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The Web in 2020: Extensibility and Interoperability
22.1.2020
In the past few years, we’ve seen a lot of change and diversion in regard to web technologies. In 2020, I foresee us as a web community heading toward two major trends/goals: extensibility and interoperability. Let’s break those down.
Extensibility
Extensibility describes...
Deribit Takes On New Trading Tools to Capture ‘Exploding’ Options Market
17.1.2020
Global provider of professional trading software Trading Technologies announced Wednesday it would provide connectivity to leading derivatives exchange, Deribit
How We Tagged Google Fonts and Created goofonts.com
16.1.2020
GooFonts is a side project signed by a developer-wife and a designer-husband, both of them big fans of typography. We’ve been tagging Google Fonts and built a website that makes searching through and finding the right font easier.
GooFonts uses WordPress in the back end...
How to Animate on the Web With Greensock
13.1.2020
There are truly thousands of ways to animate on the web. We’ve covered a comparison of different animation technologies here before. Today, we’re going to dive into a step-by-step guide of one of my favorite ways to get it done: using GreenSock.
(They don’t pay me or anything, I just really enjoy...
Bravio to Develop fully Tokenized iGaming & Lottery Platform for LFE Group Holding
7.1.2020
Bravio Technologies Limited. ("Bravio" or the "Company") a lottery service provider that allows its national and international customers the opportunity to order and manage lottery tickets online, and the operator of FreeLotto.com, one of the largest online marketing and free member acquisition...
Blockchain to Be Among the Top Technologies of the Next Decade
29.12.2019
Out of the most revolutionary phenomena of the 21st Century, blockchain technology has been a standout and within just a decade of launch, it has already taken the world by storm. When Satoshi Nakamoto introduced blockchain as the underlying technology powering Bitcoin, he wouldn’t have...
Stream-Crossing Confusion
23.12.2019
Should I use WordPress or React hooks?
Should I use D3 or CSS?
Should I use Markdown or JSON?
Can I use flexbox in Gatsby?
Can I use custom properties in Jekyll?
Should I use HTML or the cloud?
How do I add dark mode to my Vue site?
These are tongue-in-cheek, but there is a point to be made here....
Motion Paths – Past, Present and Future
6.12.2019
Cassie Evans has a great intro to motion paths. That is, being able to animate an element along a path. Not just up/down/left/right, but whatever curvy/wiggly/weird path you want.
It's an interesting subject because there are so many different technologies helping to do it over time. SMIL...
Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise
5.12.2019
Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round
Blockchain Firm Figure Technologies Secures $58M, Aims for $103M
2.12.2019
San Francisco-based fintech firm Figure Technologies has secured $58 million in a funding round that aims to raise $103 million
Gemfields Sells Emeralds With Provenance Proof Blockchain Technologies
26.11.2019
Leading mining firm, Gemfields created a buzz in the blockchain technology niche as it spearheads the launch of high-quality emeralds studded with the Emerald Paternity Test along with its placement on the Provenance Proof Blockchain. The firm unveiled the revolutionary emeralds during the latest...
US Congress Wrestles With Financial Technologies and Data Privacy
23.11.2019
U.S. Congressional Fintech Task Force questions industry experts on consumer data privacy in financial services
Polymath Moves Security Token Platform Off Ethereum and Onto Parity’s Substrate
20.11.2019
As part of the transition, Parity has agreed to build certain business-logic features on Polymesh’s base layer
JAMstack, Fugu, and Houdini
19.11.2019
What has me really excited about building websites recently is the fact that we, as front-end developers, have the power to do so much more. Only a few years ago, I would need a whole team of developers to accomplish what can now be done with just a few amazing tools.
Although...
Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang Discusses His Plan for Cryptocurrencies
19.11.2019
Presidential candidate Andrew Yang has detailed his plans to regulate the digital economy if he were to become the President of the United States. Yang’s recent blog post called “Regulating technology firms in the 21st century,” explains how the candidate believes current American...
VMware is Working With Dell Technologies to Trace Recycled Plastic Using Blockchain
17.11.2019
VMware, a Cloud and virtualization Software Company, is working with Dell Technologies to trace and track Dell’s recycled packaging items utilizing blockchain. VMware’s Pratima Gluckman, Engineering Leader at VMware for Blockchain, delivered few insights about the project during an interview...
When to Use SVG vs. When to Use Canvas
12.11.2019
SVG and canvas are both technologies that can draw stuff in web browsers, so they are worth comparing and understanding when one is more suitable than the other. Even a light understanding of them makes the choice of choosing one over the other pretty clear.
A little flat-color icon? That's...
The Power in Energy, and How New Technologies Can Shift It
9.11.2019
The imbalance in power and access in emerging technologies is linked to energy usage and cost — some blockchain protocols are set to change that
ODL Will Improve People’s Attitude Towards Banks, Says Interbank’s Peruvian Emerging Technologies Head
7.11.2019
Ripple’s Swell 2019 has begun in Singapore, and the news coming from the convention seems to be exciting, to say the least. CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that RippleNet has crossed over 300 clients, almost entirely from the financial sector. The ongoing event is attended by various leaders...
Conceal and Reveal: The Evolution of Privacy Coin Technology
6.11.2019
Privacy can assume many forms and occur on many levels. The technologies that blockchain architects originally envisioned for privacy coins are now being utilized by an array of crypto stakeholders, from enterprises to exchanges. What began as a means of transacting anonymously has spawned...