Stuntman: The Testing App
It may not have an American flag cape or sequined jumpsuit, but Rob's new testing app has some pretty fun tricks up its sleeve. Take it for a test drive. Test all the things.
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Our New Build Process
Almost all of our projects have an element of HTML/CSS/JS templating. The pursuit of a better project starting point is never-ending, and we feel we've taken a big step forward during the Sparkbox web rebuild.
Read MoreGoogle Analytics and the Resize Event
There's an ongoing debate in the responsive web design community — do users resize their browser windows or not? Rob Tarr has written a little JavaScript snippet that sends browser resize events to Google Analytics. Some data for the debate!
Read MoreHandy Updates To Rob Tarr’s Media Query Bookmarklet
What's better than Rob Tarr's helpful little media query bookmarklet? A version update! Version 1.3 now available.
Read MoreValidating the jQuery UI Datepicker
The jQuery UI datepicker and client-side form validation often don't play well together. Rob Tarr offers workarounds on how you can make peace between them.
Read MoreResponsive Web Design and JavaScript
Is your RWD tool belt feeling a little light? You're probably missing the right JavaScript. Rob Tarr has just what you may be looking for.
Read MoreCracking the Code For a Numeric Keyboard
Rob Tarr is on a mission. Destination: proper numeric keyboard.
Read MoreCode Retreat Roundup: GitHub Toolbox
Rob and Rob spent a thrilling day practicing code, and they came back with a cache of GitHub goodness.
Read MoreFix Your Position: Even In iOS 4
Rob Tarr shares about detecting postion:fixed in the browser—trying to find a solution that will work with iOS 4.
Read MoreHow I Built a Canvas Color Picker
We needed a small, light-weight, cross-browser color picker. So we built one with canvas and a little JavaScript.
Read MoreOrganizing Your Code @ SXSW
As a developer, I don't want to wade through lines and lines of code sludge to find a bug or add a new feature. Check out this SXSW panel proposal if you'd like to help promote conversation about writing cleaning code with better practices.
Read MoreMedia Query Bookmarklet
We created this bookmarklet to aid in designing responsive websites. Now you can always know what media query just triggered. Never again will you lose track of where you are.
Read MoreWhy I Like Lists in Nav Elements
Ryan and I have been debating the use of lists in the HTML nav element. Read my take on why it's beneficial to use lists.
Read MoreDuck Punching jQuery’s Trim Method
Modifying jQuery.trim to accept other characters besides just whitespace. By doing this in your code, your changes will persist, even when upgrading to a different jQuery version.
Read MorejQuery Custom Select Box Plugin
Our incredibly talented designer Ryan Clark has a tendency to create these really cool looking select box UIs. They're awesome, except for the fact that they're impossible to style. So we decided to create our own that fit the needs of both us and our clients.
Read MoreJavaScript Last
JavaScript should enhance the usability of a website, not make it unusable. This is why we build our JavaScript last.
Read MoreHistory.pushstate and Progressive Enhancement
My first-hand experience with progressive enhancement and history.pushstate for newer browsers. Sometimes the simplest solution is the best.
Read MorejQuery Selector Performance Testing
Testing the chaining of jQuery find/children methods vs. chaining the selector of one method.
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