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Coda 2: Reviewed

Jeffrey Way — Thu, 24 May 2012 15:00:38 +0000

Well, it happened; Panic finally released the long-awaited version two of their popular code editor, Coda. But does it live up to the hype? Well, that depends on what type of coder you are. Read the full review after the jump! The Good It's Beautiful When Panic initially unveiled the tour video for their new [...]

3 Key Software Principles You Must Understand

Chris Peters — Wed, 23 May 2012 15:57:55 +0000

If you’re in software development, new techniques, languages and concepts pop up all of the time. We all feel those nagging doubts every now and then: “can I keep up with the changes and stay competitive?” Take a moment, and sum a line from my favourite movie, Casablanca: “The fundamental things apply, as time goes [...]

SSH: What and How

Jonathan Cutrell — Tue, 22 May 2012 21:10:32 +0000

Many web developers use SSH (“Secure Shell”) on a daily basis to manage their servers, back up files, work remotely, and a myriad of other tasks. Today, I’ll explain what SSH is, do a brief history review, and, lastly, teach you how to set it up on your remote server or even your local network. [...]

Diving into CanJS

Curtis Cummings — Mon, 21 May 2012 19:10:54 +0000

If you haven’t heard, there’s a new kid in town: CanJS. What better way to dive into what this new framework offers than to build a contacts manager application? When you’re done with this three-part series, you’ll have all the tools you need to build your own JavaScript applications! Choosing the Right Tool Building a [...]

Quick Tip: What Exactly is Web Hosting?

Jeffrey Way — Sat, 19 May 2012 10:00:20 +0000

Tired of the “techie” trying to explain to you what web hosting is all about from his bedroom-recorded Skype video? Ever get confused with all the funny terms they drop, like “Shared Hosting” and “Dedicated Servers”? We’ve all been there at one point or another! Well, the guys over at InMotion Hosting created a quick, [...]

Ticksy: A Support Story

Justin Scheetz — Fri, 18 May 2012 15:05:33 +0000

When I started designing and developing themes and templates for the ThemeForest marketplace five years ago, customer support was easy. I’d get an email or two a day, answer them, and move on. But as sales picked up, things became complicated. One or two emails turned into five, which turned into ten, which turned into [...]

Diving Into CSS Regions

Umar Hansa — Thu, 17 May 2012 17:20:11 +0000

This tutorial will cover the basics of CSS regions, which allow us to flow content within various sections of the page. Confused? You probably are; read on! Demo View It Online CSS Region Support At the time of this writing, the CSS Regions specification is a working draft and things may change! Techniques mentioned in [...]

Meet Crockford’s JSCheck

Andrew Burgess — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:50:33 +0000

There are dozens of JavaScript testing frameworks, but most of them function in, more or less, the same way. However, Douglas Crockford’s JSCheck is considerably different from most. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how it’s different and why you should consider using it! Crockford describes JSCheck as a “specification-driven testing tool. Crockford describes JSCheck [...]

How to Super-Scale Magento in the Cloud

Jed Galbraith — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:31:25 +0000

This tutorial will help you prepare a Magento install for high traffic, better load times, and simpler ongoing site management. Ready? Requirements You can download the finished code for this tutorial, or launch the “magento-basic” Quickstart from your Pagoda Box account to test a working site. A Pagoda Box Account (free) A functional local Magento [...]

Lots Of New Premium Content!

Jeffrey Way — Mon, 14 May 2012 19:57:16 +0000

As Tuts+ Premium continues to sky-rocket, our ability to post better, more frequent, content has improved dramatically as well. This week, we have a variety of fun new things available to members! Course – How To Be A Terminal Pro In this fifteen-episode course, you’ll learn how to take advantage of that scary app you [...]