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Get Humble Bundle's Programming Books For Just a Dollar
The lowest tier is only $1 and includes 7 hefty coding books. And for the highest tier of $15, you get the entire collection of books which total over $1000 in value....
Why every developer needs a tech blog in 2021
Published on: 2/10/2021 - 4 min read
Why every developer needs a tech blog in 2021
Whether you are just getting started with a programming language and a tech stack, or if you have 10 years of experience already and buildin...
Should you still learn PHP in 2021?
Published on: 2/9/2021 - 5 min read
Should you still learn PHP in 2021?
You don't hear much about PHP these days in online communities or in tech blogs in general. And that might have you thinking that it's perha...
Earn money while browsing the web with Brave
Published on: 2/8/2021 - 4 min read
Earn money while browsing the web with Brave
For the past few years, Firefox and Chrome have been the browsers to beat. They get regular updates, they run on multiple platforms and they...
How important is your GitHub activity for a job interview?
I often get asked just how important it is to maintain an active status on GitHub in order to land that next big job. Just how much attentio...
What's my tech stack in 2021?
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...
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...
Converting SQL Server to MongoDB in 2021
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...
How to Ctrl + S to save in 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....
How use-strict affects your JavaScript code
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....
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...
How to implement a
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...
3 reasons you might want to use a NoSQL database
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...
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...
What exactly is a NoSQL database?
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...
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 ...
Looking at PageSpeed Insights Web Vitals
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...
What is the best browser for developers?
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...
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...
Set up UptimeRobot monitors to check for site downtime
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...