*knock knock* who’s there? (long pause) “Java” ;)
On Our Radar
SitePoint editor, writer, ambassador and all-round PHP expert Bruno finally showed us his coolest pet project yet, our very own Google, SitePoint Search. We also talk about how we feel using Discourse’s native search. What are your thoughts? The meta guys are looking into it, so we’re in for a treat.
NightWing is on the hunt for a pure CSS slider but has had no luck. I think NightWing should make it, personally (my motto is, ‘if it doesn’t exist, build it’). The great people of the forums came to NightWing’s rescue, who implemented the solution. Win-win!
jemz opens up a whole can of worms with a simple topic: reusable code. Is it a good idea to implement reusable code? Do you? I know I’ve reused my own material in the past. It’s not always the best solution but when you’re in a jam… or when it’s a repetitive task…
mikey_w asks if we can develop responsive sites without a smart phone. Do we just re-size our browsers? Is that all there is to responsiveness?
Over on Facebook we wanted to know, if you had to update a website from scratch, which framework and language would you use? The creativity (and politeness) of answers was incredible, and goes to show what a great community the web developers are. We also wanted to know if you go pure vanilla with your CSS or use a preprocessor like Sass or Less, with most people favouring preprocessors for ease and simplicity.
In Short
Don’t forget our weekly roundups, which is now three-times strong! Combining three forces of the internet, they are: This Week in JavaScript (thanks Paul!), This Week in .Net (thanks cpradio!) and the all new This Week on the Front End (thanks Ralph!)
Also don’t forget to follow @SitePointJS on Twitter for all the latest JavaScript news!
Your Two Bitcoins
Don’t forget to post in the forums during June to win big! With 8 prizes being given away during June, chances are you’re already a winner.
Jasmine EliasJasmine has been in the social behaviour and marketing world for over 10 years. She's now looking after the SitePoint Community in all its variations, and really likes apples.
