web development | Et Cetera

4 Jun

CSS Cursor and the Modern Web

The W3 specification for styling the cursor provides a surprising amount of flexibility. You can do any of the following, and then some: Specify an alternate cursor for an arbitrary element, e.g. cursor: se-resize; Use a PNG image, e.g. cursor:...
Read more »

20 Jul

Hanami (Ruby) on Ubuntu

Hanami is a modern Ruby web framework. I’m experimenting with it right now. Ubuntu, compared to other linux distros, or to a mac, can often require different steps when getting started with a new tool. Here is the process...
Read more »

8 Aug

Web Coding Speedrun

Tools, frameworks, and libraries are a web coder’s best friend. For nearly any existing application in nearly any language, there’s code out there to get the job done. Whether building an ecommerce site in PHP or designing a site layout...
Read more »

22 Jul

The Cycle of Javascript Animations

Javascript Animation (from http://www.pshkvsky.com/gif2code/sine-animation-tutorial-three-js)

1996: Javascript animations are awesome! 2006: Javascript animations are terrible, don’t use them. 2016: Javascript animations are awesome! When people first started discovering Javascript, it opened up new vistas. It seemed like the perfect way to add some excitement...
Read more »

16 May

Et Cetera

Category Archives: web development

CSS Cursor and the Modern Web

Hanami (Ruby) on Ubuntu

Web Coding Speedrun

The Cycle of Javascript Animations

Postgres, Sequelize, and CentOS 7: Quick & Dirty Resource Guide

Free Programming eBook Review: Building Better Responsive Websites

6 Ways to Learn Javascript in a Hurry

Tags