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Get Worldwide Postal Code Data with Zip Code API (Sponsored)
6.7.2020
Accurate shipping and location information is well worth the price you need to pay for it. You can sell that information, you can target consumers to perfection, and save yourself loads of frustration when it comes to shipping. Creating your own location API isn’t worth the time — there...
Šťastlivec Jacques-Louis David: Unikl revoluci a stal se Napoleonovým malířem
2.7.2020
Šťastlivec Jacques-Louis David: Unikl revoluci a stal se Napoleonovým malířem
JavaScript in SVGs
30.6.2020
SVGs are such an amazing tool for creating custom fonts, animations, size-reduced graphics, and more. They’re part HTML, part image, and all awesome. Many websites have moved toward SVG instead of JPG, GIF, and PNG due to the flexibility that SVG provides. Whats one example of that...
Bitcoin.org Maintainer Calls for the Removal of Cobra, Website Owner Then Fires Him
29.6.2020
The infamous and controversial owner of the website bitcoin.org, Cobra, is under fire recently and a number of community members have asked to see the website removed from his possession. The initial argument was sparked by the website’s maintainer, Will Binns, who told the public that...
CSS background-repeat: round
23.6.2020
The CSS spec is full of gems that sneak their way past most of us web designers and developers. Stuff like :focus-within, prefers-reduced-motion, and prefers-color-scheme suddenly make their way into CSS without us really finding out for months or years. One such example is background-repeat:...
Macro Investors Sound Off! Featuring Ari Paul, Spencer Bogart and David Nage
22.6.2020
Some of the smartest investors in the crypto space share how they think the larger macro context is shaping interest in bitcoin and digital assets
Kotlin Coroutines and Delay
11.6.2020
Whenever I suspect that there’s a timing conflict causing a problem with rendering and directives, I usually opt for a JavaScript setTimeout with a delay. The setTimeout code never makes it to production, but it does help me to understand if my code is the problem or if there’s a timing...
3 Great Ways to Monetize Content
8.6.2020
Monetizing content on the web usually boils down to one thing: advertisements. The problem with adding advertisements to your website, especially from the popular ad services, is that they can be slow and they certainly don’t protect user privacy. That’s where alternative monetizing...
Lawsuit Accuses Xapo, Indodax of Negligently Holding Stolen Bitcoin
4.6.2020
A crypto trader is trying to seize nearly 500 bitcoin from exchanges Xapo and Indodax through a new lawsuit that accuses the two crypto exchanges of harboring his stolen funds
Digital Dollar Project Calls for 2-Tiered Distribution System in First White Paper for US CBDC
29.5.2020
The Digital Dollar Project's first white paper describes how a two-tiered system underpinning a tokenized dollar could modernize the U.S. financial system
Are You a Developer?
27.5.2020
“You’re not really a developer. Sooner or later people are going to realize you don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re just not good enough.” You’ve probably had thoughts like these at one point or another. You’ve never heard someone else tell you that you’re not a developer, but you’re still...
[článek] David Beck (Hello Emma): Nechápu, proč Apple dělá s češtinou pro Siri takové drahoty
27.5.2020
[12 minut čtení] David Beck vytvořil Emmu, českou náhradu Siri pro iPhone. Kompletně se mu to podařilo v aplikaci Zkratky. David Beck pracuje v rádiu, má rád iPhone a už dlouho se těší na to, že se digitální asistentka Siri naučí česky. Marné čekání ho dovedlo k tomu, že si vytvořil náhradu. Jde...
Devising the Cloak of Invisibility in JavaScript
25.5.2020
Steganography. The art of hiding something right under your nose. For as long as humans have been alive, we’ve been trying to hide things — whether it’s our last slice of pizza or the location of a buried treasure. Do you remember the cool invisible lemon ink trick, where we’d write the secret...
Wild Satoshi Theories: The Curious Case of Bitcoin Block 3654 from 2009
21.5.2020
On Wednesday, 50 bitcoin mined on February 9, 2009, was moved from the original address to a new address. The movement of coins caused a great commotion throughout the cryptocurrency community, as some individuals assumed it may have been the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto. However, skeptics believe...
Offscreen Text for Copy & Paste
15.5.2020
The relationship between HTML and CSS is special: mixing content via HTML with presentation from CSS to make an awesome presentation. Sometimes, however, you need to employ CSS tricks solely to enhance functionality. This could be one of those cases. When browsing through the Firefox DevTools...
Unlock Your Mac with Apple Watch
13.5.2020
I convinced myself six months ago that I needed to give the Apple Watch a try. While I wear it every day and enjoy a few features, I’ve felt a bit let down by the experience. I do, however, believe that the Apple Watch makes notifications and other “little things” easier. One...
Free SSL Certificates with ZeroSSL (Sponsored)
12.5.2020
During my early years in web development, one of the most costly and annoying tasks was securing and installing security certificates on client websites. Most providers charged hundreds of dollars for SSL certs and getting them configured properly was a huge source of stress. Securing sites is much...
How to Fix ESLint Errors Upon Save in VS Code
6.5.2020
Two of the most prominent utilities in web development today are ESLint and Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code. I enjoy using both, and I love the integration between both tools, but warnings from ESLint inside Visual Studio Code aren’t fulfilling — I’d rather lint errors...
The Man Who Forecast a Currency Cold War
5.5.2020
David Birch's book "The Currency Cold War" foresees a world of competing digital currencies. COVID-19 brings that future closer, he says
How to Display Mode-Specific Images
4.5.2020
Now that we have most of the basics of HTML and CSS in the browser, we’ve begun implementing new features that I would consider “quality of life” improvements, many of which have been inspired by mobile. One great example is the CSS prefers-color-scheme media query, which allows...