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Website migration refers to the process of moving your website from one hosting provider to another. It can be a challenging process with lots of potentials for things to go wrong, but it doesn't have to be. This article will go over the steps you need to take to migrate your website with minimal fuss or downtime. First, let's talk about why you might want to do such a thing:
June 2, 2022 Read more
If you are a freelancer, online business owner, or blogger, one of the most challenging things about running your blog, website, or other forms of content delivery is finding the right pictures and making sure they are free to use. Since high-quality images are the best way to optimize your conversion rates, you want eye-catching images, and that will boost engagement, but they have to be affordable and legal as well.
April 11, 2022 Read moreVim was made available in 1991 and is a free, open source software. Available both as a command line interface and as a standalone program with a GUI, Vim is a text editor that is a modal version of the vi editor created for Unix in the 1970s; Vim stands for vi improved. While it was designed with Unix in mind, versions of it are available for most operating systems and Vim is also available for Android and iOS smartphones.
June 25, 2020 Read moreGoogle Chrome is currently one of the most popular web browsers used by developers today. According to StatCounter, as of March 2023, Google Chrome holds 65.76% browser market share across the globe. The Chrome DevTools can greatly improve your workflow by helping you develop, test, and debug your websites right within your browser. Many of you probably use Chrome DevTools on a regular basis, but check out these additional tips and tricks to enhance your productivity.
October 31, 2019 Read moreIcons are some of the most-used graphics in web and application design. They're so commonplace, in fact, that most non-designers take them for granted. For designers, though, icons are more than just graphical afterthoughts. They're guideposts that lead web visitors and app users through a complex set of interactions with their favorite sites and tools. Such icons might be flat in design terms, but they're certainly not lifeless. They're a crucial component of user experience, and designers must pick them with care.
December 12, 2018 Read moreIf you're a developer, you're probably already familiar with Git, the widely used version control system for tracking changes in code. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced user, it's always useful to have a cheat sheet with the most useful Git commands at hand. This can help you save time and avoid mistakes in your workflow. Git is the go-to version control tool for most software developers because it allows them to efficiently manage their source code and track file changes while working with a large team.
December 6, 2018 Read moreThanks to its reliable performance, extensive documentation and dedicated user community, PHP is one of the preferred server side scripting language of many web developers. Consequently, there are so many free and premium PHP tools available online that it's difficult for developers to determine which ones are worthwhile. Below is a run down of a few useful PHP tools for developers. Best PHP development environments 1. PHPStorm PHPStorm streamlines application development by offering integration with relational databases and other PHP tools.
November 1, 2018 Read moreThe best and worst thing about being a web developer is that the web is constantly changing. While this is exciting, it also means that web developers must always be proactive in learning new techniques or programming languages, adapting to changes, and be willing and eager to accept new challenges. This could include tasks such as adapting existing frameworks to meet business requirements, testing a website to identify technical problems, or optimizing and scaling a site to perform better with the backend infrastructure.
August 2, 2018 Read moreHow do you know if the user interface (UI) of a website you're developing works as it should and the site as a whole delivers the optimal user experience (UX)? Headless browsers give you a fast, lightweight way to automate high-level actions and get an idea of how well your site operates in common scenarios. Many headless options are available, including headless versions of popular browsers like Chrome and Firefox and tools to simulate several different browsers.
February 22, 2018 Read morenpm and Yarn are two well-known JavaScript package managers. If you're not familiar with what a package manager does, it essentially is a way automate the process of installing, updating, configuring, and removing pieces of software (packages) retrieved from a global registry. In this post, we'll be going over what differences exist between two of the most popular JavaScript package managers - npm and Yarn. What is npm? The JavaScript node package manager, typically abbreviated in all lowercase as npm, is the default method for managing packages in the Node.
December 14, 2017 Read more