Attention Developers: NewRelic is your Secret Weapon
While the title of this article may sound like a cliche, hatched in the bowels of PR hell, I’m serious when I say that NewRelic is your secret weapon. In this article, I’ll talk about the common...
View ArticleHow to Customize Your Command Prompt
Lately, I’ve been getting this question a lot: “how did you get your terminal to look the way it does?” If you’ve noticed my terminal and are curious about how I set it up, this is the tutorial for...
View ArticleHow to Upload Files with Ease Using DragonFly: New on Premium
File uploads are generally a tricky area in web development. In this Tuts+ Premium tutorial, we will learn how to use Dragonfly, a powerful Ruby gem that makes it easy and efficient to add any kind of...
View ArticleNettuts+ Quiz #10: Basic CSS3 Techniques
In 2012, we plan to take our quizzes to a whole new level with ones aimed at all languages and catering to all competencies and tastes. This month, we’re covering some basic concepts and techniques in...
View ArticleThe Largest jQuery Class in the World
A couple weeks ago, Tuts+ Premium launched a free new real-time course, called “30 Days to Learn jQuery.” After signing up, each member receives an email, linking to a new video lesson for an entire...
View ArticlePDO vs. MySQLi: Which Should You Use?
When accessing a database in PHP, we have two choices: MySQLi and PDO. So what should you know before choosing one? The differences, database support, stability, and performance concerns will be...
View ArticleWrangle Async Tasks with jQuery Promises
Promises are an exciting jQuery feature that make it a breeze to manage async events. They allow you to write clearer, shorter callbacks and keep high-level application logic separate from low-level...
View ArticleThe Top 15 Mobile Apps and Tools from CodeCanyon
With the proliferation and popularity of mobile sites, it’s no wonder that CodeCanyon’s Mobile Apps section has been growing in a big way. From iPhone to Android, developers have put together some...
View ArticleEssential Sublime Text 2 Plugins and Extensions
Sublime Text 2 is a relatively new code editor that I’ve been trying out for a while now. While it’s still in public beta, it already offers a great mix of features and performance that has convinced...
View ArticleElevate Your PHP to the Cloud
This article will walk you through cloud hosting for your PHP application with Pagoda Box. It’ll detail how to handle PHP dependencies, get your MySQL databases up and running (and debug locally), and...
View ArticleEleven2 Reseller Hosting and Shared Hosting Giveaway + IPad Giveaway
Looking for a place to host your new website? If so, then we have a treat for you. The folks at Eleven2 are offering 1 year of free shared or reseller hosting to 10 lucky Nettuts+ readers. To enter,...
View ArticleRecently in Web Development (February ’12 Edition)
Web development is an industry that’s in a state of constant flux with technologies and jargon changing and mutating in an endless cycle. Not to mention the sheer deluge of information one has to...
View ArticleBuild a Contacts Manager Using Backbone.js: Part 1
In this tutorial, we’re going to look at building a fully functional contacts manager using Backbone.js, Underscore.js, and jQuery. We’ll take a look at the basic components that make Backbone tick as...
View Article30 Days to Learn C#: New Premium Course
We’re pleased to announce our latest Tuts+ Premium course: “30 Days to Learn C#.” My aim is to introduce you to the C# language (and a tiny bit of the .NET Framework), and give you a clear...
View ArticleBest of Tuts+ in February 2012
Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would like to...
View ArticlePHP 5.4 is Here! What You Must Know
PHP 5.4 is here; the next major step forward since version 5.3 – keeping PHP 6 (full Unicode support) on hold for now. The latest enhancements significantly improve its elegance, while removing...
View ArticleSexy Code Snippet Management With Gists
I’ve always struggled to find the perfect code snippet management tool…until now (and it’s free). I’ll show you my preferred workflow, using GitHub Gists and Sublime Text 2. View at 720p for optimal...
View ArticleDecoding HTML5: My New Book
Hey guys! I have a few fun things to announce. After months of work, my new book, Decoding HTML5, is finally available. Even better, though, I’ve managed to work out a special arrangement with Rockable...
View ArticleBuild a Contacts Manager Using Backbone.js: Part 2
Welcome back to part two of this tutorial; in part one we looked at some of the model, collection and view basics for when working with Backbone and saw how to render individual contact views using a...
View ArticleSass vs. LESS vs. Stylus: Preprocessor Shootout
Wielding the true power of a CSS preprocessor is an adventure. There are countless languages, syntaxes, and features, all ready for use right now. In this article, we will be covering the various...
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