Articles by TutsPlus - Code from September 2012

Organization can make or break the maintainability of an application. With smaller applications, organization is more obviously apparent; however, as the application grows and as the number of applica...

There are two styles of testing: “black box” and “white box” styles. Black box testing focuses on the object’s state; whereas, white box testing focuses on behavior. The ...

In this screencast, we’ll build a relatively simple class, using TDD techniques. Along the way, we’ll discuss various PHPUnit methods, how to create mock objects, and more! I encourage you...

In a previous post, we had a look at the Apache HTTP server, what it is, and how it works. Today, we’ll handle some of the most important Apache configuration directives, look at what they are ...

I’m pleased to announce that my newest course on Tuts+ Premium is out…and free to everyone! I have a confession: I’m a code editor addict, and have tried them all! I was an earl...

I really like asynchronous module definition (AMD); it’s a great solution for managing the many JavaScript files in a web application. However, I do find it to be a bit of a hassle; some of the ...

Web development can often be an utterly perplexing affair. Today, aimed at beginners, I’d like to introduce you to twenty six concepts or technologies, each mapping to a letter of the alphabet. ...

One of the many things that led me to decide that Sublime Text was going to be my text editor of choice was the way you could customize what’s shown in the file list on the left. I had no idea ...

Ive been a front-end web developer for nearly ten years. Like many of you, over that time, Ive read many books, industry blogs, and online magazines, featuring the latest and greatest tutorials, theo...

Most Backbone tutorials will describe the process of sending RESTful requests to the server. But, how do we capture that data with our server-side framework? How do we know what the request urls are? ...

According to yeoman.io, “Yeoman is a robust and opinionated set of tools, libraries, and a workflow that can help developers quickly build beautiful, compelling web apps.” Let’s dig ...

One of the most difficult and talked about design pattern is persistence. The need for an application to persist its internal state and data is so tremendous that there are likely tens – if not ...

In this quick tip screencast, I’m going to show you a trick that I bet you don’t know about. Did you know that, as of jQuery 1.8, you can now build a custom version of the library?Why Woul...

It’s a well-known fact that the folks at Microsoft have long had their tail between their legs, because of IE. The proverbial enemy of every front-end developer and the go-to brunt of the joke a...

If you’re in software development, new techniques, languages and concepts pop up all of the time. We all feel those nagging doubts every now and then: “can I keep up with the changes and s...

Applications all seem to have a build version number, don’t they? Anywhere you look for advice about managing a large software project, you’ll find that an automated build process is v...

In the last episode, we covered the NVM tool. Today, we’ll review NPM, a tool for managing software packages in Node. Choose 720p for the clearest picture. ...

We wanted to give you a quick update on the latest member of the Tuts+ family Gamedevtuts+!Gamedevtuts+ is dedicated to teaching game development, with tutorials, tips, and articles ab...

Chances are, at some point in your learning, you’ve come across the term, “dependency injection.” If you’re still relatively early in your learning, you likely formed a confuse...

Each month, we bring together a selection of the best tutorials and articles from across the whole Tuts+ network. Whether you’d like to read the top posts from your favourite site, or would...

It’s time for your regular update from Tuts+ Premium! Each month, we continue to release more of the most requested courses from the community! If you haven’t been by to say hello in ...

So you’ve accepted the challenge to go thick on the client-side; well done. You’ve considered all the frameworks out there and are unsure which one to choose. You’re not alone. Read ...

Web development is an industry that’s in a state of constant flux with technologies and jargon changing and mutating in an endless cycle. Not to mention the sheer deluge of information one has t...