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Debugging CSS Grid with Firefox Dev Tools
16.7.2019
CSS Grid is mostly composed of rows, columns, cells, tracks, gaps etc. These things are not elements by themselves; hence, it can be really tasking to visualize and debug them. In this post, we’ll
JavaScript Ternary Operators
12.7.2019
Ternary operators allow us to really quickly write shorter **if
How to Add Smooth Scrolling with Inner Image Animations to a Web Page
10.7.2019
A tutorial on how to add a smooth scrolling effect to a website and also animate the images that enter the viewport.
How to Add Smooth Scrolling with Inner Image Animations to a Web Page was written by Mary Lou and published on Codrops
Building an Animal Adoption Site with Node and Vue - Part 1
8.7.2019
Today we're going to build an application that showcases animals that are available for adoption! This will be a two part blog series, so in this portion we'll just learn how to se
Exploring Sets and Maps in JavaScript
3.7.2019
Let’s take a look into two new constructs that were introduced in the JavaScript ES6 specification:
Set - The Set object allows you to store unique values of any type
Placing, Spanning and Density in CSS Grid
1.7.2019
The most common things you learn in CSS Grid is usually related to the grid container and less about the grid items. A generic grid definition applied to the grid container is enough for a basic la
ES6 Arrow Functions in JavaScript - Getting Started
25.6.2019
With ES6 JavaScript came many updates to the language including the spread operator, object destructuring, new tpye of variables, and more. On top of all those amazing features came arrow f
Byte Sized Computer Science: Order of Operations
25.6.2019
As a coder, you're probably pretty used to telling computers what to do. Type up some code, run it, and the computer gets to work executing whatever command you gave it.
Even though we have
Build a Low Latency, Globally Distributed Python App using Macrometa's Geo-Distributed Database Cloud.
20.6.2019
In this tutorial, I'm going to show you how to quickly and easily build a distributed database backend that spans across North America (Los Angeles & Ashburn VA), Europe (Frankfurt) and Asia (M
Handling File Uploads in GraphQL and Vue
19.6.2019
In this tutorial, I'll be showing you how to hand file uploads in GraphQL by building a fullstack app. The tutorial will be divided into two main sections: building the GraphQL API and the frontend
Deep Dive into GraphQL Mutations
18.6.2019
This is a continuation on the series i’ve been doing on GraphQL Actions. In the last post on this series we worked on a Deep
Use Vue.js Data Binding Options for Reactive Applications
17.6.2019
Vue.js is known as a "progressive framework for building user interfaces". There's a lot to unpack in this simple statement. It's easy to get started with Vue.js, with a minimal feature set, and th
Ripple Launches New Developer Website, Will Let Devs Access New Tools, Tutorials, And Network Metrics.
17.6.2019
Ripple has launched a website for developers, giving them access to a whole new set of things. The website comes with a fresh outlook and will let developers build innovative apps on the XRP ecosystem. The new community-driven portal, xrpl.org, allows them to access technical documentation and...
Detect Responsive Screen Sizes in Angular
12.6.2019
Most of the time, we use CSS media queries to handle responsive, screen size changes to layout our content differently. However, there are times where CSS media queries alone isn't sufficient for t
Building a UI Component with React and Storybook
11.6.2019
In the previous article, I gave an Introduction to Storybook and how it can be used to or
Easily Deploy a Serverless Node App with ZEIT Now
10.6.2019
I wanted to deploy a simple demo node app the other day using Now, and I got into a lot of difficulties and gotchas, with little help from the official docs. If yo
Closures and Currying in Javascript
6.6.2019
What are Closures?
If you write code in Javascript it's quite likely you have come across the term closure, which is a useful yet often confusing concept. But just what is a c
Deploying an Angular App to Netlify
6.6.2019
Netlify is one of the best places to deploy an application or a website today. There is no need to manage a server, NGINX, certificates, or scaling due to hig
Create a Custom useFetch() React Hook
5.6.2019
A custom hook is a JavaScript function with a unique naming convention that requires -
the function name to start with use and
the function may call other Hooks
Open-Source IP Geo-location API
4.6.2019
Geo-location is the identification or estimation of the real-world geographic location of an Internet-connected computer terminal or device.
Basically, we can get location data from their IP