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  • August 20, 2014 at 11:47 am #180010
    Erik
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    If there a program that I can edit my site CSS and see the changes live without having to edit CSS on server then refreshing the page?

    I use FireFox browser.

    Thanks

    August 20, 2014 at 11:59 am #180014
    Alan C
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    Well if you insist on using FF then for now you would have to make due with Live Reload. Though of course as the name suggests it reloads the page, but there is no server required.

    You could also use something like Brackets which has this functionality, but it only works in Chrome atm.

    A final option is Emmet LiveStyle which works much like Brackets but doesn’t come with a code editor that you have to use. It works in Chrome and Safari.

    August 20, 2014 at 12:15 pm #180019
    nixnerd
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    If it’s for a quick mockup… you can always use Codepen!

    August 20, 2014 at 12:18 pm #180021
    Erik
    Participant

    OK, thanks.. Also has anyone used Bootstrap?

    Was brushing up my CSS and it (Codcademy) started to tech me Bootstrap… is this the preferred method now?

    August 20, 2014 at 12:42 pm #180025
    Erik
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    @TheDoc Hmm.. interesting!
    I was thinking bootstrap was an easier way to get things done, but it’s like relearning CSS all over lol.

    Should master CSS before I jump on other things first.

    August 20, 2014 at 12:48 pm #180028
    nixnerd
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    I have used Bootstrap… but I don’t like it. That’s me though. This goes back to what Alen said:

    Use the tool that works for you.

    Some people swear by Bootstrap. Some don’t. Most of us hand-roll our own frameworks for our own specific niche. Chris Coyier has an awesome video on grids. “Don’t overthink it grids.”

    Sometimes the intellectual overhead associated with understanding someone else’s code just isn’t worth it. Other times… you might want to use something someone else built and it’s fine. Bootstrap I feel creates more problems than it solves. Again… one humble opinion.

    August 20, 2014 at 12:49 pm #180029
    nixnerd
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    For me… it’s all about simplicity. If it’s more simple for me to implement my own grid system (which it often times is)… then I will. If not, then I won’t. Think about what’s easiest to maintain.

    August 20, 2014 at 12:56 pm #180033
    Erik
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    @NIX When you start to build a website do you have a basic html template that you just paste that you make previously or do you start from scratch every time?

    August 20, 2014 at 1:07 pm #180035
    nixnerd
    Participant

    The short answer is yes… I start from scratch. By that I mean… I don’t have a template that makes ANY assumptions about what I’m building.

    That being said, I do have a project build script I wrote in bash. It creates a directory and gives me all the resources I need. But… don’t worry about that for now. Just start building from scratch is my opinion.

    August 20, 2014 at 5:03 pm #180049
    shaneisme
    Participant

    Yay BrowserSync!

    http://www.browsersync.io/

    August 20, 2014 at 6:18 pm #180051
    __
    Participant
    <!doctype html>
<html>
<head>
    <meta charset=utf-8>
    <title></title>
</head>
<body>
</body>
</html>

    … that’s the extent of the assumptions I make.

    Yay BrowserSync! —@shaneisme

    That looks awesome. Have you tried it?
    combined with sass --watch, should be unstoppable. : )

    August 20, 2014 at 6:28 pm #180053
    Erik
    Participant

    This is what I came up with for my first from scratch site… My First From Scratch Can tell you it a lot harder then just editing a WordPress site lol

    August 20, 2014 at 7:45 pm #180062
    nixnerd
    Participant

    @shaneisme I owe you a drink sir! Awesome!!!

    August 20, 2014 at 10:37 pm #180066
    shaneisme
    Participant

    Yes I use it daily. I have built up a bit of a device lab, so I’m quite literally surrounded by many different screens when I’m at work.

    I feel like I’m in The Matrix.

    August 20, 2014 at 10:50 pm #180068
    nixnerd
    Participant

    I feel like I’m in The Matrix.

    I just got out:

    This should work with Vim right since it just monitors a directory and reloads the browser right?

    On another note. I’m getting a third monitor. But now I want a 4th the size of a tablet. I’d need a new graphics card though so… ain’t gonna happen. But I’m switching to a full tiled setup… so I’ll just make one tile the size of a tablet and one the size of a phone.

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