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The Box Model: Internet Explorer vs. W3C

Today, the Internet Explorer Box Model problem is mostly a non-issue. Most web developers place a <!DOCTYPE> tag to enforce standards compliance, and nobody really cares about supporting ...
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How do I prevent useless content load on the page in responsive design?

In responsive design, elements are hidden in the page with @media queries and display: none in CSS. Ok. In my design however browsers that have less than 800px in width should avoid loading some ...
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Build tools for php, html, css, js web app development

What are some recommendations for a build tool that would allow me to upload changes to a web server or a repository and minify the js and css automatically, and possibly even run Closure compiler on ...
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Referencing external javascript vs. hosting my own copy

Say I have a web app that uses jQuery. Is it better practice to host the necessary javascript files on my own servers along with my website files, or to reference them on jQuery's CDN (example: ...
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2answers
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How would you architect an application which is largely a collection of flowcharts?

I am working with a history teacher on a history app. He has like 200 flowcharts that he wants to put into the app (among other things). The two likeliest-looking ways to do it: HTML/CSS. The big ...
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How can I write HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to make back-end developers work easier?

When I get a design from a designer, I get it as a PSD (Photoshop) file. I always expect proper layer and folder names, basically a clean and managed PSD. From this desigbn I develop HTML, CSS and ...
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1answer
230 views

How can I simulate clicks for a mobile browser?

I am creating a web app. I was testing it on a mobile browser and noticed that :active pseudo class doesn't really work. How should I simulate clicks for a mobile browser? I'm specifically interested ...
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4answers
297 views

Easiest way to create static HTML file with sortable and filterable table?

I want to create a static HTML file I can email to someone with a lot of data, and have that data sortable and filterable. What is the easiest to use library or package I can use to get this off the ...
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2answers
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Best way to convincingly evangelize front end best practices to colleagues?

I've had experiences in the past working with (traditionally back-end) developers, whose occasionally cross into the front end realm. The resulting code would typically involve: global namespace ...
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How to properly validate your code?

I have about 4000 lines of code for a web-application in JavaScript / PHP / CSS / HTML. How can I test it properly? I only support the latest version of IE and Safari. I've worked out all the bugs. ...
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JavaScript (jQuery) And CSS Styling

Lets say I am building a jQuery plugin that has a number of non-configurable css attributes it needs to apply to DOM elements the plugin itself creates. Is it consider better practice to apply the ...
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Introductory to Web programming but with Experience [closed]

Possible Duplicate: What should every programmer know about web development? I'm not sure where to start with web development. I have experience with HTML and PHP fundamentals and have ...
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When a task can be accomplished by either Javascript or CSS, is it better to use CSS?

I always veto JavaScript by using CSS as much as possible. i.e. I create tabs and rollover buttons using CSS rather than JavaScript. I have seen some solutions—specifically the Wt ...
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3answers
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Is it a bad idea to stray from CSS selector syntax in a JavaScript selector engine?

I'm designing a JavaScript selector engine, and I'm currently focused on parsing the selector string. Specifically, combinators. The CSS3 combinators I know of are: > (children) space ...
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2answers
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How do I validate the html/css and JS code outsourced to an external company.

We have outsourced the html and css design to an external company. We want to make sure the quality of code is good. What benchmarks can we set to achieve this.

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