How To Test Your React Apps With The React Testing Library How To Test Your React Apps With The React Testing Library Chidi Orji 2020-07-03T12:30:00+00:00 2020-07-03T16:34:19+00:00 Today, we’ll briefly discuss why it’s important to write automated tests for any software project, and shed light on some of the common types of automated testing. We’ll build a to-do list app by following the Test-Driven Development (TDD) approach. I’ll show you how...
July 2, 2020These past weeks, I’ve been debating with myself: do I say something or do I stay silent? Behind the scenes, I was speaking plenty, with fellow business owners, founders, CEOs. They wanted to know what statements of their own they should put out. They asked me to look over their statements, to give them feedback. I didn’t have time to write a statement of my own. And I...
Differences Between Static Generated Sites And Server-Side Rendered Apps Differences Between Static Generated Sites And Server-Side Rendered Apps Timi Omoyeni 2020-07-02T12:00:00+00:00 2020-07-02T15:34:10+00:00 JavaScript currently has three types of applications that you can build with: Single Page Applications (SPAs), pre-rendering/static generated sites and server-side rendered applications. SPAs come with many challenges, one of which is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Possible solutions are to make use of Static Site Generators or Server-Side...
July 1, 2020It doesn’t matter how great your website looks. What matters is if it helps turns website visitors into paying customers. Known as converting, this approach is rooted in sales, psychology, and using data-driven decision making.But it all starts with having the right website in place. In many cases, you do not need a full website redesign. What we need to look at is the sales narrative on the...
Information And Information Architecture: The BIG Picture Information And Information Architecture: The BIG Picture Carrie Webster 2020-07-01T12:30:00+00:00 2020-07-01T13:09:40+00:00 We are living in a world exploding with information, but how do we find what is relevant to us at the time that we need it? I believe that good information architecture is key to helping us navigate through the mountains of data and information we have created for ourselves. In this...
June 30, 2020While I’m sort of new to UX, I’m not new to being human.Don Norman coined the term “user experience” in the 90s, although the term “UX” predates its name by a few decades. Norman also stresses the importance of wording and says we should focus on our goal of helping people. Humans. Not users.I am one of the (many? few?) people who feel the overall quality of user experience—on the...
Finding Inspiration In The Simple Things (July 2020 Wallpapers Edition) Finding Inspiration In The Simple Things (July 2020 Wallpapers Edition) Cosima Mielke 2020-06-30T09:00:00+00:00 2020-06-30T11:05:40+00:00 The smell of rain after a hot day, watching the moon rise on a summer night’s sky, going for a swim — often it’s the simple experiences that inspire us and that we treasure most. No matter what July will have in store for you this...
Smashing Podcast Episode 19 With Andy Bell: What Is CUBE CSS? Smashing Podcast Episode 19 With Andy Bell: What Is CUBE CSS? Drew McLellan 2020-06-30T05:00:00+00:00 2020-06-30T06:07:02+00:00 Today, we’re talking about CUBE CSS. What is it, and how does it differ from approaches such as BEM, SMACSS, and OOCSS? I spoke to its creator, Andy Bell, to find out. Show Notes CUBE CSS Piccalilli Learn Eleventy From Scratch - save 40%!...
Firebase Push Notifications In React Firebase Push Notifications In React Chidi Orji 2020-06-29T13:30:00+00:00 2020-06-29T14:05:49+00:00 Notifications have become a stable part of the web nowadays. It’s not uncommon to come across sites asking for permission to send notifications to your browser. Most modern web browsers implement the push API and are able to handle push notifications. A quick check on caniuse shows that the API enjoys wide support among modern chrome-based...
June 26, 2020 Like many industries today, the tech industry has also been criticized for its lack of diversity in the workforce. While big players in the industry appear to be making large scale efforts to combat these issues, there are still several communities being underrepresented in technical and executive roles within the industry. This article does not address the ethical reasons for why tech companies should be making efforts to...
