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jQuery 1.11, 2.1 And The Split Between Old IE And Modern Browsers
A practical look at what the jQuery 1.11 and 2.1 releases said about browser support, older Internet Explorer versions and the way front-end decisions were starting to split.
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WordPress 3.7 And Taking Maintenance More Seriously
A practical look at WordPress 3.7, automatic background updates and why maintenance became something developers needed to think about as part of the website build.
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Bootstrap 3 And The Shift To Mobile-First Front-End Design
A practical 2013 look at Bootstrap 3, mobile-first layout and the need to use front-end frameworks without letting them make every website look the same.
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React And The Strange Idea Of Thinking In Components
A 2013 view of React, JSX and the move towards building interfaces as small pieces of behaviour rather than separating markup and interaction too strictly.
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Grunt And The Front-End Build Process Becoming Normal
A practical look at why front-end task runners started to matter in 2013, and how Grunt changed the way repeated build steps were handled on client projects.
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WordPress 3.5 And The Moment Media Management Started To Feel Serious
A 2012 article about WordPress 3.5, the new media workflow and why admin experience matters when clients manage their own websites every day.
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TypeScript And The First Signs JavaScript Needed More Structure
A practical reaction to TypeScript’s first public release in 2012 and what it said about the growing complexity of JavaScript applications.
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jQuery 1.8 And The Need To Treat JavaScript With More Care
A 2012 article about jQuery’s continued usefulness, the release of jQuery 1.8 and the need to structure front-end behaviour more carefully as websites became more interactive.
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Front-End Build Tools And The Work We Were Repeating By Hand
A 2012 view of front-end build tools, linting and CSS processing, and why the repeated setup work on websites was starting to need a more reliable process.
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Bootstrap 2 And The Start Of Reusable Responsive Interfaces
A practical look at why Bootstrap 2 felt important in 2012, not just because it shipped components, but because it made repeated front-end decisions easier to manage.