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Script & Style Show: Episode 5: Q&A
1.4.2018
On this week’s episode: Todd’s back from vacation while David’s knee-deep in a Firefox Debugger breakpoint UI update. We eventually move on to viewer questions that range form JavaScript knowledge, the Array.flatten controversy, front-end testing (TDD vs. BDD), and mastering...
Set a Default Push Remote with git
27.3.2018
During my early days of git usage, my config allowed me to simply type git push instead of git push {origin} {branch_name} which I need to now. Up until recently I needed to type out the long version…(I know)…which was incredibly annoying because I like using detailed branch names....
WDRL — Edition 222: Responsive Image Tech Revisited, Fixing HSTS, Fair Algorithms, Ethic Design, And Design Perfection
23.3.2018
Hey,
This is already the 222th edition of my weekly newsletter. When I started it, it was a simple list on my blog that I published every two weeks. Since then, a lot has changed and while my newsletter is now a dedicated resource a lot of people rely on to get useful articles summarized to their...
5 Crucial Concepts for Learning d3.js and How to Understand Them
23.3.2018
You may have already heard about d3.js, the dazzling JavaScript library that lets you create beautiful charts and graphics with just a few lines of code. You might have seen some of the fantastic examples of D3 in action, or you may have heard that the New York Times uses it to create...
Exchange Rates and Currency Conversion with fixer.io (Sponsored)
22.3.2018
My most stressful tasks as a coder have always revolved around money. Whether you’re coding a site for a client, your own business, or your employer, you want to be damn sure that any handling of currency is accurate, secure, and localized. We always want our code to work but when...
8 Awesome and Free PHP Books
21.3.2018
In this article we share with you a list of interesting books for learning PHP
Building a NodeJS App with MongoDB Atlas and AWS Elastic Container Service – Part 2 (Sponsored)
20.3.2018
It’s that time of year again! This post is part of our Road to AWS re:Invent 2017 blog series. In the weeks leading up to AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas this November, we’ll be posting about a number of topics related to running MongoDB in the public cloud. See all posts here. In my last...
Script & Style Show: Episode 4: Tooling
19.3.2018
On this week’s episode: David starts the show by revealing he has a headache and an hour of discussing JavaScript tooling will not make it better. The show covers the history of JavaScript tooling (from nothing to JavaScript loaders, minifiers, webpack, and more), the pitfalls of popular...
WDRL — Edition 221: Adobe XD Opens Sketch/PSD, Variable Fonts in Edge, Human Memory Design, And Knockout Text
16.3.2018
Hey,
This week I read an article that since then is stuck in my head with these words: “When we develop a new application, when we post content on the Internet, whatever we do that people will have access to, we should consider just for a minute if our contribution will add up to the level...
React Video Player
14.3.2018
Streaming entertainment is a massive interest of mine as both a consumer and web developer. My love for streaming entertainment dates back to the early days of RealPlayer and the misery of a million codecs. Fast forward to today and I’m working a lot with ReactJS, as well as the dozens...
Building a NodeJS App with MongoDB Atlas and AWS Elastic Container Service – Part 1 (Sponsored)
13.3.2018
It’s that time of year again! This post is part of our Road to AWS re:Invent 2017 blog series. In the weeks leading up to AWS re:Invent in Las Vegas this November, we’ll be posting about a number of topics related to running MongoDB in the public cloud. See all posts here. Building apps...
15 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for March 2018
12.3.2018
In this article we share with you a collection of some of our most favourite libraries for March
Script & Style Show: Episode 3: Working Remotely
10.3.2018
On this week’s episode: Todd and I talk about working remotely, transitioning to being a remotee, keeping on task, and avoiding (or embracing) the hermit lifestyle! Next Episode: Q&A! Todd and I would like to host a Q/A session where we answer your questions! Please tweet us your...
WDRL — Edition 220: Focus, CSS Like In The 90s, And Auto-Fill/-Fit in Grid
9.3.2018
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a lot of things change but maybe we focus on the wrong things? The mixture of news and questions whether how we write CSS is the right way to do let me think about this for quite some time. While we achieve a lot with technology, it gets clearer that it affects our happiness negatively...
Freebie: Beautiful Pricing Table with Bootstrap 4
7.3.2018
A free and easy to use pricing table template, built with the Bootstrap framework
Crypto’s Biggest ICOs Stay Silent on SEC Subpoenas
7.3.2018
ICO issuers that have raised $50 million or more in token sales are being tightlipped when it comes to inquiries about SEC subpoenas
Force a React Component to Re-Render
7.3.2018
The beauty of React components is that they automagically render and update based on a change in state or props; simply update the state from any place and suddenly your UI element updates — awesome! There may be a case, however, where you simply want to brute force a fresh render of a React...
Phone Number Validation with numverify (Sponsored)
6.3.2018
When we think about form validation, phone numbers aren’t the most pressing bit of information to validate, but if the phone number is absolutely critical to your business or application, you’ll want to do all you can to precisely ensure the number is correct. And the truth is most...
WDRL — Edition 219: Sketch Prototyping, Webpack 4, Thoughtful Web Notifications and Unsafe CSS
2.3.2018
Hey,
after a pretty packed start this year, it’s delightful to be able to only send you a few links this week. We all need calmer times and my newsletter this week won’t keep you from enjoying a bit of leisure time.
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Sketch 49 brings prototyping as a native functionality. This is amazing...
WDRL — Edition 218: Storage Access, Service Worker Messaging, Securing GraphQL, And A Moral Compass
22.2.2018
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You know what? I think Service Worker is probably one of the misrepresented technology we currently have. When I hear people speaking about it, the topic is always serving your app when a user is offline. However, the technology can do so much more than that and every week I’m reading another...