Baljeet Rathi

Baljeet is a writer and web developer based in India. Although he is a full-stack developer, he is most passionate about things related to the front-end. He has been involved with web development for more than five years now.

Baljeet's articles

How to Set CSS Margins and Padding (And Cool Layout Tricks)

HTML & CSS

By Baljeet Rathi, April 27, 2017

Baljeet Rathi explains the use of CSS margins vs padding, the box model, bleeding and collapsing margins, and concludes with some cool layout tricks.

A Comprehensive Look at jQuery DOM Traversal

JavaScript

By Baljeet Rathi, February 13, 2017

Learn how to select elements that are parents, children, or siblings of an element, and more! Baljeet Rathi explains jQuery's many DOM traversal methods.

Writing Element Queries Today Using EQCSS

HTML & CSS

By Baljeet Rathi, January 18, 2017

Baljeet Rathi looks at how we can use element queries today using the EQCSS plugin, along with the advantages and disadvantages of doing so.

Spectre: A Lightweight CSS Framework

HTML & CSS

By Baljeet Rathi, August 30, 2016

Baljeet Rathi has a brief overview of the Spectre CSS framework, followed by some guidance to help you get started quickly.

A Comprehensive Look at jQuery Selectors

JavaScript

By Baljeet Rathi, August 02, 2016

Baljeet Rathi takes an in-depth look at the many jQuery Selectors available. Learn how to select DOM elements by id, class name, attributes and much more!

A History of CSS Image Replacement

HTML & CSS

By Baljeet Rathi, June 27, 2016

Baljeet Rathi explores the history of the many CSS image replacement techniques used by web developers to this day and looks at their pros and cons.

A Comprehensive Look at Events in jQuery

JavaScript

By Baljeet Rathi, April 20, 2016

Almost all user interactions can be captured as events. Baljeet Rathi takes a comprehensive look at how to handle events in jQuery.

A CSS Multi-column Layout Tutorial for Beginners

HTML & CSS

By Baljeet Rathi, March 08, 2016

Baljeet Rathi introduces the different properties that make up the CSS Multi-column layout module, and how they can be used in responsive designs.

Introduction to Stage.js

JavaScript

By Baljeet Rathi, September 03, 2015

Baljeet Rathi introduces you to Stage.js, a lightweight and open-source JavaScript library that you can use for cross-platform 2D HTML5 game development.

CSS Gradients: A Syntax Crash Course

HTML & CSS

By Baljeet Rathi, July 09, 2015

The spec now includes 4 types of CSS gradients. Baljeet Rathi takes you through a crash course on all four, with syntax examples and demos.