Damian Nicholson

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JavaScript North East

A recap of attending JavaScript North East and what I learned there.
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jQuery UK conference

Highlights and insights from the jQuery UK conference I attended.
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Speed up writing CSS backgrounds in Bash

A small Bash script that reads image dimensions with ImageMagick and outputs ready-to-paste CSS background shorthand to the clipboard.
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jQuery inconsistencies

Exploring a jQuery API inconsistency where pseudo-selectors like :search throw errors but attribute selectors work perfectly fine.
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HTML5 Validator Gem

How I built a Ruby gem around an HTML5 validation service to automate HTML checking.
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iPhone style checkbox using only CSS3

A pure CSS3 iPhone-style toggle checkbox using the :checked pseudo-selector and sprite transitions — no JavaScript required.
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My take on CoffeeScript

My experience with CoffeeScript and when (or if) it makes sense to use it.
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Creating a Ruby Gem called Cineworld

Building my first Ruby gem — a simple wrapper around the Cineworld API for retrieving cinema listings, films, and showtimes.
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Why I Use Haml

Why I prefer Haml templating in Rails and how it improves clarity and productivity.
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Nearest Cineworld is now on GitHub

Open-sourcing the Nearest Cineworld web app — built with a custom Ruby gem, HAML templates, the 960gs grid, and Rake-driven cron tasks.