Modern.ie is a great way to test your existing websites. But did you know you can also use it to test local, in-development sites? Aurelio De Rosa explains.
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Sensiolabs, the company behind Silex and Symfony, offers Insight as a service to help you check your code's quality and security issues. Here's a quick demo
The SitePoint forums will soon move to a new, Discourse-based system. Here's forum "Galactic Overlord" Sarah Hawk with a guide to making the transition.
Adam Roberts outlines the Code Manifesto, an attempt to encourage the technology community to become more respectful and inclusive.
Here are seven mistakes PHP developers often do - from wrong database drivers to too much transparency, read this list to find out what you shouldn't do
This week we hear that the web is just getting started, which is interesting since there have been some historical changes in the role of a web developer.
Discourse on web standards and specs is complex and ancient. A new project aims to centralize standards discourse and make things better going forward.
A look at the Site Scan and Browser Testing and Compatibility reports offered on modern.ie
A roundup of learning tools, documentation, and guidelines for front-end developers.
We love Web Directions, and not just because they're based in our home country of Australia. We're giving away two tickets to Code in Melbourne!
Matthew Setter lays the foundations for a series of interviews with companies which use PHP in production on high capacity projects
Some stats from various sources drive home the importance of making websites accessible to blind, deaf, low vision, and other disabled people.
Summarizing some suggestions from the WCAG, this article outlines some easy things to do to ensure a website is accessible to those with assistive technology.
An overview of how Git became so dominant in the version control industry along with some concepts showing how it can be used effectively in open-source.
Are your good design practices hurting your website performance? Robert takes us through some very common site problems, and how to fix them.
Some common pitfalls along with some tools to help when evaluating a website's accessibility.
PHP The Right Way was published in book form on Leanpub. Buying is optional, but helps the Electronic Frontiers Foundation.
Since HTML has evolved quite a bit in recent years, it's good to review some tags you may have forgotten about or maybe didn't know at all. Here are 10.
Have a look at our 2013 survey to decide what the best frameworks for 2014 are!
Learn more about PuPHPet, an online GUI to quickly build PHP enabled virtual machines
Read Contributing to Open Source: Dillinger as a Case Study and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.
This article explores the HTML5 Battery Status API. Using this API, an application can gain insight into the amount of battery time available.
Read Are You Targeting Google Dart? and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.
What can you do to become a PHP professional faster? This article provides some helpful hints on leaving those beginner waters behind
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Read Designing For Disabilities: Section 508 and International Accessibility Compliance For Beginners and learn with SitePoint. Our web development and design tutorials, courses, and books will teach you HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, and more.
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