JavaScript
Michael Wanyoike, Mar 14
React Hooks: How to Get Started & Build Your Own
React Hooks is a revolutionary feature that will simplify your code, making it easy to read, maintain, test in isolation and re-use in your projects.
JavaScript
Patrick Catanzariti, Mar 13
Create an Automated Scoreboard that Senses Your Score with a Raspberry Pi
Create a basketball scoreboard that automatically senses your score, using a Raspberry Pi 3, Node.js and Javascript.
Design & UX
SitePoint Team, Mar 12
Looking for the Perfect UX/UI Tools? Check Out These Great Ones
The right tools and resources can be invaluable for getting things right. Let's look at several of the best.
JavaScript
Michael Wanyoike, Mar 11
10 Must-have VS Code Extensions for JavaScript Developers
Michael lists a selection of must-have VS Code extensions for JavaScript developers, showing why VS Code is a serious contender for best code editor.
Design & UX
Dave Kearney, Mar 11
15 Top Prototyping Tools Go Head-to-Head
Dave Kearney compares the top 15 prototyping tools disrupting the design tool market today, with video overviews of each one.
Blogs
Joel Falconer, Mar 08
SitePoint Premium New Releases: Vue Projects, Django & Isomorphic Go
We're working hard to keep you on the cutting edge of your field with SitePoint Premium. Let us introduce you to our new books in the library.
Design & UX
Jodie Moule, Mar 07
How User Research Turned a Good App into a Great One
Jodie Moule tells the story of how she came to launch her successful Cook app, and how user research was all-important in making it the best app it could be.
Web
Craig Buckler, Mar 05
Browser DevTools Secrets: Start-up, Network and Performance
Browser DevTools have evolved from basic JavaScript consoles to fully-integrated development and debugging environments. We'll explore their features.
Web
SitePoint Team, Mar 05
The Best 7 Tools for Building Websites and Pages
This sponsored article was created by our content partner, BAW Media. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible.
Blogs
Joel Falconer, Feb 28
SitePoint Premium New Releases: More Vue, Nuxt.js + JS Data Structures
We've got plenty of new books and mini-books to check out in the SitePoint Premium library. Let us introduce you to them.
Design & UX
Amanda Stockwell, Feb 28
Working with Design Thinking, Lean and Agile
Amanda Stockwell explains Design Thinking, Lean UX, and Agile, and how to implement elements of each for your team. Each approach is meant to solve a particular problem, and elements of each may be useful, so you’ll have to find what works for your team.
Web
Maria Antonietta Perna, Feb 27
Static Site Generators: A Beginner's Guide
If your next project is going to be a simple HTML website for a resumé, marketing, or documentation, static site generators are a great option.
Blogs
Joel Falconer, Feb 23
SitePoint Premium New Releases: Vuex, Vue CLI, Squarespace + More
We've got plenty of new books and mini-books to check out in the SitePoint Premium library. Let us introduce you to them.
JavaScript
Craig Buckler, Feb 21
How to Avoid DOM Blocking in JavaScript
Web performance is a hot topic. Users expect fast, OS-like application performance. Craig Buckler explains how to do as little DOM blocking possible, and covers options for when long-running tasks can’t be avoided.
Entrepreneur
Adrian Try, Feb 21
Your Website Can Earn More with Google’s Auto Ads
Auto ads make AdSense even easier to set up by using machine learning. Google does the work for you, choosing ads and placing them for maximum effect.
Design & UX
Clark Wimberly, Feb 20
5 Simple UX Principles to Guide your Product Design
There were 5 Jacksons and 5 gold rings but Clark Wimberly has 5 golden principles that guide his product design. Read them. Recite them. Remember them well.
JavaScript
Craig Buckler, Feb 19
XMLHttpRequest vs the Fetch API: What's Best for Ajax in 2019?
Weighing up whether to keep using XMLHttpRequest vs the Fetch API's modern take? We look at the pros and cons of both options.
WordPress
SitePoint Team, Feb 19
5 Core Elements for Building Award-Winning One-Page Websites
This sponsored article was created by our content partner, BAW Media. Thank you for supporting the partners who make SitePoint possible.
Is your next project a one-page website? You might think designing it would be an easy task compared to the multi-page website designs. You're in for a surprise.
Making a one-pager both visually appealing and user-friendly is harder than you think. The design effort alone could be a factor of 10 times greater than you normally put into a multi-page site. This is of the challenges involved in designing a one-pager. For example, you need to stuff a lot of valuable information into a much smaller space in a way that won't turn users off
This guide is centered about 5 critical elements you need to take into account. It will help your one-pager become a success. They're somewhat akin to fire, earth, water, air, and spirit, the 5 fundamental elements of nature. But they're much more important for your purposes.
JavaScript
Maria Antonietta Perna, Feb 15
How to Build Your First Static Site with Gatsby
Thinking about getting on the JAMStack bandwagon? If your answer is yes, then static site generator Gatsby could be just what you're looking for.
Design & UX
Mads Soegaard, Feb 14
Customer Journey Maps: A Day in the Life of a Customer
Mads Soegaard introduces customer journey maps, explaining how to measure customer engagement, how much customers feel they’re in a relationship with your product, business or brand, and the best tools for getting the job done.
Web
Patrick Catanzariti, Feb 12
How to Take JavaScript Beyond the Web in 2019
We take a forward-facing look at all the potential JavaScript has beyond the web in 2019.
Design & UX
SitePoint Team, Feb 12
Check out the 6 Best Productivity Apps for Designers
We've rounded up tools that put productivity-enhancing technology to work, combined with tips and techniques you can use to streamline your design workflow.
Design & UX
Daniel Schwarz, Feb 07
7 Awesome Wireframing Tools You Should Be Using
Daniel Schwarz introduces wireframing — a design exercise that can radically improve user experience — and looks at the best wireframing tools.
JavaScript
Maria Antonietta Perna, Feb 05
How to Beat 5 Common JavaScript Interview Challenges
Maria Antionetta Perna shows how you can tackle five common coding challenges you might be asked when interviewing for a JavaScript or front-end position.