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All the New ES2019 Tips and Tricks
13.8.2019
The ECMAScript standard has been updated yet again with the addition of new features in ES2019. Now officially available in node, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari you can also use Babel to compile these features to a different version of JavaScript if you need to support an older browser.
Let’s look...
Verge Price Analysis: Looks Like Bear Are Set to Rule Verge (XVG)
13.8.2019
Verge has been a coin with potential and was recently in the news when Bitnovo tweeted about XVG being used on its platform. XVG price being constantly under bear pressure, investors are kept wondering about its future viability. The bears have taken their toll on the Verge price which has been...
In Search of a Stack That Monitors the Quality and Complexity of CSS
12.8.2019
Many developers write about how to maintain a CSS codebase, yet not a lot of them write about how they measure the quality of that codebase. Sure, we have excellent linters like StyleLint and CSSLint, but they only help at preventing mistakes at a micro level. Using a wrong color notation, adding...
Tokens Built on Bitcoin Cash Are Cheaper to Send Than Those of Rival Networks
10.8.2019
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin technology has inspired a lot of innovation spawning a myriad of tokens representing digitized assets. There are now token creation systems on blockchain networks like Omni Layer, Counterparty, and Ethereum. Each framework comes with the cost of sending tokens...
Design Principles for Developers: Processes and CSS Tips for Better Web Design
8.8.2019
It is technically true that anyone can cook. But there’s a difference between actually knowing how to prepare a delicious meal and hoping for the best as you throw a few ingredients in a pot. Just like web development, you might know the ingredients—<span>, background-color, .heading-1—but...
Quick Gulp Cache Busting
7.8.2019
You should for sure be setting far-out cache headers on your assets like CSS and JavaScript (and images and fonts and whatever else). That tells the browser "hang on to this file basically forever." That way, when navigating from page to page on a site — or revisiting it, or refreshing...
Binance’s CZ: Like It or Not, Facebook’s Libra Coin Is Poised for Mass Adoption
7.8.2019
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao shares his thoughts on Facebook’s Libra and says Brexit is bullish for crypto in a wide-ranging interview
How to Become a Blockchain Developer
7.8.2019
Skilled blockchain developers are a scarce commodity, as precious as the bitcoins that reside on the distributed ledgers they maintain. Teach yourself one of the major blockchain programming languages and you’ll be set for life, though like anything worth having, this achievement won’t...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Can We Expect another June-Like Price Rally of Bitcoin (BTC) in August?
6.8.2019
Bitcoin (BTC) has travelled all the way from 3500 USD to 13,800 USD in these 8 months of 2019. The target price of 15,000 USD needs another price rally soon. Bitcoin, the king of all coins, has made a roller coaster ride this year until now. Right after the crypto winter, Bitcoin was being traded...
SSCCE
6.8.2019
You know what a "reduced test case" is, right? We've talked about it here. I imagine the concept is useful in many walks of life, but in the world of front-end development, you can think of it like:
A reduced test case is a demo/example page you create which reproduces the problem you are having...
Using Your Domain with a Netlify-Hosted Site
6.8.2019
Netlify has their own docs for Custom Domains, so if you're looking for horse's mouth technical docs on this stuff, that should be treated as the source of truth. But I'd like to take a crack at it from a slightly different angle, where we look at where you are and what you wanna do, and the point...
Blockchain Training Conference Offers Bootcamp to Train Cryptocurrency Security Auditors as Companies Like Facebook Announce Their Foray Into Blockchain Industry
6.8.2019
Denver, CO — Brokerage firm eToro recently found that 58% of U.S. adults have heard of Bitcoin and 16% have already heard of Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, likely in some part due to the United States Congress’ recent hearings on Facebook’s latest tech. But currently, there are very...
then on Objects
5.8.2019
Promises were a revelation in JavaScript development, allowing us to enjoy async processing and avoid callback hell. Many new APIs like Battery API, Cache API, and others use the promise API. One fact you may not know is that you can add a then method to any object to make it Promise-like!...
Goldman-Backed Apple Card Restricts Cryptocurrency Purchases
4.8.2019
Cryptocurrencies cannot be purchased with the new Apple credit card according to the American multinational technology company’s recently published customer agreement guidelines. The Apple card’s restrictions indicate that the company’s partner, Goldman Sachs, is leery toward...
Branching Out from the Great Divide
2.8.2019
I like the term Front-End Developer. It's encapsulates the nature of your job if your concerns are:
Building UIs for web browsers
The spectrum of devices and platforms those web browsers run on
The people who use those web browsers and related assistive technology
The breadth of knowledge...
Using Netlify Forms and Netlify Functions to Build an Email Sign-Up Widget
2.8.2019
Building and maintaining your own website is a great idea. Not only do you own your platform, but you get to experiment with web technologies along the way. Recently, I dug into a concept called serverless functions, starting with my own website. I’d like to share the results and what I learned...
Collective #537
1.8.2019
The Real Dark Web * A Message to GitHub * Truths about digital accessibility * What I Like About Vue
Collective #537 was written by Pedro Botelho and published on Codrops
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...
Ripple vs Bitcoin: XRP May Take More Time to Fetch a Jump Like BTC
1.8.2019
Bitcoin has grown by a good margin in the last 24 hours, whereas Ripple is down by 0.26%. By the end of 2019, Bitcoin and Ripple may trade around 15,000 USD to 20,000 USD and 0.7 USD respectively. Bitcoin and Ripple are two of the most tracked coin of the current times. Bitcoin (BTC)...
Bitcoin Price Analysis: Can We Still Expect another June Like Bitcoin Rally before this Year Ends?
1.8.2019
Bitcoin shows significant volatility in the market since April. The coin is likely to trade around 15,000 USD to 20,000 USD by the end of 2019. Bitcoin, the father of all crypt coins, have been through a roller-coaster ride in this year. In the initial few months of 2019, the coin maintained...