Frameworks
- By Skillcrush,
- April 5, 2013
A framework is a collection of code libraries that are used to accomplish common tasks when building web applications. Think about it as if you were building a house. Your house may be incredibly unique, but it’s still going to share some things in common with your neighbors house: you probably want a bathroom, a [...]
Websites vs. Web Applications
- By Skillcrush,
- March 28, 2013
When someone says “website” you should think simple, single page sites or marketing websites. Websites are built using HTML, CSS, and maybe a little bit of JavaScript. No programming language is required, and neither is a database. Web applications are a whole different beast.
Kludge
- By Skillcrush,
- March 1, 2013
Web developer’s duct tape to the rescue! A kludge is a quick-fix; a less-than-ideal solution to a coding problem.
Join the Git community!
- By Skillcrush,
- February 22, 2013
Welcome to the third and final day of Git Week!
Get started working with Git
- By Jane Wang,
- February 20, 2013
Today, your goal is to get up and running with Git. You ready?
Git
- By Jane Wang,
- February 18, 2013
Git is a great version control tool because it’s lightweight and straightforward to use, and it provides incredible compression and speed.
Version Control
- By Skillcrush,
- February 11, 2013
Version control keeps track of the changes you make to a file.
Refactor
- By Skillcrush,
- February 4, 2013
Refactoring is the process of editing or rewriting your code so that the code is more elegant, faster, and generally, easier to maintain, without changing how the code functions.
Understanding CSS classes vs. IDs
- By Skillcrush,
- January 28, 2013
When writing CSS, you will find yourself needing to single out HTML elements or groups of HTML elements to apply styles to. In order to do this, you will need to give those HTML elements a CSS class or ID.
Unit Test
- By Martha Girdler,
- January 22, 2013
Unit testing is a core skill for Frontend and Backend Developers
