developer toolbox

50+ Online CSS Tools for Web Developers and Designers

November 27, 2009 CSS

For web developers and designers CSS is like a second native language. If your not mastering it you’re not able to do what is expected by customers and it will be a to time consuming and frustrating process to place all the page elements in the right spot. In the process of improving CSS skills [...]

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Truly Useful Form Validation Scripts for Front End Development

November 23, 2009 Development

The value of validating user input should not be underestimated. First of all it helps user put in the right information faster and if implemented elegantly users may not even notice that they are assisted. Client side validation can work as users type and instantly advice them without waiting till the submit button have been [...]

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Toolkit with 6 Awesome jQuery User Interface components

November 19, 2009 Development

I found jQuery Tools the other days and have been looking into what it is. I decided that it is pretty interesting and worth writing a dedicated post about. jQuery Tools is a collection of six very useful and great looking user-interface components. The effort used to present these tools on-line and document them is [...]

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15 Top Rated jQuery Plugins

November 14, 2009 Development

jQuery is great and the amount of free extensions is simply amazing! But the number of plugins available are almost paralysing and I believe we are lacking a smart solution to quickly find the best jQuery plugins offered by the community. This is why many posts listing a few randomly selected jQuery plugins become popular [...]

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20+ Awesome jQuery Compilations of Plugins, Tutorials and Cheat Sheets

November 12, 2009 Development

jQuery is not a new subject here on tripwire magazine but lets try something new. In this post I have listed some of the best “Mega Posts” I know showcasing hundreds of plugins just waiting for you to take advantage on them! Jump in and see if there’s something you can use – I bet [...]

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Top 10 JavaScript Frameworks by Google

November 11, 2009 Development

JavaScript – an indispensable part for developing websites and web pages, whether that is simple pages or professional website, and whether you are senior or junior. Nowadays, JavaScript frameworks become more powerful and more specialized; they can do many things in just a few basic steps. However, when you decide that you need a JavaScript [...]

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Get started with Closure – Googles Awesome New Javascript Library

November 7, 2009 Development

I posted the news yesterday about Googles new open source JavaScript tools. I was really excited because Goggle typically deliver high quality stuff and getting access to the tools Google have used for their own state of the art on-line applications like Google Apps, Gmail etc. almost is too good to be true. I have [...]

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More jQuery and General Javascript Tips to Improve Your Code

November 6, 2009 Development

This post pick up on my previous post “jQuery and General Javascript Tips to Improve Your Code” and provides additional nice to know tips for jQuery developers. jQuery is popular for a reason and widely used by nearly everyone from huge companies to bloggers. Even though jQuery is so simple to use and get started [...]

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jQuery and General Javascript Tips to Improve Your Code

October 24, 2009 Development

I have published several articles describing the many benefits we can all get from using jquery. Having access to many good plugins, examples and tutorials is important to get great ideas turned into excellent solutions as fast and elegant as possible and that is what jquery is all about. If you use jquery regularly or [...]

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30+ Essential Freelancer Tools for Expense Tracking, Billing and Invoicing

October 20, 2009 Business

Recently I posted a list of Freelancer Tools for tracking time. Just as important as it is tracking the time spent on customer activities is being paid as agreed. Getting the money on time isn’t always easy even if you delivered on time what was agreed. Being able to produce professional and detailed invoices is [...]

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