12/27/2023 0 Comments Topstyle vs stylizer![]() My personal favorite is jQuery, of which I’m a member of the project team. These libraries are all very mature and dramatically help to abstract the complexities of cross-browser development. With that said, a good JS library will go a long way to making your development faster and much more stable. I definitely recommend everyone to learn JavaScript as you’ll need it to be a really effective client-side developer. Want to minimize browser inconsistencies? Then use a CSS reset stylesheet to specify baseline CSS styles that make browser presentation defaults more consistent. They’re definitely something I need to look into more and from what I’ve read, 960 GS & Blueprint are the ones people are looking at. Like their JavaScript brethren, they help to abstract much of the complexity of building consistent layouts in cross-browser fashion. ![]() CSSEdit by MacRabbit (Mac only) is especially loved by many designers. Call me old-school but many swear by the following CSS editors. PageSpeed– Analyzes page performance based on accepted industry best practices. YSlow – Analyzes page performance based on accepted industry best practices. Web Developer’s Toolbar – All purpose Firefox toolbar to inspect everything on a page Great for seeing Ajax requests.ĭynaTrace Ajax – HTTP performance analyzer Great for seeing Ajax requests.Ĭharles – HTTP Sniffer. WebKit Web Inspector – Webkit’s browser debugger toolsįiddler – HTTP Sniffer. IE8 Developer Tools – Microsoft’s browser debugger toolsįirebug – Mozilla’s browser debugger add-on I also love Charles for HTTP sniffing and it’s saved my butt when Firebug couldn’t handle it. Firebug is definitely a must have since it incorporates so much DOM & XHR introspection as well as the Web Developer Toolbar. Luckily, we do have a decent set of tools that lessens the pain substantially. ![]() Here they are by category: Debugging Tools That Make Life MUCH Easier:Įffectively debugging JavaScript applications is a royal pain in the derriere and to compile that, the available tools just don’t stand up to those used by managed code developers. It’s definitely not an all-inclusive list so if you see some that you feel I should add or remove, let me know in the comments. He asked me what some of the newer tools are and I think this is the best way to help him (and the community in general). I’ve been meaning to do a roll-up of top JavaScript, CSS & HTML development tools that I use or have been recommended to me and after having lunch with my bud Brian Wilpon today, I realized I just needed to do it.
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