July 24, 2014 — As developers, one of the first things we do when starting a new project is enqueue jQuery and start writing code. That’s the way it’s always been, and works for you. But as devices get smaller, processors get slower, and web apps get more complicated, jQuery can cause some fairly serious performance issues. So let’s take a step back from jQuery and talk about ways VanillaJS is faster and simpler. It’s time to stop writing jQuery, and start writing JavaScript.

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May 8, 2014 — As developers, one of the first things we do when starting a new project is enqueue jQuery and start writing code. That’s the way it’s always been, and works for you. But as devices get smaller, processors get slower, and web apps get more complicated, jQuery can cause some fairly serious performance issues. So let’s take a step back from jQuery and talk about ways VanillaJS is faster and simpler.

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December 8, 2013 — This talk discusses reasons why responsive is the best way to develop new websites, as well as the best techniques discovered after a year of full time development of responsive websites.
(Note: actual talk starts at 7:25)

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August 2, 2013 — This presentation is a quick overview of the history of responsive web design, as well as uncovering a plan B, C, and maybe D for your responsive layout.

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