jQuery Chicago 2014
Five practical JavaScript coding takeaways from jQuery Conference Chicago 2014.
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2014 Posts
Article post typePostgreSQL Transactions and SQLAlchemy
SQLAlchemy defaults to implicitly opening a new transaction on your first database query. If you prefer to start your transactions explicitly instead, I’ve documented here my explorations in getting that to work.
2013
Article post type2013 Wrap-up
A brief review of 2013: OddBird, year six.
Article post typeSusy Next, Alpha 5
Susy Next alpha 5 is out, and loaded with changes. We now require Sass 3.3, we no longer require Compass, and there have been major syntax improvements. We’re getting real close to launch, and we’d love to know what you think. Play around, and let us know!
Article post typeMap-Set vs. Map-Merge
The difference between map-set and map-merge? Almost nothing.
Susy Next, Alpha 4
Susy Next alpha 4 is now available.
Susy Next, The Second Alpha
Go download & play with it!
We haven’t written full docs yet, and this blog post will be vastly incomplete, but I’ll give you a quick rundown of where we’re going. This is all open to change, of course. There’s a reason we’re still in alpha.
Isolation and Bleed in Susy
A few new features have landed in Susy 1.0.7, even as we work on more integrated syntaxes for 2.0. The
isolate()andisolate-grid()mixins help you manage the worst effects of sub-pixel rounding, whilebleed()helps you break items out of the box.Susy Next, The First Alpha
Last night we released the very first alpha build of Susy Next. This release is extremely sparse. What we have built is a background ‘engine’ for calculating grid math. There are some rough first steps towards api and syntax, but they are more “proof of concept” experimentation than usable interface.
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Sass Layout in 2013 and the Future of Susy
The web is littered with grid systems and ‘frameworks’ that force your code & design into narrowly defined patterns. Even the most semantic of us have had to push specialized techniques in order to create a usable syntax.
But Sass has come a long way, and I’m convinced that it’s time for something new.
What if you had a layout system that bends completely to the needs of your site? What if you could use one unified syntax for handling responsive layouts of any kind? What if you had a modular system that let you mix-and-match to customize for every site, and change your output with simple extensions?
2012
Off-Canvas Layout with Susy
The off-canvas layout pattern for responsive web design has been getting all the attention lately, and I’ve had several people ask how Susy One might play along. I’ll show you how easy it is, and how much flexibility Susy can add along the way.
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Article post type Sass Striped Backgrounds
Jina asked twitter for Sass advice the other day. She was working on a bit of code to create a rainbow-striped background gradient using any set of arbitrary colors. This is my solution, in the form of a Sass function. This requires Sass 3.2 in order to run.
