Browser Trends August 2016: How Do Chrome’s Rivals Stack Up?
Web
By Craig Buckler,
Chrome continues its journey to world domination. What browser should you consider if you like Chrome but don't want to join Google's empire?
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Understanding Docker, Containers and Safer Software Delivery
Programming
By Lucero del Alba,
Lucero explains the concept of software containers and how Docker helps solve many of the issues relating to software delivery and app deployment.
Decoding CSS Positioning: A Master Class with Paul O’Brien
Web
By Ralph Mason,
Paul answers anything and everything about CSS positioning — from floats and relative, absolute and fixed positioning to table display and even flexbox.
Python on the Web: Why Frameworks Like Django Are Hot
Programming
By Shaumik Daityari,
Shaumik Daityari looks at what makes Python suited to web development, and why it's the go-to language for an increasing number of web developers.
4 Major Technical Challenges Facing IoT Developers
Web
By Ben Dickson,
Ben Dickson discusses four major challenges presented by IoT, from privacy and security to connectivity and compatibility/longevity.
Setting up a Home VPN Server Using Your Raspberry Pi
Web
By Patrick Catanzariti,
Patrick Catanzariti covers how to set up a VPN for your network using a Raspberry Pi and an OpenVPN installer called PiVPN.
Browser Trends July 2016: Is a Chrome Monoculture Harmless?
Web
By Craig Buckler,
The chasm between Chrome and the other browsers is widening. Craig discusses this new monoculture may be less dangerous than the IE6 days but remains cause for concern.
Elixir’s Ecto Querying DSL: Beyond the Basics
Programming
By Thomas Punt,
Thomas explores Ecto features, including query composition, joins and associations, SQL fragment injection, explicit casting, and dynamic field access.
Heroku Alternative: Deploy Apps with Dokku on DigitalOcean
Programming
By Adam Bard,
Adam Bard shows how to get small, low-traffic projects up and running with Dokku on DigitalOcean, creating a Heroku-like experience without the cost.
Understanding Elixir’s Ecto Querying DSL: The Basics
Programming
By Thomas Punt,
Thomas looks at the basics of querying with Elixir's Ecto library, going through joins, associations, aggregation functions, and so on.
An Introduction to Elixir’s Ecto Library
Programming
By Thomas Punt,
Thomas introduces Ecto, Elixir's predominant library for working with databases, building a simple database-driven app using Ecto's four main components.
Blisk: Your Next Web Development Browser?
Web
By Craig Buckler,
Most of us use our default browser for development. Is it practical? Are there better options? Craig looks at Blisk — a new development-only browser.
The Importance of Code Reviews
Programming
By Kitty Giraudel,
Hugo discusses the importance of code reviews, and how to get them happening within your development team.
3 Ways to Work More Effectively in a Web Development Team
Programming
By Camilo Reyes,
Camilo Reyes shares some important tips on working effectively in a team, growing as a programmer, and stepping up as a leader.
Browser Trends June 2016: Microsoft Misfortune
Web
By Craig Buckler,
Mozilla overtook IE/Edge browsers last month and there's more grim news for Microsoft. Craig discusses the company's future.
12 Favorite Atom Tips and Shortcuts to Improve Your Workflow
Web
By Mike Street,
Mike Street shares his favorite, time-saving tips, packages and shortcuts for GitHub's Atom code editor.
Teaching Programming: What’s the Best Language for Beginners?
Programming
By Chris Ward,
With programming skills becoming an increasing priority, Chris reflects on approaches to learning code and lessons learned from educating beginners.
Please: Automated CMS and Framework Installs in Vagrant
Programming
By Jehan Fillat,
Jehan introduces Please, a bash script for automating the installations of many CMSs and Frameworks by configuring them automatically into your Vagrant box.
Web Scraping for Beginners
Programming
By Shaumik Daityari,
Shaumik introduces web scraping, and how you can create your own web scraping scripts for collecting data from the web.
Find JavaScript Code Snippets by Functionality with Cocycles
JavaScript
By Jonathan Saring,
Jonathan introduces Cocycles, a new code search engine that can read code and search open-source code snippets by functionality.
A Beginner’s Guide to Data Binding in D3.js
JavaScript
By Kevin Kononenko,
Kevin Kononenko introduces "data binding" or "data joins" in d3.js, explaining how data is tied to actual elements in the DOM.
MODX: The Best CMS You’ve Never Used?
Web
By Zack Wallace,
Zack Wallace digs into MODX CMS, how it works, how to use it, and why you should consider it over other CMS offerings.
5 Common Problems Faced by Python Beginners
Programming
By Shaumik Daityari,
Shaumik Daityari identifies some of the common pain points for Python beginners and presents elegant solutions for dealing with them.
Saving Bandwidth with Chrome’s Data Saver
Web
By Simon Codrington,
Simon introduces Google Chrome's Data Saver, a feature for mobile and desktop that saves bandwidth without increasing load times — much.
Browser Trends May 2016: Firefox Finally Overtakes IE
Web
By Craig Buckler,
It's taken almost 14 years but Mozilla can finally claim to have more web users than Microsoft in the battle of the browsers.
Creating Animated Google Map Markers with CSS and JavaScript
Web
By Kevin Kononenko,
Kevin Kononenko shows how to create animated markers in Google Maps that respond to the user's actions.
Opera VPN: the Future of Private Browsing?
Web
By Craig Buckler,
Opera 38 offers a free, unrestricted, encrypted VPN which hides your browsing activities. Craig discusses the implications of easy online privacy.
Deploying to Heroku: An introduction
Web
By Adam Bard,
Adam Bard explains the simple steps involved in deploying web applications to Heroku, a managed server platform.
How to Build a 2D Tapping Game in Unity
Web
By Theodhor Pandeli,
Theodhor Pandeli walks through the process of creating a basic 2D tapping game in Unity.
Technical Debt: Rescuing Legacy Code through Refactoring
Programming
By Jeroen Moons,
Jeroen Moons offers advice and lessons learned on how to get a legacy codebase under control and bring it to a new level of maturity.