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Ethereum, Tron and EOS Control 98% of All Dapp Volume
9.1.2020
2019 was a good year for dapps and a particularly good one for Tron and Ethereum. That’s the upshot of Dapp Review’s new report into crypto-powered decentralized applications. The sprawling research document inspects the major dapp networks in forensic detail and provides key takeaways....
let vs. const
9.1.2020
There are multiple ways to declare variables in JavaScript. We had var, and while that still works like it always has, it is generally said that let and const are replacements to the point we rarely (if ever) need var anymore. This doodle explanation does a pretty good job, if you need...
XRP Correcting Gains After Rallying on Good News
7.1.2020
On Tuesday, XRP, the native token of the Ripple Ledger and the third most valuable coin by market capitalization, is correcting its gains after a strong rally on Monday, prompted by positive news.
At pixel time (10:07 UTC), XRP trades at c. USD 0.215 after almost touching USD 0.225 earlier today...
Systems, Mistakes, and the Sea
6.1.2020
Our own Robin Rendle:
[...] folks can’t talk about real design systems problems because it will show their company as being dysfunctional and broken in some way. This looks bad for their company and hence looks bad for them. But hiding those mistakes and shortcomings by glossing over everything...
Gotta Select’em All
3.1.2020
I suspect it is not highly known that CSS can control how text is selected. You can do user-select: none; to prevent some text from being selected. That's probably not terribly good UX in general, but perhaps you use some period (.) characters as decoration or something, I could see preventing...
What We’re Reading, 2019
1.1.2020
There are so, so, so (so) many things to read out there on the internet. So many, in fact, that it's difficult to keep up with everything.
But, hey, we've got your back! It's our job to surface the best of the best and share it with you right here. That's why it's a good idea to subscribe to this...
Embedded Content in Markdown
31.12.2019
Markdown supports HTML, so if you need to, say, embed a YouTube video, you can just copy and paste the embed code from them, drop it into a Markdown document, and you should be good to go. With YouTube specifically, there are other options. But in general, you don't need to do anything special...
Gatsby and WordPress
31.12.2019
Gatsby and WordPress is an interesting combo to watch. On one hand, it makes perfect sense. Gatsby can suck up data from anywhere, and with WordPress having a native REST API, it makes for a good pairing. Of course Gatsby has a first-class plugin for sourcing data from WordPress that even supports...
One Way to Break Users Out of the Habit of Reloading Too Much
30.12.2019
Page reloads are a thing. Sometimes we refresh a page when we think it’s unresponsive, or believe that new content is available. Sometimes we’re just mad at the dang site and rage-refresh to let it know we’re displeased.
Wouldn’t be nice to know when a user refreshes the page? Not just that,...
How Good Is Mike Novogratz In Guessing Bitcoin's Price?
30.12.2019
Mike Novogratz. Former Goldman Sachs partner turned crypto investor Mike Novogratz believes that Bitcoin (BTC) will finish 2020 above the USD 12,000 mark. However, his previous predictions show how unpredictable the crypto market is.
Though he didn’t explain the reasoning behind this particular...
Clips from my DEV AMA
20.12.2019
I recently did an AMA over on DEV. Just taking the opportunity to port over some answers here like a good indiewebber.
If you were starting out as a front end dev in 2020, what would you say is the first thing you would learn and why?
You need to put yourself in a position where it's your job...
You Can Earn Lead Tokens by Becoming a Crypto Community Champion
20.12.2019
Becoming a cryptocurrency community leader is a good way to bring about the future you want to see in the world by taking real action today. Now you can also be directly rewarded for your work with the Bitcoin Cash community’s new SLP token, Lead (Leaders of Education, Adoption...
Crypto Regulation: Is It Good or Bad for the Industry?
16.12.2019
Would regulation be a delight or a disaster for crypto and blockchain? Experts — and countries around the world — are bitterly divided #Sponsored
Protocol, Networks, Law, and Anarchism
15.12.2019
I imagine long ago there was a time when neither verbal nor written language existed for humans. Hand gestures and other physical cues were as good as our ancestors had it. Perhaps the sign for thirsty meant pinching one’s own tongue. Or the sign for hungry meant stuffing one’s hand...
Freak Flags
11.12.2019
I don't see image sprites used that much anymore, but it's still a good technique for reducing downloaded decorative image assets when you have multiple on a page. The big idea is combining all the graphics into one and then shifting around the size and background-position to reveal one at...
The Pros and Cons of Social Trading: Is It a Good Idea for New Investors?
11.12.2019
Social trading tools are rising in popularity, especially among those who are unfamiliar with crypto. But what are their upsides and downsides? #Sponsored
Japanese Firm Good Luck 3 Raises 100,000 USD in Crowdfunding Campaign
4.12.2019
Having established itself as one of Japan’s renowned blockchain, entertainment, and production management studio, Good Luck 3, Inc. has started a Crowdfunding campaign through “FUNDINNO.” The strategically planned event was organized on November 27, 2019. Good Luck 3 is the proud creator of social...
“I Designed Bitcoi… Gold” – The Many Facts Pointing to Nick Being Satoshi
27.11.2019
Nick Szabo is something of a legend in the crypto space, and for a good many reasons. Not least of which are his contributions to the development of Bitcoin, his early communications as a cypherpunk, and his continued influential input in economic, philosophical, political and crypto circles since....
The Thought Process Behind a Flexbox Layout
27.11.2019
I just need to put two boxes side-by-side and I hear flexbox is good at stuff like that.
Just adding display: flex; to the parent element lays out the children in a row.
Well, that's cool. I guess I could have floated them, but this is easier.
They should probably take up the full space they have...
Image Lazy Loading
25.11.2019
Lazy loading images is a practice that’s been popular for a decade and for good reason: images are usually the heaviest downloads on a given webpage and avoiding unloading images that are never seen saves the user bandwidth. There are plugins for lazy loading images in every JavaScript...