February 21, 2020“The most powerful person in the world is the story teller. The storyteller sets the vision, values and agenda of an entire generation that is to come” — Steve JobsWhen I meet people at social gatherings and I’m asked what I do for a living, my response is: “I’m a storyteller.” It makes for a way better conversation than leading with “product management in a B2B SaaS company.”...
How To Build A Simple Cryptocurrency Blockchain In Node.js How To Build A Simple Cryptocurrency Blockchain In Node.js Alfrick Opidi 2020-02-21T10:30:00+00:00 2020-02-21T12:35:14+00:00 The unprecedented rise of cryptocurrencies, and their underpinning blockchain technology, have taken the world by storm — from the humble beginnings of being an academic concept over a decade ago to current increased adoption in various industries. The blockchain technology is receiving a lot of attention because of...
How To Design Mobile Apps For One-Hand Usage How To Design Mobile Apps For One-Hand Usage Maitrik Kataria 2020-02-20T11:00:00+00:00 2020-02-20T20:35:39+00:00 On Friday, January 2007 the world shrank into our palms as three revolutionary products — the iPod, a phone, and a breakthrough internet communicator — were unified to create the smartphones we know and love today. The first iPhone introduced in 2007 marked the fall of Qwerty keypad and stylus. (Large preview) iPhone was...
How To Use The HTML Drag-And-Drop API In React How To Use The HTML Drag-And-Drop API In React Chidi Orji 2020-02-19T11:00:00+00:00 2020-02-19T13:05:40+00:00 The drag-and-drop API is one of the coolest features of HTML. It helps us implement drag-and-drop features in web browsers. In the current context, we will be dragging files from outside the browser. On dropping the file(s), we put them on a list and display their names. With...
How To Make Cross-Browser Testing More Efficient With LambdaTest How To Make Cross-Browser Testing More Efficient With LambdaTest Suzanne Scacca 2020-02-18T11:00:00+00:00 2020-02-18T15:09:40+00:00 Before consumers sat in front of mobile devices for hours every day, there were numerous browsers and operating systems web designers had to contend with. So, it’s not like the concept of cross-browser testing is new. Because web browsers don’t always render websites the same way or process...
What To Do If People Hate Your Brand Mascot What To Do If People Hate Your Brand Mascot Suzanne Scacca 2020-02-17T13:00:00+00:00 2020-02-17T13:38:59+00:00 There are a number of reasons why businesses decide to use mascots to represent their brands: They want there to be a friendly and reliable face to welcome visitors to the site. They know they need something more than an inventory of products to make an emotional connection...
Staying Up To Date With Smashing Monthly Updates Staying Up To Date With Smashing Monthly Updates Iris Lješnjanin 2020-02-14T14:00:00+00:00 2020-02-14T15:19:23+00:00 An important part of our job is staying up to date, and we know how difficult it can be. Technologies don’t really change that fast — coding languages take a long time to be specified and implemented. But the ideas surrounding these technologies and the things we can do with...
Setting Up API Mocking With Mirage JS And Vue.js Setting Up API Mocking With Mirage JS And Vue.js Kelvin Omereshone 2020-02-13T11:00:00+00:00 2020-02-13T12:40:36+00:00 In the era of SPA and the JAMstack, there has always been a separation of concern between the APIs and front-end development. Almost all JavaScript projects that can be found out in the wild interact with a web service or API and either use it for authentications or...
Understanding CSS Grid: Grid Template Areas Understanding CSS Grid: Grid Template Areas Rachel Andrew 2020-02-12T11:30:00+00:00 2020-02-12T14:36:06+00:00 When using CSS Grid Layout, you can always place items from one grid line to another. However, there is an alternate way of describing your layout, one that is visual in nature. In this article, we will learn how to use the grid-template-areas property to define placement on the grid and find out how...
How To Book More Appointments And Events With A WordPress Booking Plugin How To Book More Appointments And Events With A WordPress Booking Plugin Suzanne Scacca 2020-02-11T12:00:00+00:00 2020-02-11T13:35:44+00:00 When it comes to running a service-based business online, scheduling appointments with prospects and clients is critical. The downside of that, of course, is that it takes a lot of time to manage appointments and event bookings if you do it on...
