The 5 Most Popular Frontend Frameworks of 2017 Compared — SitePoint This article was updated on May 17, 2017, to reflect the current status of the features present in the front-end frameworks listed below. Nowadays there is a deluge of CSS front-end frameworks. But the number of really good ones can be narrowed down to just a few. In this article we’ll compare what I think are the five best frameworks available today. Each framework has its own strengths and weaknesses, and specific areas of application, allowing you to choose based on the needs of a specific project. For example, if your project is simple, there is no need to use a complex framework.
The developer tools you need to know right now When it comes to web development, it is pretty easy to assume that JavaScript is top dog. But, obviously it's not that simple. Imagine turning up for an interview and saying 'I'm great at JavaScript'. We think they might want to know a little more than that. The Cost of Frameworks Update: Nov 16th 2015 - Added an extra row in the table for React under production conditions. The good news: it’s 3x slower than vanilla, yes, but in actual terms I’d say it’s fast for TodoMVC! The Polymer TodoMVC sample was also updated to version 1.2.2 today, and that, too, is faster. If you prefer watching to reading, here’s the video of the talk (you can also get the slides, too, if you like): If you prefer reading to watching, well, keep reading… The benefits of frameworks
Tools for Web Developers Lighthouse is an open-source, automated tool for improving the quality of web pages. You can run it against any web page, public or requiring authentication. It has audits for performance, accessibility, progressive web apps, SEO and more. You can run Lighthouse in Chrome DevTools, from the command line, or as a Node module. You give Lighthouse a URL to audit, it runs a series of audits against the page, and then it generates a report on how well the page did. From there, use the failing audits as indicators on how to improve the page.
The Ultimate SASS Resources & Tools The best collection of SASS resources & tools for web developers. This includes Frameworks, Compilers, SASS Mixins library and more.. CSS preprocessors are ben around for a while, but they started gaining popularity in last several years. Grid Designer 2 If you're familiar with the grid, a bit of design and basic typography, using this script should be pretty easy - most of the functions are pretty self-explanatory. If you're unfamiliar with grids in general, you could start by reading an excellent series of articles by web designer Mark Boulton. For those who want a real understanding of the theory of grids in relation to design and typography, I strongly recommend this book. On the Columns tab, you can start your design in two ways: Fill in the number of columns, total width, gutters and margin widths, all specified in pixels - then press the design button.
15 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for March 2017 Danny Markov Our mission at Tutorialzine is to keep you up to date with the latest and coolest trends in web development. That’s why every month we release a handpicked collection of some of the best resources that we’ve stumbled upon and deemed worthy of your attention. Propeller 6 Essential Open Source Tools for Web Designers The web runs on open source software. Most of it is in the back end, with most of the world’s servers running on some form of Unix or Linux. Those servers run hundreds, if not thousands, of open source utilities, script interpreters, and so on. Once in a while, though, the open source stuff gets all the way to the browser, where the user can see it. Okay, that happens a lot. Case in point: WordPress; you’re seeing it now.
Top 25+ Best CSS Framework 2016 for Web Designers We already wrote an article about Responsive CSS frameworkbut today we bring you a lot more best CSS framework 2016 for a designer to choices and build their website within a less time frame. The purpose of today’s posts to expand the list of frameworks and provide you more free CSS framework over the internet. Our today collection covers all possible best framework of 2016. What is a Framework? A framework means the standard set of concepts, criteria, and practices that help with solving the common type of issues. Must See JavaScript Dev Tools That Put Other Dev Tools to Shame What Are Dev Tools? Developer tools are a collection of software that makes life easier for developers. Traditionally, we’ve thought of them primarily as the IDE, linter, compiler, debugger, and profiler. But JavaScript is a dynamic language, and along with its dynamic nature comes a need for more runtime developer tooling. JavaScript has this in spades.