Software Development News and Articles

Published on: 2/3/2021 - 5 min read

What's my tech stack in 2021?

Every developer needs one solid technology stack under their belt. You can have many, sure, but I think you need to work towards the mastery...

HTML

Published on: 2/1/2021 - 3 min read

It really is time to start using the picture tag in HTML

I get it. It takes time for new features in HTML/CSS/JavaScript to take effect and begin to get used regularly by developers. I myself am gu...

Database

Published on: 1/29/2021 - 4 min read

Converting SQL Server to MongoDB in 2021

Just recently I wrote about why you might want to consider using a NoSQL database like MongoDB over the more traditional relational model of...

Javascript

Published on: 1/27/2021 - 3 min read

How to Ctrl + S to save in JavaScript

The Ctrl + s shortcut has become so natural as a saving mechanism, that I find myself doing it automatically many times with websites....

Javascript

Published on: 1/25/2021 - 5 min read

How use-strict affects your JavaScript code

You might be familiar with seeing the following directive at the top of JavaScript files....

Web Design

Published on: 1/22/2021 - 4 min read

4 reasons why you might want to avoid infinite scrolling

Infinite scrolling is a somewhat popular UI/UX technique for loading content asynchronously to the user. In a sense, as you scroll through t...

Javascript

Published on: 1/21/2021 - 4 min read

How to implement a "Load More" button in JavaScript

Infinite loading, also referred to as infinite scrolling, is a popular UI/UX technique in which a user does not have to leave the page in or...

Published on: 1/20/2021 - 5 min read

3 reasons you might want to use a NoSQL database

Most developers are familiar with RDBMS's (Relational Database Management Systems) such as SQL Server, MySQL and PostgreSQL and that's becau...

Published on: 1/19/2021 - 4 min read

How to validate email addresses in the browser and with JavaScript

Validating data is key to ensuring both a good user experience and for keeping your databases clean. And while the HTML standard has more re...

Published on: 1/19/2021 - 5 min read

What exactly is a NoSQL database?

NoSQL databases are not anything new. The concept behind storing data in non-relational document or key-value formats has been around for de...

Programming

Published on: 1/18/2021 - 5 min read

Server-side pagination vs client-side pagination

Pagination is a vital UI/UX element that is usually overlooked by many developers. It makes navigating through data easier, but it comes at ...

Performance

Published on: 1/15/2021 - 5 min read

Looking at PageSpeed Insights Web Vitals

I run many different kinds of analysis on this website in order to check for weaknesses and to patch them up whenever possible. One of those...

Published on: 1/13/2021 - 4 min read

What is the best browser for developers?

If you are a web developer, then you can agree that one of the most powerful tools at your disposal is the browser itself. More specifically...

Javascript

Published on: 1/12/2021 - 5 min read

Top 4 jQuery alternatives to consider switching to

jQuery is probably still the most popular and widely used JavaScript library out there today, and that's mainly due to its longevity. Latest...

Published on: 1/12/2021 - 4 min read

Set up UptimeRobot monitors to check for site downtime

There is a good chance that at some point your websites will go down, regardless of where it is hosted. Most hosting platforms typically wil...

Published on: 1/11/2021 - 4 min read

3 Reasons Why Your GoDaddy Site Might Be Down

Most hosting providers out there today offer 99.999% uptime usually on their web servers. A bold estimate, but one that makes sense overall....

Web Development

Published on: 1/9/2021 - 4 min read

How to set up a free SSL certificate on GoDaddy

These days, thanks in part to browser default security settings, you really can't go without having an SSL certificate installed on your web...

Computer Science

Published on: 1/6/2021 - 5 min read

3 Computer Science fundamentals to learn right now

You might think that Computer Science essentially comes down to programming concepts, data structures and algorithms, and to some extent tha...

Published on: 1/4/2021 - 4 min read

New design for 2021

Taking everything that I've learned from 2020 about what works and what doesn't work on the blog, I have made adjustments and upgrades to th...

.NET

Published on: 12/18/2020 - 5 min read

Should you still be using ASP.NET Web Forms in 2021?

ASP.NET has seen many changes during the past decade. What once started as a super lightweight scripting language (Classic ASP), has grown i...

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