10 Ways to Cut Down Web Development Time
In today’s development environment: faster is better.
Present-day buzzwords and buzz terms like "rapid application development", "Agile", and "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML" (we can’t even wait for web pages reload anymore) gives you an insight of the fast-paced world we live in.
But getting things done rapidly doesn’t mean working harder – just working smarter. In this article, you’ll find 10 general, time-saving tips to cut down on your development time.
1. Use frameworks
20 Excellent Websites for Learning Ajax
Ajax (asynchronous JavaScript and XML) is a technology that allows for for highly-interactive and responsive browser-based applications. By leveraging the XMLHttpRequest object, seamless communication with the server can be achieved for a smooth and dynamic user experience.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn about Ajax, there are many sites out there that’ll help you "grok" Ajax and the various technologies surrounding it. Here are 20 top-notch websites that cover the subject of Ajax.
1. Ajax resource center (developerWorks)
Six Questions: Eric Meyer on CSS3
Eric A. Meyer knows a thing or two about standards-based CSS and HTML development. He’s a distinguished expert on CSS and HTML, an author of numerous books on CSS, co-founder of An Event Apart, a coveted guest speaker, a member of the A List Apart crew, and founder of Complex Spiral Consulting (I could go on – but I think you get the picture).
CSS Tip #2: Structural Naming Convention in CSS
Structural naming convention – in essence – just means that you name (by assigning a class and/or id attribute to them) elements by describing what they are, and not where they are or how the look. Its counterpart is called presentational naming which describes the location and/or appearance of web page elements.
Free User Experience Books Results
Last week, Rosenfeld Media and Six Revisions ran a comment-and-win contest called Giveaway: Free User Experience Books from Rosenfeld Media. With over 300 participants, it was evident that the books were in great demand!
Elsewhere on the Web: Rich-Text Editors
Besides Six Revisions, I also write for other design, development, and technology related publications. It just occurred to me that it’d be useful to notify the readers of Six Revisions about articles I write for other sites in case you wanted to subject yourself to the torture of reading (even more) of my articles.
Starting today, I’ll be publishing Elsewhere on the Web, which will be short posts about articles I wrote somewhere else.
40+ Useful Cheat Sheets for Designers
Whether you need to learn something quickly or need a quick refresher on how to do certain tasks, cheat sheets allow you to do either one with relative ease. Print them out and decorate your workspace or save/bookmark them for later use, whichever way suits you best.
In this collection, you’ll find 40+ of the best cheat for graphic designers for either the Mac or the Windows operating systems. You’ll find cheat sheets for popular graphic design applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fireworks. These cheat sheets available in various formats including PDF, PNG, and web-based (HTML) formats.
Photoshop and Photoshop Elements cheat sheets
Adobe Photoshop Shortcuts
