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WDRL — Edition 237: HTTP Not Secure in Chrome, PWA Retrospective, Page Lifecycle API, And Plastic Roads
27.7.2018
Hey,
My Twitter timeline sometimes results in an interesting mix between various topics from the tech industry, politics and human or environmental matters. Today I had such a moment when I scrolled and two tweets made a great connection without the authors knowing about it. First, I read that...
Collective #436
26.7.2018
Page Lifecycle API * Keyframes * Rockstar * Terminalizer * Malvid * Callback Exercises * DOM-wait * Pure CSS Stack * Weird things variable fonts can do
Collective #436 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Realtime Cryptocurrency Rates API with coinlayer
24.7.2018
Last year when cryptocurrencies were gaining massively in value each month, I badly wanted to create a personal web project which would let me quickly buy and sell crypto outside of brokers like Coinbase; the problem I ran into was not having a reliable API for doing so. I recently discovered...
PSA: Yes, Serverless Still Involves Servers.
16.7.2018
You clever dog. You've rooted it out! It turns out when you build things with serverless technology you're still using servers. Pardon the patronizing tone there, I've seen one-too-many hot takes at this point where someone points this fact out and trots away triumphantly.
And yes, because...
Create your own Serverless API
16.7.2018
If you don’t already know of it, Todd Motto has this great list of public APIs. It’s awesome if you’re trying out a new framework or new layout pattern and want to hit the ground running without fussing with the content.
But what if you want or need to make your own API? Serverless can help create...
Script & Style Show: Episode 15: CSP with Scott Helme
14.7.2018
In this episode: Todd dials in from a poppin’ KCDC while David dials in with a massive headache. Scott Helme dials in from lovely Manchester to discuss web security, specifically the criminally underused CSP API. Join us to learn what CSP is, why it’s important, how it works,...
Collective #431
9.7.2018
Browsh * CSS Nesting Request * Itty.bitty * UnusedCSS * Design Systems at GitHub * The CSS Paint API * Podmap
Collective #431 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
The CSS Paint API
9.7.2018
The CSS Paint API is extremely exciting, not only for what it is, but what it represents, which is the beginning of a very exciting time for CSS. Let’s go over what it is, why we have it and how to start using it.
What is the CSS Paint API?
The API is just one part of a whole suite of...
Reinvest Your Time with HelloSign API
5.7.2018
HelloSign API makes it simple to embed secure and legally binding eSignatures directly into any website. It's 2x faster to implement than other eSign solutions and is also the only eSign API that allows customers to completely white label the integration, meaning our customers can give their...
Collective #428
28.6.2018
face-api.js * Heraclos * Plexus Shaders * Backspace Rethought * Truchet * Current state of webdesign * ml5.js * mkcert
Collective #428 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
Build a Health Tracking App with React, GraphQL, and User Authentication
12.6.2018
I think you’ll like the story I’m about to tell you. I’m going to show you how to build a GraphQL API with Vesper framework, TypeORM, and MySQL. These are Node frameworks, and I’ll use TypeScript f
Customize Payment Solutions with Enhanced API, Sample Code and SDKs
11.6.2018
As developers build sites for merchants, we know that payment processing capabilities are important. But it’s not always easy to set up a payment solution that is not only reliable and secure, but
Vyšla nová betaverze Androidu P. Ladí emoji, ovládání a přináší finální API pro vývojáře
8.6.2018
Google vydal novou betu nadcházející verze Androidu. Ta již přichází s finálními API pro vývojáře, kteří je mohou využít ve svých aplikacích. Google také zapracoval na animacích v systému a novém ovládání gesty, velké vizuální změny se ale nekonají.
Nejdůležitější novinkou aktuální verze,
Manipulating Pixels Using Canvas
7.6.2018
Modern browsers support playing video via the <video> element. Most browsers also have access to webcams via the MediaDevices.getUserMedia() API. But even with those two things combined, we can’t really access and manipulate those pixels directly.
Fortunately, browsers have a Canvas...
Headless CMS: Fresh Air for Developers
7.6.2018
(This is a sponsored post.)
Your current CMS sucks! You know that for some time already but have not decided yet what your next solution should be.
You've noticed all the buzz around headless CMS but you're still not sure what is in it for you and how it can solve all your woes.
What is...
Build Custom Pagination with React
6.6.2018
Often times, we get involved in building web apps in which we are required to fetch large sets of data records from a remote server, API or some database sitting somewhere. If you are building a pa
Animate Images and Videos with curtains.js
6.6.2018
While browsing the latest award-winning websites, you may notice a lot of fancy image distortion animations or neat 3D effects. Most of them are created with WebGL, an API allowing GPU-accelerated image processing effects and animations. They also tend to use libraries built on top of WebGL such...
Customize payment solutions with our enhanced platform
31.5.2018
(This is a sponsored post.)
We’ve upped our game by using developers’ feedback to improve the Authorize.Net payment platform. Check out our new, streamlined API, better sample code and SDKs, and use them to provide your merchants with a secure, scalable payment solution. You’ll see that it’s...
OpenRates Currency API (Sponsored)
30.5.2018
Creating your own APIs can be a total nightmare: worrying about uptime, load balancing, data accuracy, caching, and all of the other risks would keep me up at night. And if your API relates to money in any way? If you get that wrong you could be costing yourself, your employer, or your client...
Get to Know React's New Context API
18.5.2018
In a world where there are lots of different front-end frameworks, it's always hard to know which one to pick. Do I want to use the ever popular Angular? Or would diving into VueJS be beneficial to