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Learn AngularJS this Weekend

AngularJS has a reputation for a steep learning curve. It's definitely complex, but follows the 80/20 rule. 20% of the features are what you will use 80% of the time . If you are new to AngularJS and have a weekend to study, there are some very high…

Using AngularJS? Stop using jQuery as a crutch.

Have you ever heard (or said!) this: "Directives? That's where the jQuery goes." I definitely have. In an effort to better understand @joshdmiller 's excellent ng-boilerplate , I wanted to understand its dependency on Boostrap. More specifically, I…

The basics of using ui-router with AngularJS

URL routing is a popular approach to matching the contents of a URL to specific functionality within a web application. URL routes programatically present specific content to users based on the URL that they are visiting. It is a popular approach…

AngularJS Directives That Override Standard HTML Tags

Directives are the heart and soul of AngularJS. They are incredibly powerful. AngularJS sets out to extend the grammar of the browser to supply semantics that facilitate the creation of web applications, going beyond the standard hyper-linked web…

Why Doesn't My Photography Studio Website Appear in Search Results?

This is a series of post examining why our Fort Worth photography studio website performs poorly in Google search results, and why it fails to convert the visitors it does get into new clients. The first post sought to analyze Google Analytics…