It’s good to have some naming conventions that are flexible and future proof. Here are some of the ways I like to keep things forward thinking when planning a project. Being too specific about naming SASS variables and class names can cause you problems down the line. This is particularly important for when you plan […]
Category: Front End Development
Like most people I’m a creature of habit, and I’ve always preferred to use firefox for web development. It’s understandable, considering it was released before Chrome (firefox first released 2002 – compared to Chrome in 2008), and it was a much better alternative to Internet Explorer at the time. Yeh, I’m somewhat of a veteran […]
I’ve always used a developer QA checklist, when I’ve worked on web projects. This article covers some basics like fixing markup errors and console errors. You also need to consider some other things before passing it onto a QA team.
When I optimise a website for speed, I usually focus on the front end first. Note there are many other things that could affect speed, such as server location, database queries and so on. This article covers mostly the front end stuff.
Forms are well known for being the primary method of interaction with a website. So we’ll take a look at some gotchas and annoying trends in design to keep in mind when trying to make a HTML form accessible.
Whilst on your development career path, you’ll no doubt work on websites that have been built by others. Some might use front end frameworks like bootstrap. Others might be completely bespoke. Your knowledge of one framework may be better than another. Either way, somewhere you’ll end up thinking “how on earth can I work with […]