The 2nd Annual Front Porch Front End Developers Conference was recently held in Dallas, Texas at the Granada Theater. It was a great day of learning and networking. Many thanks to Chris Willams and Mina Markham for organizing this year’s event and to all the sponsors who made it possible. I have published a series […]
Presented by Matthew Carver at the 2014 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @matthew_carver www.manning.com/carver Content is critical. But content needs context. Defining Contextual Awareness Applications in web design level 4 media queries Summary Use javascript to connect user to the design. Sensors establish context @media(sensor) { //adjustment } Disseminating active […]
662 lines of code “So you’ve got a great app idea?” Join the crowd… Hybrid Apps! HTML5 that acts like native Web wrapped in native layer Direct access to native APIs Cordova/PhoneGap These are not the hybrids you’re looking for – Hybrids have a bad reputation Hybrid Apps can be beautiful – showcase.ionicframework.com ionic = […]
Presented by Mina Markham at the 2014 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @minamarkham @gdiDFW mina.so/smacss mina.so/sassyStarter Modular CSS architecture CSS is easy. HARD Modular CSS Break down sites into modular components Small independent pieces that are portable Modular, Pattern, Component, etc Scalable Modular Architecture for CSS SMACSS is not a Framework, it is an […]
Presented by Andrew Turner at the 2014 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @galenandrew lanyrd.com/sdchkf Aq1 – The conversion optimization agency Common Deployment Methods Server-side Editing FTP Upload File Syncing Live Remote Repositories Post-receive Hooks/Webhooks Third Party Deployment Services Continuous Integration Deployment Chalenges Often a manual process High risk of error (easy […]
Presented by David Lyons at the 2014 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @davidscottlyons davidscottlyons.com/threejs WebGL JavaScript API for rendering interactive 2d and 3d graphics in the browser <canvas> element. three.js 3D JavaScript Library 100’s of lines of raw WebGL code can be written in just a few lines with three.js All three.js […]
Presented by Chirag Gupta at the 2014 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @chicagogupta @texascode @bigdcode Only 5 computer science teachers in the DISD system. How old were you when you started coding? Jack Dorsey – 8 Dev Gupta – 10 Bill Gates – 13 FACT: Texas ranks 31 on the science and engineering […]
Presented by Matt Baxter at the 2014 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @mbxtr bit.ly/svg-strikes-back SV-what? Scalable Vector Graphics or So very good SVG is for any illustrated vector images logos icons Scalability Vector – stays crisp Raster – gets blurry File Size SVG – 2kb PNG – 88kb True resolution independence Responsive […]
Presented by Kim Lovering at the 2014 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @klovering What is web accessibility? Clean organized code Hidden extras for those needing non-visual cues fairly easy to implement in a new code base excruciatingly painful when retrofitting Why? Moral Obligation. Don’t be a jerk Don’t cut off users […]
Presented by Kassandra Perch at the 2013 Front Porch Front End Web Developer Conference in Dallas, Texas. @kassandra_perch http://github.com/flightjs it’s small it’s not prescriptive it leverages HTML and the DOM 5k gzipped requires jQuery uses Require.js Prescribes best practices for you JS code Leverages HTML/DOM Components are based on small bits of HTML that handle user […]