Understanding Variable Scope in Sass
In this article, we’ll take a deeper look at variables and variable scope in Sass. The scope of a variable describes the context within which it’s defined and therefore where it’s available to use.To...
View ArticleSpeeding Up WordPress: Image Optimization
Update: It seems that Yahoo! stopped maintained Smush.it, so the plugin won't compress your images as of version 1.7.1.1. The plugin won't be abandoned, though—the developers of the plugin announced...
View ArticleCreate Space Invaders with Swift and Sprite Kit: Implementing Gameplay
What You'll Be CreatingIn the previous part of this series, we implemented the stubs for the game's main classes. In this tutorial, we will get the invaders moving, bullets firing for both the invaders...
View ArticleCodeship: Deployment Pipelines and ParallelCI for Faster Results
What You'll Be CreatingThis is the second part of a sponsored series on Codeship, the secure, cloud-based continuous integration and delivery service. If you missed part one, you can go back and read...
View ArticleWindows Phone 8 Succinctly: Multimedia Applications
In this tutorial, we're going to focus on how to create a multimedia application for Windows Phone by taking advantage of the device's camera, interacting with the media library, and exploring the...
View ArticleMoving WordPress: Moving Your Site Manually
Moving a WordPress site can be quite daunting the first time you do it. It involves more than just copying some files from one place to another. But once you know what you need to move and what tools...
View ArticleUnderstanding the WatchKit Layout System
The new layout system introduced by Apple in WatchKit last November is a completely new concept for iOS and OS X developers. It isn't based on Auto Layout and it's much simpler.In this tutorial, I'll...
View ArticleDesign Patterns: The Singleton Pattern
In this article you are going to learn how to implement the Singleton design pattern, and why and when to use this pattern in your application. As the name "Singleton" suggests, this method allows us...
View ArticleMastering WP_Query: An Introduction
By default, WordPress will run a query on each page that your site displays, the nature of which will be determined by the type of page being viewed. So if a static page is being viewed, WordPress runs...
View ArticleBuilding Your Startup With PHP: User Settings, Profile Images and Contact...
What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial is part of the Building Your Startup With PHP series on Tuts+. In this series, I'm guiding you through launching a startup from concept to reality using my Meeting...
View ArticleIntroduction to the New Lollipop Activity Transitions
What You'll Be CreatingIntroductionOne of the most interesting aspects of the Material Design specifications is the visual continuity between activities. With just a few lines of code, the new Lollipop...
View ArticleStudents Pay Just $45 for a Year Subscription
For a limited time only, and with thanks to our friends at PayPal, if you're a student you can grab a full year of learning on Tuts+ for just $45!That's a full year of access to all 500+ video courses,...
View ArticleMeet Tuts+ Reader Ajmal Afif
Name: Ajmal AfifLocation: Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTopics of Interest: Web Products, Front-End Tooling, Workflow, ProgrammingOccupation: Front-End Developer at BillplzIn our series of Tuts+ community...
View ArticleGetting Started With Firefox OS App Development
What You'll Be CreatingIn this tutorial, you will learn about Firefox OS, devices running Firefox OS available in the market, running FxOS for testing and debugging apps on WebIDE, and making a basic...
View ArticleCreate a Simple CRM in WordPress: Extending WordPress Search to Include...
We’ve been looking at how to create a simple CRM system in WordPress. In the last part of this series, we added code to our plugin which allowed us to display our Advanced Custom Fields in the...
View ArticleHow to Back Up to Google Nearline With CloudBerry Backup
Google Cloud Storage offers users three types of storage: 'Standard', 'Durable reduced availability', and 'Nearline'. Unlike some other cloud storage media where long-term, limited-use storage can take...
View ArticleFlask Authentication With LDAP
Flask is a Python-based micro web framework which allows you to write your web applications quickly and efficiently. By micro, it doesn't mean that Flask lacks in functionality. It simply refers to the...
View ArticleService Objects With Rails Using Aldous
One of the concepts we've had great success with in the Tuts+ team is service objects. We've used service objects to reduce coupling in our systems, make them more testable, and make important business...
View ArticleHow the Directory Structure Has Changed in Laravel 5
The newest version of Laravel was released in February, and the most noticeable change in version 5 is the new directory structure. In this short video tutorial, I'll explain exactly what's changed and...
View ArticleCreate Space Invaders with Swift and Sprite Kit: Finishing Gameplay
What You'll Be CreatingIn the previous part of this series, we made the invaders move, the player and invaders fire bullets, and implemented collision detection. In the fourth and final part of this...
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