A Split Image Effect in React
A random image from Unsplash split into stripes and recomposedPhoto by Schuyler Dugle on UnsplashThis is a simple component built almost entirely with CSS. JavaScript is used to apply some randomness, to access the Unsplash API, and to configure the app.You may find other (and better) ways to achieve the same effect.
Read moreIf you want to address tech debt, quantify it first
When Ward Cunningham coined the technical debt metaphor, he needed a way to discuss the decisions made early in a project that were coming back to haunt his engineers as they continued building down the line. He was at a firm doing financial software, so a fiscal metaphor was in
Read moreEmpowering People’s Brain: A Visit to JetBrains Office in Amsterdam
If you haven’t heard about JetBrains, you might be unfamiliar with the tech industry. JetBrains caters to a niche audience: the developers and programmers who thrive on tech jargon. This company has pioneered several vital tools for software developers and teams.More impressively, they’ve introduced Kotlin, a modern multiplatform programming language. Its
Read moreHow to Implement Pagination with HTML, CSS and JavaScript
Learn how easy it is to create a simple, accessible pagination script that breaks up large amounts of content into more digestible chunks. Continue reading How to Implement Pagination with HTML, CSS and JavaScript on SitePoint.
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Read moreFrom Blaze to Buck2 — A Brief History of Modern Monorepo Build Systems
From Blaze to Buck2 — A Brief History of Modern Monorepo Build SystemsImage by authorOur story begins in 2006 with Google’s invention of a revolutionary new build system named Blaze (which later became the open sourced Bazel). For the first time, a build system could provide extremely strong guarantees around the correctness of build
Read moreReady Worker One: Is VR the missing piece in your work-from-home setup?
This research is brought to you by the hard work of PhD students Anastasia and Felipe.It would be ideal to work from home all the time, many of us thought, until we had to do it. For me, like many, it almost worked well. The space I had for my home
Read moreFitting AI models in your pocket with quantization
SPONSORED BY QUALCOMM One of my favorite things to hear from clients is “You can’t do that…” Over the years, I’ve invited dozens of clients and developers to bring me a challenge. Got a piece of software you built but are certain it would never run on a smartphone? Let
Read more5 Engineering Lessons from Early Stage Startups
Over the past three years, I’ve left behind a 10-year stint leading an engineering team building enterprise, commercial SaaS for customers — like Novo Nordisk and Boehringer-Ingelheim — and dove head-first into the VC-backed startup world as well as working on my own startups like Turas.app.During that time, I’ve worked with a range of
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