'starter' tutorials

All 'starter' tutorials:

  1. Creating Life: Conway's Game of Life

    Creating Life: Conway's Game of Life

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Sometimes even a simple set of basic rules can give you very interesting results. In this tutorial we'll build the core engine of Conway's Game of Life from...

  2. Quick Tip: Using the Mysteriously Named _e, _n and __ Functions

    Quick Tip: Using the Mysteriously Named _e, _n and __ Functions

    Tutorial Beginner

    You might have met these functions during your WordPress career. These can be used for translating purposes. Here are some quick examples about using them.

  3. Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

    Top 10 Pitfalls When Switching to Vim

    Tutorial Beginner

    Admit it: every time you see a person using Vim, you consider the possibility that they know something you don't. Why else would they be using an editor...

  4. A Short Guide to Trackbacks

    A Short Guide to Trackbacks

    Tutorial Beginner

    Trackbacks connect blogs together and create a network of blogs in the same way that links create a network of web pages.

  5. How to Create a Web Service in a Matter of Minutes

    How to Create a Web Service in a Matter of Minutes

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from throughout the history of Nettuts+. This tutorial was first published in July, 2010. ...

  6. 30+ Gift Ideas for Browser App and Browser Game Developers

    30+ Gift Ideas for Browser App and Browser Game Developers

    Tutorial Beginner

    Stumped for what to put on your Christmas list? Or perhaps you're out of ideas for what to get that special web developer in your life? Let us help! This...

  7. Create a Windows-like Interface with jQuery UI

    Create a Windows-like Interface with jQuery UI

    Tutorial Beginner

    Have you ever wanted to create an interactive user interface for your application, but didn't know how to? In this tutorial, we'll create a Windows-like...

  8. Wrangling With the Facebook Graph API

    Wrangling With the Facebook Graph API

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your applications more social with Facebook? In this tutorial, we'll be building an application that reads and...

  9. WordPress Theme Development Training Wheels: Day One

    WordPress Theme Development Training Wheels: Day One

    Tutorial Beginner

    Ready to learn how to make your first WordPress theme? This tutorial series will take a step by step approach, making use of a "learning theme"...

  10. Ruby for Newbies: Testing Web Apps with Capybara and Cucumber

    Ruby for Newbies: Testing Web Apps with Capybara and Cucumber

    Tutorial Beginner

    Ruby is one of the most popular languages used on the web. We’re running a Session here on Nettuts+ that will introduce you to Ruby, as well as the great...

  11. 14 WordPress Plugins For SEO And Marketing

    14 WordPress Plugins For SEO And Marketing

    Tutorial Beginner

    As a web developer, possibly the most common request I get from clients is that they want to be number one on Google. While this is not impossible, it's a...

  12. The Ins and Outs of WebMatrix: An Introduction

    The Ins and Outs of WebMatrix: An Introduction

    Tutorial Beginner

    This tutorial introduces Microsoft WebMatrix, a free web development technology that delivers one of the best experiences for web developers.