finances to networking. And I really want to hear your advice and tips after reading this, because we always have something to share, right? So, let’s rock! [Continued]
(Author: Rochester Oliveira)
Although Apple devices have been getting a lot of attention there is plenty of great stuff to focus on with Google’s Android project. Their open source mobile operating system features a similar app store where developers can publish their ideas quickly and effortlessly. There are sincerely dozens upon dozens of fantastic apps to guide web developers & designers in completing project work.
This small gallery below contains 18 such examples of my favorite apps. Android users will love to try these out and see what kind of functionality can benefit designers, developers, and freelancers of all types. If you have similar apps of your own be sure to let us know in the post comments area. [Continued]
(Author: Jake Rocheleau)
Annual reports are important for presenting information to a company’s investors, so having an annual report that looks professional and presents a good image can certainly help the cause. The design of the report is, of course, secondary to the content, but still important.
In this post we’ll showcase some examples of annual report design for your own inspiration. These samples come from the Behance Network, and in most cases you can see more images from each annual report by clicking on the image and following the link to Behance. [Continued]
(Author: Vandelay Design)
It’s no secret that there are thousands of tools available for search engine optimisation beginners and experts alike. They were all built with two things in mind; Making life easier and automation. Without them the work of an SEO would be slow and incomplete. It’s too easy to miss out steps in a procedure that has been put together, but tools that have been built to this prevent that happening.
Some tools are very simple and serve only a single purpose, such as extracting meta tags, checking for H1 and H2 tags or simply checking the page for its analytics code. But imagine extracting all of this information manually. The time it would take for each site is significantly longer than just entering a URL into a box and hitting go. However there are some tools which have been built to provide a multitude of information in one shot. These are the real time savers.
One good public example of this is the David Naylor Playground. This is a JavaScript pop-out which works with any website. It provides a range of information from hosting location to the number of links and keywords on the page. Another great site is Open Site Explorerprovided by SEOmoz. This tool provides you lots of off-page information that you can use as part of your off-page campaign, from links on the page to links pointed at the domain. Some information requires a subscription but the free version still provides plenty of useful data. [Continued]
(Author: Andrew via SEO Consult)
I’ve been using SASS for pretty much everything I do recently. Here’s some musings on the journey. From hold-ups, to trip-ups, to turn-offs. From apps and teams to workflows and syntax. [Continued]
(Author: Chris Coyier)
As Web Designers and Developers we are always looking for the latest technology, trend, concept and idea to help better our designs and give us the inspiration to create. Every Website or Web Application that I approach, I want to keep a unique and clean design that fits the project it’s self at the same time I’m always reading and reading the latest articles to possibly help speed up production or give me an idea that takes me in the right direction with the project. Each week, here at Simplified Source, we will be providing our top Resources for Developers which include articles and applications that we enjoyed reading.
This week we had a lot going on in the Web Developer and Designer Community as we had a few product releases such as SourceTree (for free at least) and the passing of Computer Crusader Steve Jobs. We appreciate everything that Mr. Jobs has done for us and cannot forget the crucial steps that he took for us to get a computer in every home while keeping the interface that we use to talk on the phone, interact with our computers and listen to music very simple and enjoyable. Enjoy and of course all credit and rights goto the original article author.
That sums it up this week. Hope you enjoyed the read.
(Source: blog.icodeclarity.com)
