Faster Image Loading With Embedded Image Previews Faster Image Loading With Embedded Image Previews Christoph Erdmann 2019-08-23T13:30:59+02:00 2019-08-23T15:35:46+00:00 Low Quality Image Preview (LQIP) and the SVG-based variant SQIP are the two predominant techniques for lazy image loading. What both have in common is that you first generate a low-quality preview image. This will be displayed blurred and later replaced by the original image. What if you could present a preview image to the website visitor without having to load additional … →

Inspirational Website of the Week: Igor Mahr A web design full of lively motion with a truly unique feel. Our pick this week. Get inspired This content is sponsored via Syndicate Ads Easily Secure and Manage All Your Apple Devices in Minutes Jamf Now is a management tool for your iPads, iPhones and Macs at work. Jamf Now makes IT tasks easy so you can focus on your business instead! Try it free Using Native JavaScript Modules in Production Today … →

Testing Made Easier Via Framework Minimalism And Software Architecture Testing Made Easier Via Framework Minimalism And Software Architecture Ryan Kay 2019-08-22T13:00:59+02:00 2019-08-23T15:35:46+00:00 Like many other Android developers, my initial foray into testing on the platform lead me to be immediately confronted with a demoralizing degree of jargon. Further, what few examples I came across at the time (circa 2015) did not present practical use cases which may have inclined me to think that the cost to benefit ratio of learning … →

Bringing A Better Design Process To Your Organization Bringing A Better Design Process To Your Organization Eric Olive 2019-08-21T13:30:59+02:00 2019-08-21T15:35:02+00:00 As user experience (UX) designers and researchers, the most common complaint we hear from users is: “Why don’t they think about what I need?” In fact, many organizations have teams dedicated to delivering what users and customers need. More and more software developers are eager to work with UX designers in order to code interfaces that customers will use and … →

How To Build A Real-Time Multiplayer Virtual Reality Game (Part 1) How To Build A Real-Time Multiplayer Virtual Reality Game (Part 1) Alvin Wan 2019-08-20T15:30:59+02:00 2019-08-20T15:36:20+00:00 In this tutorial series, we will build a web-based multiplayer virtual reality game in which players will need to collaborate to solve a puzzle. We will use A-Frame for VR modeling, MirrorVR for cross-device real-time synchronization, and A-Frame Low Poly for low-poly aesthetics. At the end of this tutorial, you will have a fully … →

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Pitching Your Writing To Publications Pitching Your Writing To Publications Rachel Andrew 2019-08-19T14:00:59+02:00 2019-08-19T15:36:13+00:00 Recently, I had a chat with Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert over on the Shoptalk Podcast about writing for publications such as Smashing Magazine and CSS-Tricks. One of the things we talked about was submitting ideas to publications — something that can feel quite daunting even as an experienced writer. In this article, I’m going to go through the process for pitching, heavily based on my … →

Monthly Web Development Update 8/2019: Strong Teams And Ethical Data Sensemaking Monthly Web Development Update 8/2019: Strong Teams And Ethical Data Sensemaking Anselm Hannemann 2019-08-16T13:51:00+02:00 2019-08-16T15:36:11+00:00 What’s more powerful than a star who knows everything? Well, a team not made of stars but of people who love what they do, stand behind their company’s vision and can work together, support each other. Like a galaxy made of stars — where not every star shines and also doesn’t need to. Everyone … →

The (Upcoming) WordPress Renaissance The (Upcoming) WordPress Renaissance Leonardo Losoviz 2019-08-15T13:00:59+02:00 2019-08-15T15:35:56+00:00 It has been 8 months since Gutenberg was launched as the default content editor in WordPress. Depending who you ask, you may hear that Gutenberg is the worst or the best thing that has happened to WordPress (or anything in between). But something that most people seem to agree with, is that Gutenberg has been steadily improving. At the current pace of development, it’s only a matter of … →