Development

Don’t you think it has become a challenge to grab the attention of mobile users amidst the influx of apps in the market?

I once heard a front-end developer joke, “The NASA has landed robots on Mars, and here we’re still struggling to center-align our divs!” And it makes me feel bad that this joke has a lot of truth in it. Doing something that sounds as easy and common-sense-driven as centering a box within a box is incredibly difficult to work out in CSS. Unless you’ve encountered it before. And saved the code snippet somewhere. And even if you manage to pull it off, there’s always the lurking fear that it might just break horribly on some stupid browser somewhere! CSS ties for the first spot of “necessary web evils” along with JavaScript. It’s a standard that evolved haphazardly, was interpreted differently by different browser manufacturers, and is now so full of contradictions that nobody dares call themselves a “CSS expert”.

Databases are the heart of almost every Internet and enterprise application I can think of. The demands for scale, speed, and fast application development have brought a novel breed of NoSQL databases.

Video feedback tools let you visualise the way your customer or end user interacts with your app or website, to let you locate bugs or improve your UI. Here are some of the best tools.

Having an aesthetically appealing and organized portfolio to put your most admired work on show is crucial regardless of your experience level and artistic capabilities. A well-designed portfolio is a game changer when it needs to crack a deal or stay relevant in the industry.