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Fast Software
3.9.2019
There have been some wonderfully interconnected things about fast software lately.
We talk a lot of performance on the web. We can make things a little faster here and there. We see rises in success metrics with rises in performance. I find those type of charts very satisfying. But perhaps even...
What’s Being Built – and What’s Not – on 2019’s Smart Contract Blockchains
30.8.2019
Has anyone checked in with EOS lately, to see how it’s doing? How about Tezos – any signs of life there? In mid 2017, two of the largest token sales in history birthed two smart contracting platforms that promised to topple Ethereum and usher in an era of fast and low-cost value...
A Glassy (and Classy) Text Effect
29.8.2019
The landing page for Apple Arcade has a cool effect where some "white" text has a sort of translucent effect. You can see some of the color of the background behind it through the text. It's not like knockout text where you see the exact background. In this case, live video is playing underneath....
More Flexible Online Stores WooCommerce and Gutenberg Blocks
27.8.2019
Blocks have become an indispensable component for managing content in WordPress since the Gutenberg editor was officially released earlier this year. Not only does WordPress include some nifty blocks right out of the box, but we're starting to see plugin developers take advantage of them...
Bitcoin Price Breaks $10,100 as Top Altcoins See Green
25.8.2019
Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing moderate gains on the day as Bitcoin hovers over the $10,100 mark
Bitcoin Price Fights to Hold $10K Support While Altcoins See Drops
25.8.2019
Bitcoin price fights to hold $10,000 support after dipping below the mark several times over the past 12 hours
Chainlink Price Analysis: Yesterday’s Surge Sets Down, May See Resistance at $2.22
23.8.2019
Chainlink has recently started an upward move to remain stably above $2.20 The coin has rebounded after tracing a dip near $2.18, may face resistance near $2.23 After yesterday’s surge above $2.29, Chainlink has traced a bearish trendline After yesterday’s price rise to $2.29, Chainlink is tracing...
Weekly Platform News: Improving UX on Slow Connections, a Tip for Writing Alt Text and a Polyfill for the HTML loading attribute
23.8.2019
In this week's roundup, how to determine a slow connection, what we should put into alt text for images, and a new polyfill for the HTML loading attribute, plus more.
Detecting users on slow connections
Algolia is using the Network Information API (see the API’s Chrome status page) to detect users...
Navbar Nudging on @keyframers
22.8.2019
I got to be the featured guest over on The Keyframers the other day. We looked at a Dribbble shot by Björgvin Pétur Sigurjónsson and then slowly built it, taking some purposeful detours along the way to discuss various tech.
We start by considering doing it entirely in CSS, then go for some light...
Stellar Price Analysis: Stellar (XLM) Moving Upwards Finally! Hope To See Some Returns Very Soon!
20.8.2019
Stellar has been organizing many webinars and seminars to grow and improve the credibility of XLM coin. Let’s hope for the same to happen soon. XLM price is seen trading at $0.0722290 at 01:37 UTC on 20th August 2019. The value seems to move upwards. The other important factors of Stellar...
Bitcoin History Part 15: Silk Road Is Born
18.8.2019
Silk Road launched in February 2011 as the darknet’s first bitcoin-based marketplace. Within four months, it would be the darknet’s most notorious site whose reputation extended all the way to the U.S. Senate. The origins of the drugs marketplace can be traced back further, however,...
IOTA Price Analysis: MIOTA’s Bearish Phase is Yet to See an End
14.8.2019
IOTA consolidates around $0.25, continues to remain bearish IOTA has recently traced a dip near $0.24, corrects from there RSI of IOTA/USD is at 30, indicating oversold IOTA continues its bearish spree against U.S.Dollar while Bitcoin is also pretty sluggish as the coin has breached major support...
China’s Digital Currency will Soon See The Light of The Day
12.8.2019
China has fervently regressed the idea of Cryptocurrency; the reason is simply that it would distort the functioning of the conventional monetary market. Cryptocurrency, the concept as such is predominantly dependent on the blockchain technology which claims itself to be on a decentralized platform...
Billionaire Mark Cuban: ‘I See Gold and Bitcoin as Being the Same Thing’
9.8.2019
Mark Cuban thinks gold and Bitcoin are fundamentally supply-and-demand-driven collectibles, and that the yellow metal is a bad investment asset
How to Crop Videos
9.8.2019
During a recent episode of the Script and Style podcast, I had noticed that the video recording had showed a bit of our internal chat that wasn’t necessary for our viewers to see. While there’s nothing wrong with giving viewers a peek into the show preparation, presenting the best...
Weekly Platform News: CSS font-style: oblique, webhin browser extension, CSS Modules V1
9.8.2019
In this week's roundup, variable fonts get oblique, a new browser extension for linting, and the very first version of CSS Modules.
Use font-style: oblique on variable fonts
Some popular variable fonts have a 'wght' (weight) axis for displaying text at different font weights and a 'slnt' (slant)...
Bitcoin Stuck Hovering Around $11,700, Major Altcoins See Red
8.8.2019
The crypto market is seeing minor losses, although a game-related token in the top 50 is seeing a spike amidst all the red
Bitcoin Hovering Under $12,000 in Recent Surge, Major Altcoins See Green
6.8.2019
Bitcoin is hovering short of $12,000 while top altcoins are seeing mild gains
Making a Realistic Glass Effect with SVG
1.8.2019
I’m in love with SVG. Sure, the code can look dense and difficult at first, but you’ll see the beauty in the results when you get to know it. The bonus is that those results are in code, so it can be hooked up to a CMS. Your designers can rest easy knowing they don't have to reproduce an effect...
Register Now for An Event Apart 2019 in Chicago
1.8.2019
(This is a sponsored post.)
An Event Apart juuuuust wrapped up its Washington D.C. event yesterday. We hope we got to see you at the event but if not, perhaps we'll see you at the next one happening Aug. 28-28 in Chicago.
Why would you go, you might ask? It's three days of experts imparting their...