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Essential CSS for Every Web Developer

Teach Me To Code - 2010-01-02 - free

Want to know the basics of CSS? Watch this screencast and learn everything you should know as a web developer. We'll cover the basics which include colors, borders, padding, margins, lists, fonts, backgrounds, tables, links and floats. This is a very basic screencast, so if you are already familiar with these topics, this might be just a review for you. Watch this screencast


Writing CSS with LESS - Part 2

Teach Me To Code - 2009-12-17 - free

In this screencast we'll cover using variables, mixins and operations with LESS while building the header for the Flitter front end. Watch this screencast


Writing CSS with LESS - Part 1

Teach Me To Code - 2009-12-14 - free

In this screencast we'll cover the basics of setting up a LESS file to compile into CSS as we provide an HTML front end to Flitter, a Ruby on Rails Twitter clone. Watch this screencast


jQuery Masonry

Teach Me To Code - 2009-12-02 - free

In this screencast we'll cover aligning floated elements on an HTML page using jQuery, the jQuery Masonry plugin and CSS. Watch this screencast


Meet jQuery

Peepcode - 2009-11-09 - paid

by Geoffrey Grosenbach Two years in the making, it’s the PeepCode screencast on jQuery, the popular Javascript framework for developing web applications. jQuery stormed out of the gate and quickly won the hearts of developers. Its design and implementation make it easy for you to accomplish basic tasks. Extendability is... Watch this screencast


Creating a Twitter Clone in Rails - Part 4

Teach Me To Code - 2009-11-09 - free

We're almost done! The remaining screencasts are already recorded, but not edited yet. To speed things up, I split it up into 3 or 4 screencasts. This one shows how to make the site look and feel like Twitter and also populates the right side column content. A bit of CSS, lots of Rails, and more of my ramblings :D Watch this screencast


Styleize your Rails App with Themes

Teach Me To Code - 2009-11-04 - free

Don't want to take the time to create a layout for your new Ruby on Rails application? Don't worry. Use the Themes plugin! In this screencast, I show you how to easily add a layout with built-in menus to your existing Rails application using only 1 line of code. Watch this screencast


Creating a Twitter Clone in Rails - Part 3

Teach Me To Code - 2009-10-19 - free

In this screencast, we continue our challenge of creating a Twitter clone called 'Flitter' using Ruby on Rails. We learn how to use jQuery to create a countdown for the text area box. We also set up adding and removing friends via the interface. Oh... you hear my baby cry and my sister-in-law call. Fun stuff :D Watch this screencast


Creating a Twitter Clone in Rails - Part 2

Teach Me To Code - 2009-10-11 - free

Now that we have a backbone to our 'Flitter' application, we learn how to create the front end and tie it all together. In this screencast, I cover a lot of CSS and getting your site to look good. I apologize for it lasting 1 hour, but I decided it's better than chopping it up. Watch this screencast


Finding Unused CSS

Railscasts - 2009-09-21 - free

Over time a CSS file can become large and filled with unused selectors. In this episode I show how to use the Deadweight gem to determine which CSS selects you can remove. Watch this screencast