Redux is a library for state management that ensures that the application logic is well-organized and that apps work as expected. Redux makes it easy to understand your application’s code regarding when, where, why, and how the state of the application is updated. Redux is made up of the following key parts: actions reducers store… Continue reading Using Redux in a React Native App
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Finding Your Way With Domain Mapping
It’s no secret that having a custom domain name is an essential piece of any company’s branding strategy. While there are a myriad of hosting plans available that offer domains like your company.webhost.com, making the shift from one of those to simply yourcompany.com is an important step. However, your domain branding strategy need not end… Continue reading Finding Your Way With Domain Mapping
How to Autoload Classes With Composer in PHP
In this article, we’ll discuss the basics of autoloading in PHP and how to autoload PHP classes with Composer. I’ll explain why autoloading is so important and show you how to use Composer for autoloading step by step. I’ll also explain the difference between the different kinds of autoloading in Composer. Why Do We Need… Continue reading How to Autoload Classes With Composer in PHP
'Knowing what you're looking at' – JS tips for new React developers
August 17, 2020 I have a confession to make. While I have been a professional web developer for over 6 years, I didn’t feel comfortable with JavaScript until a year and a half ago. I still don’t feel like I know a lot of things. There’s a lot that still confuses me. But I’ve grown… Continue reading 'Knowing what you're looking at' – JS tips for new React developers
A Guide to Accessible Interactive Components using React Libraries
May 29, 2020 Content Warning: This blog post contains gifs. I’ve wanted to write this blog post ever since I wrote a11y and JS – A Seemingly Unconventional Romance. I love JavaScript, and my job is to code in React. I often observe folks (rightly) critique that React Apps are inaccessible. According to the WebAIM… Continue reading A Guide to Accessible Interactive Components using React Libraries
Raygun RUM: Know Your Users’ Experience
It goes without saying that building web applications requires a lot of work. Not only do you have to design, debug, and deliver a fast server-side application, but the same amount of time and care must go into designing, debugging, and delivering a fast client-side application. This means that everyone involved throughout the development process… Continue reading Raygun RUM: Know Your Users’ Experience
How to Resize an Image in Photoshop
What You’ll Be Creating Whether you are a beginner or an expert, resizing an image in Adobe Photoshop is one of the most commonly used skills. However, with so many tools available to you, it might be quite daunting to learn for someone who is just getting started. In this tutorial, you will learn how to… Continue reading How to Resize an Image in Photoshop
Growing Your TikTok Account in 2020
January 16, 2020 by Richie KS TikTok is the latest trend in social media, the app burst onto the scenes in early 2019 and the growth of the platform is letting up any time soon. It has become a safe haven for Gen Z who are notoriously difficult to market to and engage with, but… Continue reading Growing Your TikTok Account in 2020
How to Create a Cyberpunk Photoshop Effect Action
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a cyberpunk Photoshop effect action to add amazing photo effects to your photos. I will explain everything in so much detail that everyone can create the effect, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. The effect shown above… Continue reading How to Create a Cyberpunk Photoshop Effect Action
18+ Best Personal WordPress Portfolio Themes for 2020
Having a website that features your portfolio is crucial if you want to attract more clients. A WordPress portfolio site is also necessary when you’re trying to land a job in a creative agency or another business looking to hire a designer, illustrator, architect, or anyone else who needs to display their work. “56% of… Continue reading 18+ Best Personal WordPress Portfolio Themes for 2020
A Guide to Using SMS Marketing to Generate More Leads
Mobile eCommerce, or mCommerce, is a term used to cover online browsing for products and their purchase, with customers using their smartphones, tablets or personal computers to place the order. In recent years, portable devices have been quick to replace desktop computers, making the need to address mobile marketing more crucial than ever. The rapid… Continue reading A Guide to Using SMS Marketing to Generate More Leads
How to Create Simple and Inexpensive Business Web apps with Great Design
Low-cost web solutions often have uninspiring or even, to put it mildly, primitive design. By looking at this kind of an interface, users would rather have a nap than commit themselves to work. Nevertheless, several decision-makers prefer to rely on the solution’s functionalities, which is surely wise. But at the same time, they miss the… Continue reading How to Create Simple and Inexpensive Business Web apps with Great Design
Create an Interactive World Map With a WordPress Plugin
