Honeypot·5y13 Best Tech Documentaries For Developers
There are hardly any documentaries out there about developers or software development. All you need is this personally curated list of ‘developer’ documentaries (I’m most excited about the last one!). Let’s jump in. Vue.js: The Documentary: The origins of the Progressive JavaScript Framework. GraphQL: The documentary traces the rise and rise of GraphQL from initial success.
Bits and Pieces·5yGoogle Chrome Hidden Features For Developers
Google Chrome Dev Tools is one of the most used tools among web developers. It has some amazing features that most developers are not aware of. In this article, I will discuss the top 5 Chrome DevTools experimental features every developer should try. Google Chrome Hidden Features Every Developer Should Know Google Chrome experiments you should try
DEV·5y10 Google Chrome Extensions you should use as a developer
Here are some of the best Google Chrome extensions for developers. Extensions that make life easier, make you more productive, or perform an essential task better than a dedicated tool. As the vast majority of us use Chrome, it makes sense to consider Chrome extensions. Other browsers are available but Chrome is used by 62.6% of internet users.
freeCodeCamp·4yHow to Build a Custom CRM
A Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a system that helps businesses organize and manage their customer relationships. In this course you will learn how to build a CRM using the Retool low-code platform. Watch the full course below or on the freeCodeCamp.org YouTube channel (2-hour watch).
Changelog·4yFirefox is the Only Alternative
Almost all browsers these days are built on top of Chromium, Chrome's open-source version. Chrome and Safari control about 85% of the browser market share. Microsoft’s Edge commands only about 4%. Firefox is the only alternative to a complete Chrome hegemony. Google are going to be in complete control of web standards unless something drastically changes.
Flutter·4yAnnouncing Flutter 2.8
Flutter aims to change how apps are built. It unites mobile, web, desktop, and embedded development into a single toolkit. The latest update makes it easier than ever to connect apps to back-end services, such as Firebase and Google Cloud. It adds production-quality support for Google Ads and major upgrades to the camera and embedded web plugins.
Hacker News·4yMy Path to Financial Independence as a Software Engineer
After 12 years in the corporate world, I am ecstatic that I have finally attained my goal. This article is about the nuts and bolts of my journey in case anyone else finds it useful in charting their own course. There are many steps in my journey that would be hard or impossible for others to replicate. But there are others that you would find more useful and applicable in your own life.
TechCrunch·5yFacebook changes its corporate branding to Meta – TechCrunch
After 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name. Facebook’s corporate entity is now Meta. Facebook had been laying the groundwork for this change for months, seemingly in an effort to move its core branding further from the negative headlines surrounding its most popular product.
It's Foss·5yGoogle Chrome vs Chromium: What’s the difference?
Chromium is not an open-source web browser. Google Chrome adds proprietary code to Chromium, making Chrome a proprietary browser. Chromium comes with built-in support for high-quality media codecs. Netflix doesn’t work in Chromium by default.
Angular·4yThank you, Angular
Igor Minar is leaving Google to take up a role with Uber Tech Lead Jeremy Elbourn. He will be transitioning to the role of Lead Tech Lead (TL) for the project. Minar has been working on the project since 2009, when he first met Miško Hevery. He says the project has grown to become much bigger and more influential than he ever imagined.
Hashnode·5yHow to use Google as a Software Engineer
If you're just starting out your career as a Software Engineer or you have several years of experience, there are many aspects in which you need to gain proficiency. In this article, I'll be covering some key tips and tricks that can help you in becoming a proficient Google Search user and getting the information you need as soon as possible.
TechCrunch·5yMicrosoft launches Google Wave – TechCrunch
Microsoft is bringing back Google Wave, the doomed real-time messaging and collaboration platform Google launched in 2009 and prematurely shuttered in 2010. Microsoft Wave Loop is a new app — and concept — that takes the Fluid framework, which provides developers with flexible components to mix and match.
The Hacker News·5yNew Chrome Browser 0-day Under Active Attack—Update Immediately!
Google releases Chrome 88.0.4324.150 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The fix is for a heap buffer overflow flaw in its V8 JavaScript rendering engine. The security flaw was reported to Google by Mattias Buelens on January 24. It's not immediately clear if CVE-2021-21148 was used in these attacks.
The Hacker News·5yNew Chrome 0-Day Bug Under Active Attacks – Update Your Browser ASAP!
Chrome users can update to the latest version (91.0.4472.101) by heading to Settings > Help > About Google Chrome to mitigate the risk associated with the flaw. The flaw stems from a type confusion issue in its V8 open-source and JavaScript engine. Google has addressed a total of seven zero-days in Chrome since the start of the year.
Bits and Pieces·5y5 Chrome Flags You Should Enable
Chrome Flags are a set of experimental features provided by the Chrome browser. Although they are experimental, enabling them will increase your web development experience. In this article, I will introduce the top 5 Google Chrome Flags every developer should enable. Top 5 Chrome Flags for Developers: QuIC protocol, WebNotes Stylize, GPU rasterization, Side Panel.
JavaScript in Plain English·5yYour PWA is going to break in August 2021
Google is pausing their plan to roll out this feature. Your PWA is going to break in August 2021. 52% of all PWAs will break with Chrome 93. Google doesn’t like its own solution. So instead you’ll have to build one yourself. That is, unless you can do better than the Dinosaur Game.
Torque·5y28 Best Tools for Freelancers (2021): Keep Your Business on Track
Some of the best tools for freelancers tackle several key categories. These include organization, time-tracking, communication, productivity, invoicing, and more. It’s really a matter of saving time in all aspects of business, not just when completing projects. If you can find tools that reduce the time spent on handling finances, scheduling meetings, and communicating with clients, you should probably jump at the opportunity.
freeCodeCamp·5yHow to Turn Google Sheets into a REST API and Use it with a React Application
How to Turn Google Sheets into a REST API and Use it with a React Application. How to TurnGoogle Sheets Into a RESTAPI and Use It with areact Application. Read the rest of this article to learn more about how to use the REST API in your React application.
daily.dev·5yNext.js is turning 5. Join the celebration!
Next.js Conf is a day dedicated to celebrating what we've accomplished as a community. Next.js was born and paved the way for a faster, more intuitive, and more freeing way to build for the web. Here are three reasons you won't want to miss the event on October 26.
DEV·5yA list of actually useful Nocode tools and I am not talking about site builders.
These tools are not just another Website/App builder, but actual tools that will help you develop/scale your existing apps/websites. There's a lot of buzz going around the web dev world regarding Nocode, but a ton of these do the same thing and kind of miss the point of why they are to be used.
DevDojo·5yAPI Design best practices
Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) are interfaces that allow one application to use the data and resources of another. Many of your favorite apps would not work today if they were not for APIs. This blog post explains the best practices that you should think about when creating a web API.
web.dev·5yWebRTC is now a W3C and IETF standard
WebRTC is a platform giving browsers, mobile apps, and desktop apps real-time communication capabilities, typically used for video calling. Google initiated the idea to create WebRTC in 2009, as an alternative to Adobe Flash and desktop applications that couldn't run in the browser. In 2013, Mozilla and Google demonstrated video calling between their browsers.
