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How ChainLink and Cosmos Fit Into China’s Grand Blockchain Initiative
23.6.2020
ChainLink will help the state-backed Blockchain-Based Service Network (BSN) with oracles, and Cosmos-powered Irisnet will assist with interoperability
Building Your First Serverless Service With AWS Lambda Functions
29.5.2020
Many developers are at least marginally familiar with AWS Lambda functions. They’re reasonably straightforward to set up, but the vast AWS landscape can make it hard to see the big picture. With so many different pieces it can be daunting, and frustratingly hard to see how they fit seamlessly into...
React Integration Testing: Greater Coverage, Fewer Tests
1.5.2020
Integration tests are a natural fit for interactive websites, like ones you might build with React. They validate how a user interacts with your app without the overhead of end-to-end testing. 
This article follows an exercise that starts with a simple website, validates behavior with unit...
Using CSS to Set Text Inside a Circle
14.4.2020
You want to set some text inside the shape of a circle with HTML and CSS? That’s crazy talk, right?
Not really! Thanks to shape-outside and some pure CSS trickery it is possible to do exactly that.
However, this can be a fiddly layout option. We have to take lots of different things into...
CSS Foldable Display Polyfill
9.4.2020
Foldable phones are starting to be a thing. Early days, for sure, but some are already shipping, and they definitely have web browsers on them. Stands to reason that, as web designers, we are going to want to know where that fold is so we can design screens that fit onto the top half and bottom...
Google Fit vypadá jinak. Zaměří se teď hlavně na počet kroků
7.4.2020
Sportovní aplikace Google Fit dostal další změnu designu. Aplikace už v minulosti prošla několika významnými proměnami, tentokrát se více zaměřuje na počet ušlých kroků a srdeční aktivitu. Změna se týká aplikací pro Android, Wear OS a iOS.
Společně s předchozím redesignem služby Google Fit
How They Fit Together: Transform, Translate, Rotate, Scale, and Offset
30.3.2020
Firefox 72 was first out of the gate with "independent transforms." That is, instead of having to combine transforms together, like:
.el {
transform: rotate(10deg) scale(0.95) translate(10px, 10px);
}
...we can do:
.el {
rotate: 10deg;
scale: 0.95;
translate: 10px 10px;
}
That's extremely...
Emergency Website Kit
27.3.2020
Here’s an outstanding idea from Max Böck. He’s created a boilerplate project for building websites that fit within a single HTTP request. This is extremely important for websites that contain critical information for public safety. As Max writes:
In cases of emergency, many organizations need...
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...
How to Anonymously Buy Bitcoin Online and in Person
24.2.2020
Buying bitcoin is a bit like buying contraception: it’s a basic human right, you should be entitled to do so privately, and it’s nobody’s business what you plan to do with it. Whether you’re buying bitcoin to set aside for a rainy day or to expend immediately in a fit...
Centering a div That Maintains Aspect-Ratio When There’s Body Margin
18.2.2020
Andrew Welch had a little CSS challenge the other day to make an ordinary div:
• centered vertically + horizontally• scales to fit the viewport w/ a margin around it• maintains an arbitrary aspect ratio• No JS
There's a video in that tweet if it helps you visualize the challenge. I saw Paul...
Paypal Pullout Prompts Pornhub to Add Tether as Payment Option for Its Adult Models
24.1.2020
The porn industry is seen by many as a perfect fit for widespread cryptocurrency usage as it suffers from financial censorship far more than most businesses. When Paypal stopped servicing Pornhub models, the company hinted it might turn to digital currency as an alternative and now this has been...
Stream-Crossing Confusion
23.12.2019
Should I use WordPress or React hooks?
Should I use D3 or CSS?
Should I use Markdown or JSON?
Can I use flexbox in Gatsby?
Can I use custom properties in Jekyll?
Should I use HTML or the cloud?
How do I add dark mode to my Vue site?
These are tongue-in-cheek, but there is a point to be made here....
Create Amazingly Stable Tests Your Way — Coded and Code-Less
21.11.2019
Testim’s end-to-end test automation delivers the speed and stability of AI-based codeless tests, with the power of code. You get the flexibility to record or code tests, run on third-party grids, fit your workflow and tools including CI, Git and more. Join the Dev Kit beta to start writing stable...
Program konference Devel.cz 2019 je veřejný. Registrujte se
9.10.2019
Datum 16. listopadu se blíží a s ním 9. ročník konference Devel.cz. Čeká vás 11 přednášek a dva bloky ignite talků. Konference proběhne v budově FIT ČVUT v Praze. Zdroják se tradičně podílí na…
Zimbabwe Bans Popular Mobile Money Services From Paying out Fiat Cash
3.10.2019
Zimbabwe is once again showing the need to take away from politicians the power to control normal people’s money. The government there is now trying to cope with the results of mismanaging the economy by preventing citizens from using their fiat currency as they see fit. Also Read: Bittrex...
Adaptive Photo Layout with Flexbox
3.10.2019
Let’s take a look at a super lightweight way to create a horizontal masonry effect for a set of arbitrarily-sized photos. Throw any set of photos at it, and they will line up edge-to-edge with no gaps anywhere.
The solution is not only lightweight but also quite simple. We’ll be using an unordered...
[aktualita] Studenti FIT ČVUT vyvinuli aplikaci pro fitness trénink. Fitify si už stáhly stovky tisíc lidí
23.9.2019
Rok a půl stará firma dvou studentů FIT ČVUT Fitify Workouts má na kontě už celou řadu mobilních aplikací pro posilování a fitness trénink. Aplikace z rodiny Fitify Aps, specializované na konkrétní cviky, používá asi 600 tisíc lidí měsíčně, uvedla fakulta v tiskové zprávě. Firma v srpnu vydala...
Google Fit přináší sledování spánku a tmavý režim. Některým ale služba vůbec nefunguje
6.8.2019
Google spustil předělanou verzi své služby v minulém roce, od té doby se ale dalších větších změn nedočkala. Ty částečně přicházejí až nyní – nově je k dispozici tmavý režim, sledování spánku včetně grafů a pár vylepšení pro uživatele na iOS. Přesto ale služba mnoha lidem vůbec nefunguje.
[aktualita] CESNET s FIT ČVUT získaly v USA patent na kompresi pomocí rozptylových tabulek
23.7.2019
Sdružení CESNET a Fakulta informačních technologií ČVUT získaly americký patent na vynález efektivní implementace rychlých kompresních algoritmů. Podstata vynálezu spočívá v novém řešení rozptylovacích (hashovacích) tabulek implementovaných v programovatelných hradlových polích (FPGA). Řešení...