There are many options to choose from when you are looking to add a map to your WordPress website. There are even free options for plugins that use Google Maps. However, the problem with many of the existing WordPress map plugins and free options is the lack of customization available to you. In order to… Continue reading Create an Interactive World Map With a WordPress Plugin
5 Things That Significantly Improve User Experience
There are some truly stunning websites out there. But just because something looks pretty, doesn’t mean it will be functional and drive your target customers to action. “Most client web design requests will begin with a request for stellar web design, not a fully-functional one,” says an article from the digital marketing agency Active Web… Continue reading 5 Things That Significantly Improve User Experience
10 Best Directory Plugins for WordPress
Directories are a popular and profitable kind of website. Directory websites list products and services for users to browse. They are databases that deliver information based on location and category. They can contain a large amount of data in the form of listings under different categories. Directory websites come in all sizes and shapes: complex,… Continue reading 10 Best Directory Plugins for WordPress
How to Make an Infographic Template
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will have the opportunity to learn how to draw a set of elements for a medical infographic template in Illustrator! If you’d like to skip this tutorial and just use this infographic design template (with even more elements!) in your work, you can go ahead and simply… Continue reading How to Make an Infographic Template
10 Best Restaurant WordPress Plugins
With the evolution of online shopping, more and more shoppers are buying food and groceries online. But in order for your restaurant website to stand out, you need the right plugins. In this tutorial, we are going to review some of the premium best restaurant plugins on CodeCanyon, and some great free plugins you can… Continue reading 10 Best Restaurant WordPress Plugins
Designing towards live parking map — a UX case study
Florent LenormandBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Mar 15 Background Context Parking is a huge problem in major cities. Drivers spend an average of 17 hours a year searching for parking spots. The hunt adds up to an estimated $345 per driver in wasted time, fuel, and emissions. SpotAngels is a community-based app that helps drivers find parking thanks to… Continue reading Designing towards live parking map — a UX case study
How to Use Firebase Firestore in an iOS App
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to manage data in a Firebase Firestore database. For some background on Firebase and instructions on how to get your Firestore database set up, please read my earlier Introduction to Firebase post. Data, Documents, and Collections Working with Firestore, data, documents and collections are the key concepts which we need… Continue reading How to Use Firebase Firestore in an iOS App
10 Best React Native App Templates of 2019
React Native has been gaining in popularity for one obvious reason: it allows developers to target different mobile operating systems with a single codebase. This means that you no longer have to build the same app for both iOS and for Android from scratch, and you don’t have to forgo one or the other platform. Now you… Continue reading 10 Best React Native App Templates of 2019
50 Best Adobe Illustrator Tutorials Of 2018
Best Adobe Illustrator Tutorials of 2018 for vector designers, painters and artists who wants to learn how to use illustrator for illustration. This article is only for Vector and Illustrator Lovers. Here we are gathered 50 best Illustrator tutorials of 2018 for beginners and advance vector graphics to improve your illustration skills and create new, drawing and vector backgrounds and… Continue reading 50 Best Adobe Illustrator Tutorials Of 2018
Object-Oriented PHP With Classes and Objects
In this article, we’re going to explore the basics of object-oriented programming in PHP. We’ll start with an introduction to classes and objects, and we’ll discuss a couple of advanced concepts like inheritance and polymorphism in the latter half of this article. What Is Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)? Object-oriented programming, commonly referred to as OOP, is… Continue reading Object-Oriented PHP With Classes and Objects
10 WordPress Tips and Tricks to Steal from the Pros
WordPress is one of the most popular website platforms in the world, powering around 30 percent of the Web. It also has about 60 percent market share, beating out platforms like Joomla and Drupal by a long shot. People who use WordPress generally love it, which may be one reason it’s so popular. The other… Continue reading 10 WordPress Tips and Tricks to Steal from the Pros
How to Create an Isometric Map Mockup Action in Adobe Photoshop
What You’ll Be Creating From this tutorial, you’ll learn some new techniques and tricks. We’ll be using the Isometric Map Mockup product as an example and seeing in detail how it was created. At the end, you’ll have a fully workable action and confidence in building “transformation actions”. Got no time and need this action as soon as possible?… Continue reading How to Create an Isometric Map Mockup Action in Adobe Photoshop