CategoryApps

April 5, 2019 — In this article, we explore how we can speed up web applications by replacing slow JavaScript calculations with compiled WebAssembly. Read more…

April 3, 2019 — The z-index property, despite all that’s written about it, is still widely misunderstood and mishandled. Stacking issues in a complex single-page web application can become a major pain. Adhering to some principles, however, we can easily avoid these issues. Read more…

March 12, 2019 — With Spotify, machine learning and social media has gone musical. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to compose your own application to share what you’re listening to on Spotify using Vue.js and Nuxt. Read more…

March 8, 2019 — Have you ever considered how much it actually costs to build and maintain a mobile app? When you look at the big picture, you’ll soon realize that mobile apps aren’t a smart investment for most. Read more…

February 19, 2019 — In this tutorial, Ahmed Bouchefra will use the latest versions of Bootstrap 4 and Angular 7 to build an Angular application and style the interface with Bootstrap. Let’s see how we can integrate Bootstrap CSS styles and JavaScript files with an Angular project generated using the Angular CLI, and how to use form controls and classes to create beautiful forms and how to style HTML tables using Table styles. Read more…

February 15, 2019 — For the past few months, Cory Shaw has been building a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application, and throughout the development process he’s realized what a powerful tool Slack (or team chat in general) can be to monitor user and application behavior. After a bit of integration, it’s provided a real-time view into our application that previously didn’t exist, and it’s been so invaluable that he couldn’t help but write up this show-and-tell. Read more…

February 13, 2019 — With Progressive Web Apps, you can now use the web to build full-blown apps. Thanks to an enormous amount of new specifications and features, we can do things with the web that you used to need to write native apps for. However, talking to hardware devices was still a bridge too far up till now. Today, Niels Leenheer will introduce you to WebBluetooth. Thanks to this tool, we can now build PWAs that can control your lights, drive a car or even control a drone. Read more…

February 5, 2019 — Good performance is critical to delivering a good user experience, and iOS users often have high expectations of their apps. A slow and unresponsive app might make users give up on using your app or, worse, leave a bad rating. In this article, Axel Kee is going to look into five optimization tricks that will make your app feel more responsive. Read more…

January 29, 2019 — API-based solutions are becoming a critical building block of modern digital products. What are they? How can they impact your design process? Finally, how to evaluate them without bothering your software team? The growing amount of data and the need for speed in building products pushed APIs to become the lingua franca of digital teams. To design systems based on API-first systems, make sure you understand the vendors’ offerings. Today, Michał Sędzielewski brings you this hands-on testing guide which is a good starting point in doing so. It will help you explore the API capabilities even before you throw it to your teaching team, saving their energy — and yours as well. Read more…

January 9, 2019 — The scope of possibilities to apply Google Cloud Vision service is practically endless. With Python Library available, it can certainly help you bring out deeper interest in Machine Learning technologies. Google Vision API turned out to be a great tool to get a text from a photo. In this article, Bartosz Biskupski will guide you through the development process with Python in a sample project. If you’re a novice, don’t worry. You will only need a very basic knowledge of this programming language — with no other skills required. Let’s get started! Read more…