Grunt

Why we should stop using Grunt & Gulp

If you're building a modern JavaScript application or website, there's a good chance you've seen the JavaScript Build Tool Landscape. The heavyweights of this [...]

How to Use npm as a Build Tool

Last month I noted my opinions on why we should stop using Grunt, Gulp et al. I suggested we should start using npm instead. npm's scripts directive can do [...]

Configuring Grunt To Use LibSass With Susy

Every developer I know has been eagerly awaiting to use LibSass in their development process. When Eric announced that Susy is now compatible with LibSass, I [...]

How To Neatly Separate Grunt Files

I recently had a Gruntfile.js containing more than 500 lines of configuration code. It had grown to a point where I was reluctant to even open the file, let [...]

Grunt vs Gulp: Which One Should You Use?

Nobody likes doing boring and repetitive tasks. The good news is we can probably make our computer do them for us. When it comes to web development build [...]

An Overview of a Development Workflow

A good workflow is crucial for development because it saves time. We know this, and yet we constantly procrastinate this important task. We can’t blame [...]

Browser-Sync: Sync Scrolls, Clicks, Forms And Edits In Multiple Browsers For Free

Browser-Sync Synchronized testing automatically performs the same interaction (clicks, scrolls, etc.) across a number of browsers and devices at the same time. [...]

Choosing a Build Tool

Choosing a Build Tool Choosing to use one tool over another is one of the largest challenges developers face. Regardless of what you’re choosing, be it a [...]

Choose Grunt, Gulp, or npm?

Choose: Grunt, Gulp, or npm? Deciding on a technology is always hard. You don’t want to make commitments you won’t be able to back out of, but [...]

Add Compass to your Grunt task

A while back I started adding Grunt to my workflow. I also started to work with Sass and I wrote a quick post about Getting started with Grunt and Sass. I [...]