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Blockchain Firms Team Up on Private Coronavirus Testing App
6.4.2020
Genobank has created an app that allows coronavirus test results to be anonymously uploaded to a blockchain and shared with healthcare organizations
How to build a bad design system
31.3.2020
I didn’t realize this until it was far too late, but one of the biggest mistakes that’s made on a design systems team is a common mismanagement issue: there are too many people in a meeting and they have too many dang opinions.
Is there a conversation about the color of your buttons that’s taking...
Ex-State Street Blockchain Team Drops DLT From New Data-Privacy Startup
31.3.2020
Data privacy startup Manetu goes live early next month with $3.5 million in backing from Castle Island Ventures and others
Ex-Royal Mint Team’s Crypto Insurance Now Provides $1M Cover for All Civic Wallets
31.3.2020
Coincover is now providing automatic insurance cover on all new signups for Civic's wallet
Block.one Hires Team Behind Prominent Block Producer EOS New York
30.3.2020
The team behind the high-profile EOS New York Block Producer has been hired by EOSIO developer Block.one
Madrid Team Builds Iota-Based Decentralized Information Platform to Combat Coronavirus
28.3.2020
A team based in Madrid, one of the epicenters of the coronavirus pandemic, has released an Iota Tango platform that helps combat the coronavirus
Brian Armstrong Conducts First “Fully Remote All Hands” Meeting With Coinbase Team
28.3.2020
In the times of the Coronavirus pandemic, businesses across the globe have been disrupted as employees are forced to work from home in order to prevent the further spread of the deadly virus. Similarly, even the crypto industry has been heavily affected by most companies working remotely and...
Block.one Absorbs Team Behind Now-Defunct Block Producer EOS New York
27.3.2020
EOS creator Block.one has acquired the team behind once-prominent block producer EOS New York, which has now entirely ceased operations
Consistent Backends and UX: How Do New Algorithms Help?
26.3.2020
Article Series
Why should you care?
What can go wrong?
What are the barriers to adoption?
How do new algorithms help?
In previous articles, we explained what consistency is, the difference between "strong" and "eventual" consistency, and why this distinction is more important than ever to modern...
Solana and Chainlink Team Up To Build A Crazy Fast Oracle
24.3.2020
Blockchain platform Solana partners with Chainlink to build a price oracle that updates in under a second
A Complete Guide to calc() in CSS
17.3.2020
CSS has a special calc() function for doing basic math. Here's an example:
.main-content {
/* Subtract 80px from 100vh */
height: calc(100vh - 80px);
}
In this guide, let's cover just about everything there is to know about this very useful function.
calc() is for values
The only place you...
15 Things to Improve Your Website Accessibility
17.3.2020
This is a really great list from Bruce. There is a lot of directly actionable stuff here. Send it around to your team and make it something that you all go through together.
Here's a little one that prodded me to finally fix...
Most screen readers allow the user to quickly see a list of links...
10 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for March 2020
10.3.2020
New JavaScript tools from the Facebook developers team, an excellent Electron starter kit. and more in our web dev resources compilation for March!
I Pressed ⌘B. You Wouldn’t Believe What Happened Next
9.3.2020
This talk by Marcin Wichary is — beyond both enthusiastic and outstanding — all about the complexity of UI design, typography, and the lengths his team at Figma has gone to make sure that doing something as simple as selecting a font from a dropdown does what you expect it to.
I’d recommend this...
What to Use Instead of Number Inputs
6.3.2020
You might reach for <input type="number> when you're, you know, trying to collect a number in a form. But it's got all sorts of issues. For one, sometimes what you want kinda looks like a number, but isn't one (like how a credit card number has spaces), because it's really just a string...
Bitcoin Gold Whale Allegedly Controls Half the BTG Supply
6.3.2020
According to a recent study, bitcoin gold (BTG) market prices are being manipulated by a single whale who holds a significant portion of the bitcoin gold in circulation. The Bitcoin Gold network was recently hit with a 51% attack that caused two blockchain reorganizations. The team of...
The Team Behind CryptoKitties Is One Step Closer to Leaving Ethereum
5.3.2020
For its own blockchain, Flow
Bitcoin Lawsuit: Lawyers Accuse Craig Wright of Forgery, Can’t Locate Former Nchain CEO
4.3.2020
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida continues to unravel as the plaintiff’s law firm has accused Craig Wright of forging documents that allegedly stemmed from the mysterious bonded courier. Kleiman’s attorney has scheduled a few more depositions with people like Wright’s wife...
Bitcoin Cash Node Reveals Upgrade Plans for May and Difficulty Algorithm Research
3.3.2020
On March 2, the developers behind the Bitcoin Cash Node project announced the team’s plans for the May upgrade and beyond. The programmers highlighted that the implementation was built to follow the longest chain, regardless of whether the Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) is voted...
What I Like About Craft CMS
3.3.2020
Looking at the CMS scene today, there are upwards of 150 options to choose from — and that’s not including whatever home-grown custom alternatives people might be running. The term “Content Management System” is broad and most site builders fit into the CMS model. Craft CMS, a relatively new choice...