HTML5, NodeJS, responsive design, style pre-processors, CoffeeScript: we work in an industry that loves its buzzwords. Front-end technology is evolving faster than ever before\u2014just as we’re finally getting comfortable building responsive, standards-compliant websites, a whole new set of tools and techniques are springing up around us. But what does any of that have to do with WordPress?<\/p>\n
As theme and plugin developers we can leverage some of these new tools to make our WordPress sites and web apps even better. I will give a brief overview of stylesheet pre-processors like LESS, JavaScript code quality tools and testing frameworks, and command-line build tools for scripts and styles that you can use to make your sites faster, easier to maintain, and more fun to develop. Think outside the blog<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
HTML5, NodeJS, responsive design, style pre-processors, CoffeeScript: we work in an industry that loves its buzzwords. Front-end technology is evolving faster than ever before\u2014just as we’re finally getting comfortable building responsive, standards-compliant websites, a whole new set of tools and … Continue reading Why we CAN have nice things: The future of Front-End Development and WordPress<\/span>