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JAMstack Comments
24.4.2018
JAMstack sites are often seen as being static. A more accurate mental model for them would be that they are sites which have the ability to be hosted statically. The difference might seem semantic, but thanks to the rise of many tools and services which simplify running a build and deploying...
Freebie: Beautiful CV Template with Bootstrap
24.4.2018
We present you a free Bootstrap 4 CV template with amazing and responsive design
Server-Side Visualization With Nightmare
24.4.2018
This is an extract from chapter 11 of Ashley Davis’s book Data Wrangling with JavaScript now available on the Manning Early Access Program. I absolutely love this idea as there is so much data visualization stuff on the web that relies on fully functioning client side JavaScript and potentially...
Build an Amazon-Like Product Preview App using Vue.js
19.4.2018
If you have ever used online stores like Amazon or eBay, you have definitely used the preview feature. It shows you images or videos of the product so you know what to expect before making a purcha
Why You Shouldn’t Necessarily Start with a Monolith
19.4.2018
For your consideration: monolith vs. microservices
Conventional wisdom counsels starting out with a monolith, but are there exceptions? I asked some top CTOs about their experiences to det
What are Higher-Order Components in React?
19.4.2018
If you have been in the React ecosystem for a while, there is a possibility that you have heard about Higher Order Components. Let’s look at a simple implementation while also trying to explain the core idea. From here you should get a good idea of how they work and even put them to use.
Why...
Kinsta
19.4.2018
(This is a sponsored post.)
Huge thanks to Kinsta for sponsoring CSS-Tricks this week! We're big fans of WordPress around here, and know some of you out there are too. So this might come of interest: Kinsta is WordPress hosting that runs on Google Cloud Platform. And in fact, it's officially...
VuePress Static Site Generator
18.4.2018
VuePress is a new tool from Vue creator Evan You that spins up Vue projects that are more on the side of websites based on content and markup than progressive web applications and does it with a few strokes of the command line.
We talk a lot about Vue around here, from a five-part series on getting...
Build An Animated Image Search with Vue.js (Solution to Code Challenge #8)
18.4.2018
Yet to take the code challenge #8 to build an animated image search? You can still do so! Send in your solutions using the co
10 Amazing CodePen Demos for April 2018
12.4.2018
A collection of interesting CodePen demos that you should check out
Getting Started with Python and MongoDB
3.4.2018
You can get started with MongoDB and your favorite programming language by leveraging one of its drivers, many of which are maintained by MongoDB engineers, an
Destructuring and Function Arguments
3.4.2018
The JavaScript language has benefitted from some really awesome new features over the past few years, including arrow functions, the spread operator, and default function argument values. Even if your browser doesn’t yet support proposed JavaScript API syntax additions, you can use a tool...
15 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for April 2018
3.4.2018
We share with you a collection of awesome and free resources for this April
Script & Style Show: Episode 5: Q&A
1.4.2018
On this week’s episode: Todd’s back from vacation while David’s knee-deep in a Firefox Debugger breakpoint UI update. We eventually move on to viewer questions that range form JavaScript knowledge, the Array.flatten controversy, front-end testing (TDD vs. BDD), and mastering...
How To Make Netflix-Like Swipers in Vue
23.3.2018
If you have been building for the web for a little while, you would have like me encountered at least some issues when making swipers - for some reason, they always seem to have a mind of their ow
5 Crucial Concepts for Learning d3.js and How to Understand Them
23.3.2018
You may have already heard about d3.js, the dazzling JavaScript library that lets you create beautiful charts and graphics with just a few lines of code. You might have seen some of the fantastic examples of D3 in action, or you may have heard that the New York Times uses it to create...
Exchange Rates and Currency Conversion with fixer.io (Sponsored)
22.3.2018
My most stressful tasks as a coder have always revolved around money. Whether you’re coding a site for a client, your own business, or your employer, you want to be damn sure that any handling of currency is accurate, secure, and localized. We always want our code to work but when...
8 Awesome and Free PHP Books
21.3.2018
In this article we share with you a list of interesting books for learning PHP
15 Interesting JavaScript and CSS Libraries for March 2018
12.3.2018
In this article we share with you a collection of some of our most favourite libraries for March
Force a React Component to Re-Render
7.3.2018
The beauty of React components is that they automagically render and update based on a change in state or props; simply update the state from any place and suddenly your UI element updates — awesome! There may be a case, however, where you simply want to brute force a fresh render of a React...