Archive for April, 2008

Introducing the Lab

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008 | 5 Comments

DevKick has a new section called the Lab. DevKick Lab is a growing repository of web development experiments that we conduct using technologies like jQuery, CSS and HTML.

:path

Bundled with the grand opening, I will release the first version of a new jQuery selector called :path. :path is a very useful selector that automatically adds an active state to all your navigational elements. Normally, this is done server-side or by adding lots of redundant classes to each navigational element and use descendant selectors in CSS. To simplify this process for front-end developers or designers, :path filters out anchor elements where the href attribute matches the window.location path, including ancestors and lets you style those easily using jQuery and CSS. The package also includes a :current pseudo-class that targets the anchor that links to the current page.

More about :path and active states in a forthcoming blog post.

In time, I will also move my previous projects here, such as Galleria and Tripoli.

Useful jQuery: a Compilation of jQuery Utilities

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 | 20 Comments

jQuery is great in many ways. You probably first heard about the framework when browsing through a showcase of beautiful “ajax” scripts and became impressed with how easy it can be used to create advanced and delightful effects. But jQuery is much more than that. After you’ve seen all the fancy slides and animations and got to know the framework, you realize that it can do much more to assist you in building advanced, content-driven web sites and applications.

Here is a hand-picked list of useful jQuery scripts and utilities, created to make your web development easier. You won’t find any fancy slides or animations in here, instead I have compiled a list of the best, most well-written and useful jQuery components on the web that I would use myself.
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Choosing a Domain Name - Tools, Resources and Articles

Tuesday, April 15th, 2008 | 4 Comments

A solid understanding about domain names is essential when building web sites. But what excactly is a domain name? And where do you start when choosing a suitbable name for your web project?

The web is full of articles about domain names. Unfortunately, many of them are published as a marketing tool with the intention to sell more lucrative domain names. We have a compiled a list of free, informative and unbiased resources, articles and tools that are worth a look through when thinking of buying a domain name for your web presence.

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The New DevKick

Saturday, April 12th, 2008 | 6 Comments

So, finally it’s done and DevKick has just grown into something bigger. Here is a quick summary of what has happened and what will happen.

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