Have you long been using CSS to build some attractive web designs and layouts? Are you familiar with how CSS can help rejuvenate a bland webpage to create something enticing? CSS is much more than using those fancy fonts and creating backgrounds. No matter how long you have been using CSS to create powerful designs, there could still be some undiscovered features and CSS properties...
Few technological advancements and innovations have affected the world of commerce as deeply as the advent of eCommerce. One cannot overstress the profound ease of doing business online, especially in an increasingly mobile-friendly digital era. In turn, this development has motivated brands and businesses to adapt their marketing strategies accordingly. Inevitably, many seem to have come to the data-driven conclusion that an integrated eCommerce marketing...
Have you ever tried to create a specific functionality when someone clicks on a button on your site? Or do you need some interactions when users interface with forms? A HTML script is usually static with little functionality. HTML alone cannot maneuver elements to fit certain conditions or for interactivity. To have a web page that is interactive and dynamic, we need the DOM. What...
If you are learning how to code in python, it is inevitable that you come across lists. List is one of the most versatile, fundamental, data structures in python and used in many applications of data manipulation, machine learning and AI. Lists involves putting values in between a square bracket - [ ], separated by commas. Example, planets = ['mars', 'jupiter', 'earth', 'pluto', 'uranus', 'saturn',...
Today, working machines exist to perform a small portion of the more significant tasks Quantum Computers might eventually do for us in the (not so far) future. These working prototypes of quantum computers may serve as the steppingstones for building the real thing. Quantum computers will be a completely different mechanism than anything we humans have ever made and built throughout history. But what is...
Since signs of COVID-19 first became a public matter, leaders from all industries knew there was a significant change coming. However, even when the big ripples resonate down to bearable frequency, COVID will remain a factor. Fighting through the storm, we need to figure out how our future will include a game-changer like the pandemic. Following isolating quarantine conditions, countries and cities will go through...
Moving from front-end to backend development raised many questions in my mind. What is backend development, and why do I need to learn it? Will I be able to master it? Junior developers usually start their career tinkering with front-end libraries, like Vue.JS, for example, before deciding they are moving to something more challenging to grasp, like Node.JS.Front-end developers deal more with visual elements and...
What is an API? API stands for Application Programming Interface, and they are widely used in programming for communication between servers. APIs allow two services/servers to interact with each other without knowing how precisely each one of them is implemented. API is a key design aspect of one of the fundamental concepts in computer science – abstraction. HMTL APIs There are arguments that HTML5 as...
A good layout makes users stay on a site because it makes important stuff easily accessible and intuitive to find. A lousy layout frustrates users, who leave because they can't find what they are looking for. In web design, a layout is a term that explains how a website is displayed on the screen. HTML 5 has quite a few elements that define parts of...
In recent years a variety of e-commerce platforms have risen in popularity. People find online shopping more convenient than in-person shopping in Highstreet stores. This trend saw a steep increase with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. People got confined to their houses, adhering to the social distancing laws already in power. While many malls and supermarkets suffered at the pandemic’s hand, the eCommerce industry...
No-code development platforms are software that allows non-programmers or users to build applications using a GUI or visual flow. No-code development platforms work with a WYSIWYG editor, allowing users to quickly connect elements, components, and styles together. For example, Webflow, a no-code development platform for building websites allows users to select functional components and arrange blocks of elements in visual flow. A website can then...
It has a year since you got your new Android phone and you used it every day since. Suddenly you noticed that it starts slowing down and, sometimes, even becomes unresponsive. Sounds familiar? You are likely one of the 80% of users who experience the same phenomenon. So, what causes a once so fast device suddenly losing that much of its performance? What makes millions...
