Instructional video

Watch: A Lesson on React Props, Defaults and Modules

Gain confidence with default properties, such as properties, defaults, and modules and allow your components to be used without any properties being passed.

Watch: Canva vs Canva For Work

Learn the key differences are between Canva and Canva for Work. Your brand can have a more consistent look, while your team work more efficiently.

Watch: The Axis of Flexbox

Discover the system of Flexbox axes and what it can do for you. First tip: they're different than the traditional top to bottom, left to right axes.

Watch: Controller Testing with Ruby

In this video you will learn how to write controller specs and isolate them from other parts of your application with the help of mocks and stubs.

Watch: Fetch Remote Data Using Guzzle

Most PHP developers are used to using cURL to fetch data from a server However, there’s a better alternative: the Guzzle HTTP client.

Watch: Remembering the Document Outline in an HTML5 World

Have you ever heard of a HTML document outline? It's been nearly forgotten since HTML5, but it means a more accessibility and better semantic structure.

Watch: Managing Sample Data with Fixtures and Factories

In this video we'll learn two ways of managing sample data: fixtures and factories. As well as annotations for models and specs, and generating fake data.

Watch: Get the Right File Permissions in Your WordPress Site

Changing the default WordPress configuration permissions is one of the simplest ways to harden your WordPress website. I teach you how without plugins!

Watch: RSpec — The Set Up

Without automated testing, you'll have to manually re-test all the features of your app every time you refactor the code or add something new. Enter RSpec!

Watch: PHP Dependencies Made Easy with Composer

In this screencast, Joe Lowery will show you how to get up and running with Composer and its companion service, Packagist and become a more efficient coder.

Watch: Backup Your WordPress Sites Manually and Easily

There are plenty of plugins to backup your WordPress site, yet the best way to ensure your backup works is... to do it manually! I'll show you how in 5mins.

Watch: Writing a Play Card Game with Ruby?

I'll get you prepped and ready to go so you can build a card game using Ruby 2.0. You're on your way towards having ruby ticked off your your to-do list.

Watch: Logo Design Rules of Thumb You Shouldn’t Forget

Before going neck deep into your logo project, learn about basic color theory, cliches and metaphors specifically guiding you in your logo endeavours.

Watch: Understanding Android and Java

Android development uses the popular Java programming language. In this video we look at the basics of Java and the additions that Android brings to it.

Watch: Prevent Brute Force Attacks on a Login Page

Learn how to protect your PHP applications from Brute Force Attacks. I'll show you how in this screencast.

Watch: Custom Lists with CSS Counters

In this screencast I'll show you how to use CSS counters for greater flexibility in building custom lists or any other sequence with automatic numbering.

Watch: Using Webpack to Transform JSX

One of the major objections people have with React is JSX' need to be pre-processed and packaged for the browser. Fear not! Webpack and Babel.js are here.

Watch: Performance with requestAnimationFrame

Animation in JavaScript can be difficult to create, and even harder to optimize for performance. Learn how to get better at both with requestAnimationFrame.

Watch: Compiling Sass using grunt-contrib-watch

Learn how to use Grunt’s Sass, watch, and connect plug-ins to create a build system that opens a browser, and updates any change in html, or Sass code.

Watch: Using Modernizr CSS Classes

In this screencast, Ryan Seddon introduces you to how Modernizr can help you style your website's CSS based on the current browser's feature support.

Watch: Create Elegant and Responsive Bootstrap Buttons

I will show you how to create elegant responsive Bootstrap buttons including overcoming white-space issues and hiding content at various screen sizes.

Watch: Getting Started with Grunt

I will explain and take you through the process of configuring a gruntfile from start to completion so that you can truly understand how GruntJS works.

Watch: Create your First WordPress Child-theme, Quick Fast

Building WordPress themes can be daunting. In this screencast I will be showing you a quick alternative through child themes, complete with customizations.

Watch: Creating High Resolution Background Images with CSS

In this screencast, Russ Weakley shows you how to create hi-res background images at a 2x and 3x resolution for narrow and wide screens with media queries.

Watch: The Swift App Infrustructure

Understanding how to implement the MVC framework, will allow us to construct an app that follows Apple's guidelines with a proven framework.

Watch: Using className to Add Style

Watch: Structuring an Android Project

In this video we'll look at the auto-generated files containing skeleton code for our project in Android Studio.

Watch: Singleton Methods in Ruby

We are going to discuss Singleton methods, including callbacks to observe method changes and the differences between removing and undefining methods.

Watch: Refactoring a Slow Animation

In this screencast I'm going to show you how to refactor your CSS to improve and smoothen your animations.

Watch: Mysteries of Eigenclasses in Ruby

Eigenclasses are probably one of the most mysterious and crucial parts of the Ruby object model. In this video I will reveal the mystery of eigenclasses.