JavaScript usage can have a surprising impact on SEO. But how? As you probably know, basic web crawlers are pretty dumb. They just read through the text files associated with your domain, following links and trawling through your code. But they can’t really “see” the website: only the code that comprises it. As a result, […]
The Powerful JavaScript Debugger You Never Knew You Had
When you were first starting to write JavaScript, you learned about console.log. You learned about outputting messages to the console and using it to troubleshoot your JavaScript. And unless you’re a fairly serious JavaScript developer, you might not have bothered with much more. When JavaScript apps don’t work correctly, developers are often quick to start […]
The Best Ways To Securely Handle Your Passwords In JavaScript
Staying safe online is even more important than ever. We see news of companies being hacked, social media apologies galore for the same reason, and news stories almost every day about cyber crime.
Learn Web Development With These Web Developer Courses
If you’re a newbie hoping to learn web development, these web developer courses below will be powerful tools in your journey to greater knowledge. As you embark on this journey, remember that Google and websites like StackOverflow are your best friends. You will encounter many frustrating problems along the way, but they are all problems […]
Best JavaScript Libraries for Building Web Interfaces
Web application development is typically considered the realm of PHP and Ruby. Granted these are both safe and recommended languages for larger applications, but JavaScript has become useful as an intermediary. And with all the free information online it’s easier than ever to teach yourself how to build JS-powered webapps.
25 Free jQuery Plugins for Custom Tabs & Accordions
Modern web designers simply adore dynamic page elements. Dropdown menus, carousels, tabbed links and accordion menus are just a few examples. All of these effects can be recreated using free jQuery plugins without much code. The toughest part is finding the perfect jQuery plugin to fit with your current project. In this gallery you’ll find […]
When To Use JavaScript vs. CSS3 for Animation
Animated web content has been around for years in the form of GIFs and Flash content. But as those older methods fall to the wayside newer techniques have grown in their place. Back in the early 2000s JavaScript was widely-regarded as the best solution for animated web content. Then an update to CSS created the […]
26 Open Source JavaScript Libraries & Frameworks
As a longtime JavaScript developer there are still dozens of libraries I have never touched before. Many concepts are out in the wild that I can’t even wrap my head around! Prototypical JS templating is one, and full MVC control is another. But these libraries are seriously powerful and beneficial to those who understand them. […]
33 Open Source jQuery Plugins for Gathering User Input
I can remember the long structured blocks of JavaScript before jQuery was even an option. Nowadays this library has expanded to include hundreds(if not thousands) of free open source plugins. You can find a particular bit of functionality related to almost any page element on your website. Specifically I’ve collected a list of 33 plugins […]
How To Build a Custom Ad Banner Rotator Script with jQuery
There are so many reasons why you may consider using JavaScript as a random banner generator instead of a backend server language. But the primary reason is when using a caching system, as the banner advertisement itself will only randomize once for the cache. Then it stays the same on every pageview. However with JavaScript […]