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The Landscape of Cross-Platform App Development
25.10.2019
I don't track this stuff very well, but I get it. If you want a native app for Android and iOS, it sure would be nice to only have to write it once rather than two very different languages. Roughly double your reach without doubling the work. More and more of these things are reaching into desktop...
Programming Languages Used in Blockchain, Explained
10.10.2019
What are programming languages used for in blockchain, what are their downsides, and what are the new solutions on the market? Here, we take a look #Sponsored
Introducing Sass Modules
7.10.2019
Sass just launched a major new feature you might recognize from other languages: a module system. This is a big step forward for @import. one of the most-used Sass-features. While the current @import rule allows you to pull in third-party packages, and split your Sass into manageable "partials,"...
How to Become a Blockchain Developer
7.8.2019
Skilled blockchain developers are a scarce commodity, as precious as the bitcoins that reside on the distributed ledgers they maintain. Teach yourself one of the major blockchain programming languages and you’ll be set for life, though like anything worth having, this achievement won’t...
Cosmos Will Have 3 Coding Languages. Here’s Why That Matters for Ethereum
6.8.2019
Ethereum rival Cosmos will offer users the choice of coding in at least three different programming languages for smart-contract development
Split
2.5.2019
Jeremy on the divide between the core languages of the web, and all the tooling that exists to produce code in those languages:
On the one hand, you’ve got the raw materials of the web: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. This is what users will ultimately interact with.
On the other hand, you’ve got...
Netlify Functions for Sending Emails
23.4.2019
Let's say you're rocking a JAMstack-style site (no server-side languages in use), but you want to do something rather dynamic like send an email. Not a problem! That's the whole point of JAMstack. It's not just static hosting. It's that plus doing anything else you wanna do through JavaScript...
The Ultimate Guide to JavaScript Algorithms: Range Sum
5.4.2019
Sometimes, while performing mathematical calculations, there comes the need to sum up a range of numbers. Some programming languages make this easy by implementing helper functions that enable one
Getting Started with Python in Visual Studio Code
11.3.2019
Python is one of the most popular and easy to learn languages, which is why it is often one of the first languages you learn. Let's see how to work with and run Python inside of Visual Studio Code!
CSS doesn’t suck
15.1.2019
I'm not so protective of CSS that I'm above hearing it criticized, but I'm certainly in agreement here. CSS does not suck. I love how the post is framed to hype up current CSS features the way features of other languages and tools are hyped:
Imagine if a tech dude walked on stage at a conference...
Bridging the Gap Between CSS and JavaScript: CSS-in-JS
3.12.2018
In this article, we’re going to dig into the concept of CSS-in-JS. If you’re already acquainted with this concept, you might still enjoy a stroll through the philosophy of that approach, and you might be even more interested in the next article.
Web development is very interdisciplinary. We’re used...
How to Get and Set CSS Variable Values with JavaScript
8.10.2018
CSS variables are a very welcome addition to the language, despite them being incredibly basic. Sure we could use SASS or stylus but languages should never count on developers relying on frameworks and toolkits to accomplish what we know we need. And just like every other part of a webpage,...
Resilient, Declarative, Contextual
25.6.2018
Keith J. Grant:
I want to look at three key characteristics of CSS that set it apart from conventional programming languages: it’s resilient; it’s declarative; and it’s contextual. Understanding these aspects of the language, I think, is key to becoming proficient in CSS.
Like HTML, unknown...
Realtime Exchange Rates With Currencylayer
23.5.2018
Ever wanted an accurate and reliable currency data that can be easily integrated into your business; be it CRM, ERP, accounting applications etc., built in any programming languages? Then say hello
Web Scraping Scotch: The Node Way
14.5.2018
A lot of new web technologies and design paradigms have emerged in the last couple of years. Some programming languages are beginning to gain increasing popularity. It's very likely to have heard a
Wakamai Fondue
1.5.2018
Roel Nieskens released a tool that lets you upload a font file and see what’s inside, from how many characters it contains to the number of languages it supports. Here’s what you see once you upload a font, in this case Covik Sans Mono Black:
Why is this data useful? Well, I used this tool just...
Here's The Programming Game You Never Asked For
15.4.2016
You know what's universally regarded as un-fun by most programmers? Writing assembly language code.
As Steve McConnell said back in 1994:
Programmers working with high-level languages achieve better productivity and quality than those working with lower-level languages. Languages such as...