How to Create a Web-Based Drawing Application Using Canvas: New Premium Tutorial

Nettuts+ 3 September 2010 02:09
Combining HTML with the all new <canvas> feature, you can make some pretty awesome web apps! In this Premium exclusive tutorial, we will create a neat interactive drawing application using HTML and JavaScript. Along the way, we’ll also learn the basic concepts of the all new <canvas> feature. Become a Premium member to access this, [...]

Quick Tip: Getting Offline Access with HTML5 Application Cache

Nettuts+ 3 September 2010 01:09
Just when you thought you’d seen all the cool features of HTML5, I’m here to bring you yet another one. The internet is no longer about just websites; it’s about web applications. Often, our users are on portable or mobile devices, and they won’t always have access to a network. With HTML5’s Application Cache, you [...]

Creating a Web Poll with PHP

Nettuts+ 2 September 2010 19:09
Polls are nearly ubiquitous on the web today, and there are plenty of services that will provide a drop-in poll for you. But what if you want to write one yourself? This tutorial will take you through the steps to create a simple PHP-based poll, including database setup, vote processing, and displaying the poll. Step [...]

Quick Tip: What you May Not Know About JavaScript’s Logical AND Operator

Nettuts+ 2 September 2010 01:09
In today’s video quick tip, we’ll be reviewing JavaScript’ logical AND operator. Those of you who are just beginning to get into JavaScript, or even a library like jQuery, might not realize that they can even be used as micro if statements! Subscribe to our YouTube page to watch all of the video tutorials! Example [...]

21 Ridiculously Impressive HTML5 Canvas Experiments

Nettuts+ 1 September 2010 07:09
HTML5 is the thing to talk about these day. Today, we have a collection of some ridiculously impressive HTML5 canvas-based experiments that will make you say, “Wow!” Let’s take a peek at some of the latest, cutting edge examples out there. 1. 8 Bit Color Cycle 2. Particle Letter Animation 3. Cloth Experiment This is [...]

Quick Tip: Working with MySQL and SUM

Nettuts+ 31 August 2010 23:08
In today’s quick tip screencast, we’re going to learn a MySQL query trick. You might be already familiar with the SUM() and IF() functions. We will be combining them to come up with some useful queries. This can reduce the number of queries you need to run for fetching certain types of summary data, and [...]

Introducing the Tuts+ Marketplace – Making Premium Accessible to Everyone

Nettuts+ 31 August 2010 04:08
We’ve just launched the Tuts+ Marketplace, where Premium quality tutorials – both from our Tuts+ Premium program and from unaffiliated authors – are available to purchase individually. Our Tuts+ Premium program will still stay exactly the same – you’ll get all the same things, for the same price. But now, non-members will be able to [...]

Building a Sleek AJAX Email Signup Form

Nettuts+ 30 August 2010 17:08
In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create a slick email signup form. This form will harness the full power of AJAX, meaning that we will submit data to the server, validate it, and receive a response – all without a single page refresh! Along the way, you should pick up some useful tips related [...]

JavaScript from Null: Cross-Browser Event Binding

Nettuts+ 27 August 2010 20:08
In chapter five of this series, we jumped into the muddy world of event listeners. In that episode, we only got our feet wet; however, today, we’ll take things a step further as we implement a far more efficient solution. Along the way, we’ll learn a plethora of new techniques. As with every JavaScript from [...]

ASP.NET from Scratch: MVC

Nettuts+ 26 August 2010 17:08
In this episode of “ASP.NET from Scratch,” we’ll ditch WebForms in favor of ASP.NET MVC. You’ll get a taste of ASP.NET MVC and recreate a EmailForm application using the MVC framework! The Complete Series Lesson 1: Getting Started Lesson 2: Improving an Email Form Lesson 3: Class Inheritance Lesson 4: SQL Server Lesson 5: Master [...]