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A common duty of a front end developer is to take designs and translate them to code. When you are learning web application development, it can be intimidating to even know where to begin. One technique I use is called blocking. Before you do anything in code, you have to create a plan for developing […]
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Using 2 common libraries (isotope & bootstrap typeahead), I built out an interesting responsive search type for a current project. Ive placed the code in my public git. Fork at your own risk! https://github.com/jmsteinmetz/isotope-typeahead See a demo of the code here.
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In the last couple of years, a common issue in UI/UX development has popped up because of the introduction of so many smartphones and tablets that have flooded the market. It is really important to understand the distinction between the terms “responsive” and “adaptive” when it comes to development. What is a mobile experience? A […]
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IFrames are commonly used to allow embedding of third-party content. Many popular services, such as YouTube and Facebook, make extensive use of IFrames in their embeddable widgets. On a responsive website, all page components must be responsive. There are multiple ways of making an IFrame responsive. Some responsive IFrame use-cases can be solved with simple […]
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The transition from traditional, single screen web development to the current cross-screen standards that touch on mobile, tablet, the desktop, and beyond, has ramped up significantly in the last few years to a point where almost overnight it has become the de facto approach and standard. In the past, you developed applications and websites by […]