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Bitcoin Halving Will Drop Inflation Rate Lower Than Central Banks’ 2% Target Reference
25.2.2020
When Satoshi Nakamoto invented Bitcoin, the creator designed the protocol to be an inflationary currency, one that is predictable as bitcoin’s inflation always decreases every four years. Today, 77 days before the reward halving, BTC’s inflation rate is around 3.6% and it’s...
Add Background Colors to SVGs Using the “rect” Element
20.2.2020
The advantages of using SVGs in web development are well known. SVGs are small in size, can be made quite accessible, are scalable while maintaining their quality, and can be animated. Still, there is a learning curve. Things, like the syntax of SVG, can be a little tricky and having to hand-alter...
Bitcoin and Altcoins Target Fresh Highs Post Recent Rally
19.2.2020
After forming a support base above USD 9,650, bitcoin started a strong increase. BTC/USD surged above the USD 9,850 and USD 10,000 resistance levels to enter a positive zone. The price is now (09:00 UTC) consolidating gains and it could continue to rise towards USD 10,400 and...
Max Keiser Predicts $400,000 BTC on Alex Jones Show, Jones Compares Bitcoin to ‘Power of Fire’ From the Gods
18.2.2020
The moment many conspiracy-minded bitcoin enthusiasts have been waiting for arrived yesterday when Info Wars muckraker Alex Jones compared bitcoin to a “power of fire” gifted from the gods to humankind. The bold commentary took place in the context of a Max Keiser interview, in which...
Moving from Vanilla JavaScript to a Reusable Vue Component
17.2.2020
I recently wrote an article explaining how you can create a countdown timer using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Now, let’s look at how we can make that a reusable component by porting it into Vue using basic features that the framework provides.
Why do this...
A Headless CMS for You and Your Web Development Agency
13.2.2020
(This is a sponsored post.)
Storyblok is a headless but component-based CMS with a built-in live-preview. You can use it for building fast and reliable websites and power native apps with your favorite technology.
Let us start with the basics and what a headless CMS is:
A headless content...
Building an Images Gallery using PixiJS and WebGL
12.2.2020
Sometimes, we have to go a little further than HTML, CSS and JavaScript to create the UI we need, and instead use other resources, like SVG, WebGL, canvas and others.
For example, the most amazing effects can be created with WebGL, because...
Building the Web We Want
10.2.2020
On the Microsoft Edge team, we’re committed to an open web and helping to drive innovation forward, which is why we’ve kicked off a new initiative in collaboration with Google, Mozilla, Samsung Internet, Igalia and — most importantly — the web community, called The Web...
Guillermo’s 2019 in Review
7.2.2020
Of all the tech-focused year-in-review posts I read, Guillermo Rauch's is my favorite. There is a lot in there, jumping from topics like modern architectures, high-fiving specific apps, and philosophical movements.
I'll pick one quote about the rise of "deploy previews":
A salient feature is...
Select an Element with a Non-Empty Attribute
5.2.2020
Short answer:
[data-foo]:not([data-foo=""] {
Longer answer (same conclusion, just an explanation on why we might need this):
Say you have an element that you style with a special data-attribute:
<div data-highlight="product"</div
You want to target that element and do special things when...
Litecoin Bulls Test Resistance Levels; $65 Can be Weekly Target
29.1.2020
LTC price is approaching the immediate resistance level at $61.46 while it holds a strong support level just above the 50% Fib level Litecoin has steadily surged since the year start, and as it has recovered from the recent plunge, it may continue to trade higher The altcoin has formed a bullish...
Use and Reuse Everything in SVG… Even Animations!
28.1.2020
If you are familiar with SVG and CSS animations and started to work with them often, here are some ideas you might want to keep in mind before jumping into the job. This article will be about learning how to build and optimize your code with <use> element, CSS Variables and...
Bitcoin Price Breaks Through Key Resistance as Traders Target $9.2K
28.1.2020
#Bitcoin’s rally continues as bulls now aim to flip $9,119 to support but is the current upside move showing signs of exhaustion?
Bitcoin and Altcoins Target Fresh Monthly Highs
27.1.2020
This past week, there was a substantial downside correction in bitcoin price below the USD 8,650 and USD 8,550 support levels. BTC/USD found support near the USD 8,250 level and recently started a fresh increase above the USD 8,550 pivot level. However, the price is facing hurdles near USD 8,650...
Bitcoin Price Blitzes the $8.5K Resistance as Bulls Target $8.8K
27.1.2020
#Bitcoin price now sits above $8,500 and the 50-DMA but bulls must conquer the $8,500-$8,650 level in order to set a daily lower high at $8,800
“Browser Functions”
26.1.2020
Serverless functions are fairly straightforward. Put a bit of back-end language code, like Node, in the cloud and communicate with it via URL. But what if that URL didn't run a back-end language, it ran an actual browser? Richard Young:
We can now do full stack development using just Web APIs....
The Design Squiggle
16.1.2020
I think we all have an intuitive understanding that, at the beginning of projects that require our creativity (be it design or code), things feel uncertain and messy. Then, as we go, things tend to straighten out. There is still some wiggling and setbacks, but by the end, we find a single solution...
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...
Bitcoin Price Breaks Above Key Resistance Levels as Bulls Target $8.6K
14.1.2020
#Bitcoin price appears to have flipped the $8.3K resistance to support, bringing traders within reach of $8.6K and opening the door for traders to set their sights on the $8.6K to $9.2K zone
ECB Wants Active Role in Crypto, Will Not Deter Private Solutions
9.1.2020
The European Central Bank (ECB) wants to play an active role in the field of digital currency, said President Christine Lagarde. As the bank works on its own digital currency and an instant payment system, Lagarde emphasizes that “central bank initiatives should neither discourage nor crowd...