Building Your Own Personal Learning Curriculum — Smashing Magazine
As developers, we’re constantly learning new languages and frameworks. But how can you structure this learning to ensure maximum benefit while still progressing? Here’s how you can devise your own curriculum to keep moving in the right direction. The following are simply steps that worked for Kirsty Simmonds when she needed to learn over time, without burning out or placing undue pressure on mysel
Introducing: Smarter Tiered Cache Topology Generation
Announcing a fundamental improvement to Argo Tiered Cache we’re calling Smart Tiered Cache Topology. When enabled, Argo Tiered Cache will now dynamically select the single best upper tier for each of your website’s origins while providing tiered cache analytics.
Mistakes I've Made as an Engineering Manager
I’ve been a manager for many years at companies of different scale. Through these experiences, I’ve done my share of learning, and made some mistakes along
Barebones CSS for Fluid Images
Zach takes a look at some fundamental HTML+CSS usage for fluid, responsive images. Most of it, I'd say, is what you'd expect, but things get weird when srcset
Let’s Create a Custom Audio Player
HTML has a built-in native audio player interface that we get simply using the <audio> element. Point it to a sound file and that’s all there is to it.
PostgreSQL: CREATE STATISTICS - advanced query optimization
The PostgreSQL query planner doesn't know which data usually correlates. How to use CREATE STATISTICS to find correlations.
Listify a JavaScript Array
Make a human readable list from an array in JavaScript.
Shadow Jobs
We take developer productivity pretty seriously at Slack. It’s multi-faceted, spreading across build speed, reliability, modernity, and more. One thing we really pride ourselves in is using the latest build tools when possible. Not necessarily bleeding edge (alphas, betas, RC, etc.), but the latest stable versions. Aside from the new features and improvements they bring,…
Context And Variables In The Hugo Static Site Generator — Smashing Magazine
In this article, we take a look at the topic of context and variables in Hugo, a popular static site generator. You’ll understand concepts such as the global context, flow control, and variables in Hugo templates, as well as data flow from content files through templates to partials and base templates.
Use CSS Clamp to create a more flexible wrapper utility
I like Andy's idea here:
Introducing GitHub Campus TV!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of GitHub Campus TV! With new shows every week, tune in to hear from experts, participate in workshops, and join a community of passionate…
Benchmark (YCSB) numbers for Redis, MongoDB, Couchbase2, Yugabyte and BangDB - High Scalability -
This is guest post by Sachin Sinha who is passionate about data, analytics and machine learning at scale. Author & founder of BangDB. This article is to simply report the YCSB bench test results in detail for five NoSQL databases namely Redis, MongoDB, Couchbase, Yugabyte and BangDB and compare the result side by side. I have used latest versions for each NoSQL DB and have followed the recommendat
Faster, more efficient systems for finding and fixing regressions
Every workday, Facebook engineers commit thousands of diffs (which is a change consisting of one or more files) into production. This code velocity allows us to rapidly ship new features, deliver bug fixes and optimizations, and run experiments. However, a natural downside to moving quickly in any industry is the risk of inadvertently causing regressions […]
How to Create a Shrinking Header on Scroll Without JavaScript
Imagine a header of a website that is nice and thick, with plenty of padding on top and bottom of the content. As you scroll down, it shrinks up on itself,
PostgreSQL: ANALYZE and optimizer statistics
To find the best execution plan PostgreSQL is relying on statistics to give the optimizer an indication of what to expect.
GitHub Enterprise Server 3.0 is now generally available
Today we’re announcing general availability of GitHub Enterprise Server 3.0. Introduced during the GitHub Universe 2020 keynote, it’s the biggest ever change to Enterprise Server. Every company using GitHub can…
Bound to Round: 8 Tips for Dealing with Hanging Pennies - Shopify
We want to avoid having many hanging pennies. And when faced with such a situation, we want to identify such calculations and put a plan in place on who to notify and what to do with them.
DevTools Debugging Tips And Shortcuts (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) — Smashing Magazine
DevTools is very advanced and helpful, but can also be very intimidating and overwhelming. Let’s fix that. In this article, Vitaly reviews useful features and shortcuts for debugging in Chrome, Firefox, Edge and Safari.
Vercel & Next.js Experts Help Teams Build the Next Big Thing
Learn more about how to collaborate, build, and succeed with one of Vercel's Agency Experts, or become an Agency Expert today.
Beautiful accessibility with Floating Focus
Imagine if your :focus styles animated from element to element as you tab through a site. Like the focus ring up and flew across the page to the next element.
Optimizing Video For Size And Quality — Smashing Magazine
Adding video to your application can increase customer engagement and satisfaction. But the exact opposite can occur when there are issues with the video playback: video stalls are frustrating and drive customers away. In this article, Doug Sillars will walk you through the steps to optimize the video on your website to ensure fast playback and reduce stalls.
Things To Expect From A Smashing Workshop: Form Design Masterclass — Smashing Magazine
A couple of weeks ago, we organized a [Form Design Masterclass](https://smashingconf.com/online-workshops/workshops/adam-silver), an online workshop with Adam Silver alongside 81 friendly and smart people. Today, Adam Silver shares his experience and details by highlighting what you as an attendee can expect from a Smashing Workshop, and things to keep in mind when running one.
Weekly Platform News: WebKit autofill, Using Cursor Pointer, Delaying Autoplay Videos
In this week's roundup, WebKit's prefixed autofill becomes a standard, the pointer cursor is for more than just links, and browsers are jumping on board to
