Structural Tags in HTML5

The HTML5 specification has added quite a few interesting and useful tags for structuring your markup. For a majority of everyday uses, these tags will replace many of our typical div entries from our code. So let’s dig in.

Getting Started with HTML5

HTML5 has some interesting new additions. But let’s recognize the elephant in the room: HTML5 isn’t a final spec, nor will it be for quite some time. That said, there are many pieces that are stable, and can be used right now.

Thinning Text in Webkit (Safari)

Safari has a not-so-lovely way of bulking up text using sub-pixel rendering. There have been several ways of dealing with this in the past, but the latest versions of Webkit have given us a much better solution.

Single Line CSS

I’ve been going against convention when creating my CSS files for over two years now. I put my selector, brackets, and attribute/value pairs all on a single line in my CSS file. And I love it. Let me show you why.

Fun with Functions in JavaScript

Recently I noticed that the number of hours I am able to clock is increased when the work involves JavaScript. Formerly, I regarded it as the red-headed step child of the web and a language of pain. Now, I think of it as the language of the future. In the year two thouuuusaaandddd…

Rails & MVC

I often get into conversations with people who have explored the Rails framework, but for one reason or another haven’t gotten any further than a few simple online tutorials. As I explore a little further, the reason almost always boils down to two things: they haven’t taken the time to learn the ruby language, and they don’t fully understand the concepts behind MVC.

Class and Instance Methods in Ruby

The other day I was explaining the difference between class and instance methods to a friend and I realized that I should probably write up a post. I figured since I’m on a plane headed back home, now was as good of time as ever. If you want a little history, you can read about the difference between class and instance variables.