Single Page App Backends: Where Laravel Beats Node.js
A web developer compares Laravel an Node.js, two of the most popular backend frameworks, to see how Laravel stacks up with the increasingly popular Node.
Latests
Tips for Creating Accessible SVG
In the past, 'accessible graphics' meant ALT tags. Leonie Watson shows how SVG allows us to make semantic, robust, screen-readable graphics.
Code Splitting With Vue.js And Webpack
One possible downside to bundling your single page app with Webpack is that you can end up with a really big bundle file. Code splitting is the idea that a bundle can be fragmented into smaller files.
Iterables and Iterators in JavaScript
In this post, I go over the iterable and iterator protocols and show some examples of making your own objects iterable so that they can be used with the for...of loop or the spread operator.
Red, White, and Blue - Rules about color palettes
Eight rules about color palettes that everyone (including non-designers) should know
How can I securely use CSS-in-JS with React?
CSS-in-JS is a bit like eval for CSS. It is incredibly powerful, but it also makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot.
How to Design a Daring but Effective Split-Screen Layout
Split-screen layouts are a bold stylistic choice but not suited to all designs. Today, Daniel balances some design inspiration with a few words of caution.
Yes, That Web Project Should Be a PWA
Most websites — and, more importantly, their readers — can benefit from becoming PWAs — Progressive Web Apps. And it’s so easy!
An Introduction To Object Oriented CSS (OOCSS)
The purpose of OOCSS - Object Oriented CSS - is to encourage code reuse and faster and more efficient stylesheets that are easier to maintain.
Solve Your Specificity Headaches With CSS Modules
“CSS Modules” is nothing to do with the W3C, rather part of a suggested build process. It compiles your project, renaming the selectors and classes so that they become unique.
My favored SCSS setup with Bootstrap 4
How I integrate Bootstrap 4 and structure my SCSS in small to medium projects.
Let LoopBack Do It: A Walkthrough of the Node API Framework You've Been Dreaming Of
LoopBack, an API framework built on the shoulders of Express that will free you to focus on your application developed by StrongLoop, the company that brought us Express.js.
Learning JavaScript: 9 Common Mistakes
Many people try learning JavaScript and then give up. Yaphi Berhanu looks at 9 common mistakes and gives you tips to overcome them and master JavaScript!
How we succeeded on the App Store and acquired 4,000,000 users
A little over a year ago, we founded Beta Labs with the goal of creating engaging mobile apps, tailored to young millennials and gen Z…
Introduction to commonly used ES6 features
JavaScript has progressed a ton in the recent years. In this article, I want to share with you eight ES6 features I use daily as a developer to help you ease into the new syntax.