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Creating Custom Layouts in Ext JS and Sencha Touch

Arthur Kay describes the process behind creating a custom layout class to produce a 3D Carousel.

Designing Responsive Applications with Ext JS

Ext JS 5 introduces the responsiveConfig property which allows the configuration of a class to be altered based on matching a media query. This article shows how this feature works and how it can be used to change the layout of an app.

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How to install SenchaCmd-3.x in Ubuntu

Although not based on the latest Sencha Cmd this tutorial is still relevant for getting Sencha Cmd installed on an Ubuntu system.

Writing end to end tests for Sencha Touch apps using watir webdriver

This article demonstrates how to automate testing of your Sencha Touch apps with the watir-webdriver.

JavaScript

Improve Your Tests by Breaking the Rules

Mike Pennisi discusses how breaking the traditional rules of application development might be beneficial when it comes to writing test code.

Papa Parse - Powerful CSV parser for Javascript

PaPa Parse is a useful library for parsing CSV strings in the browser, allowing you to manipulate the data client-side.

Data-binding Revolutions with Object.observe()

Object.observe is now in Chrome stable and this article will get you up to speed on what it means and how it can be used in applications.

HTML5

What Every Frontend Developer Should Know About Webpage Rendering

A back to basics look at how webpages are rendered, with the view of how we can write webpages in a way to optimise this process.

Presentation API Tutorial

The Presentation API is a draft spec for allowing content to be displayed on a secondary display. This article introduces the spec and how it might be used.

CSS

The developer's iconic font

A handy icon font with lots of developer related icons.

Authoring Critical Above-the-Fold CSS

Ben Edwards discusses how to optimise "above the fold" CSS to ensure your sites look great as quickly as possible. An interesting technique that might be worth keeping an eye out for.

Tips to Help You Level Up Your Sass

Hugo Giraudel takes us through some tips for improving our SASS code.

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