Every week we’ll publish a list of the most interesting and useful web development news and resources. Here you may find all the recent information in web technologies, tips, that may save your time and how-to tutorials. Check it to stay updated.
New Releases
HHVM 3.7.0 - release with performance improvements and compatibility adjustments.
WordPress 4.2.1 and 4.2.2 - updates containing vulnerabilities fixes.
Yii 2.0.4 - PHP framework to develop open-source and proprietary applications.
Zend Framework 2.3.8 and 2.4.1 - releases with security fixes.
Symfony 2.3.8 and 2.6.7 - updates for PHP framework for web sites and apps.
Web Design
Mythbusting UX design - common misunderstandings about UX.
Designing patterns: the biggest web trends of 2015 so far - find more ideas and inspiration.
Professional Web Typography - all you need to know about fonts.
Create Simple Vector Graphics in Adobe InDesign - easy way to create your own vectors.
15 Stunning Font Combinations - check good fonts usage on the web.
Freebies
Creative Scene Generator Free - 71 elements and mock-ups with 3 textures.
I Am Creator Free Version - 50 elements and 8 hi-res backgrounds.
15 Mockups to Showcase Your Responsive Web Designs - stay stylish and responsive with these mock-ups.
23 Best Free UI Kits - get the latest trends in UI design.
Smashicons Set - 14.000 high quality icons in 4 styles.
Didactic Font - Serif font with multilingual characters.
Web Development
Popular ‘Ugly hacks’ in different programming languages
Sit the Test - test your web development skills with this test.
Performance Bookmarklet - helps to analyse the page performance.
Webydo - powerful tool for responsive web sites.
Coding and Design for Accessibility - make your site convenient for all users.
Input Fields and Cross-browser compatibility - common language with all browsers’ fields.
Bazel - Google tool for code compilation.
Google Developers Responsive Test - test your site for responsiveness.
Responsive icons Toolkit - 50 free icons and app to create your own.
HTML Arrows Generator - add arrows and more.
User Persona Creator - tool to humanize your users by xtensio.
CodeBeautify - tool to minify and beautify your code, supports lots of languages and formats.
PlayCanvas - editor for your game.
DavBackup - create backup copies in cloud storages via WebDAV.
PHP 7.1 anonymous functions (closures) - allow to create functions with not specified name.
Internal value representation in PHP 7 - how the zval (Zend value) implementation differs between PHP 5 and PHP 7.
Codebug - PHP debugger for Mac.
Cherimola Library - more than just true and false.
Browserhacks - developing list of browser hacks in CSS and JavaScript.
CSS
Mobile-first Media Queries - approach to responsive website creation.
Sprite Sheet Animations Using Only CSS - useful effects with only CSS.
Extending In Sass Without Creating A Mess - make your way through Sass more effective.
Useful Sass Snippets - automating annoying systems.
How to Create CSS Progress Bar - how-to totorial.
CSS Filter Effects - get the needed CSS filter fast.
Marx - stylish CSS reset.
Top 5 Material Design Frameworks to Use in 2015 - follow the trends in material design.
Random Gradient Genertaor - CSS code for gradients.
JavaScript
UnderlineJS - example of usage.
Top 18 AngularJS Developer Mistakes - know how to avoid them.
20 best resources for learning AngularJS - start your way in AngularJS easily.
Ember Hearth - application to manage Ember projects.
Manipulating images on the Web with CamanJS - create awesome effects easily.
Clusterize.js - plugin to display great amount of data easily.
expand.js - library containing 80+ custom elements and 350+ utility functions.
JSVerify - property-based testing library.
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