Category: Coding

Understanding The Vary Header

   The Vary HTTP header is sent in billions of HTTP responses every day. But its use has never fulfilled its original vision, and many developers misunderstand what it does or don’t even realize that their web server is sendin...

Quick Wins For Improving Performance And Security Of Your Website

   When it comes to building and maintaining a website, one has to take a ton of things into consideration. However, in an era when people want to see results fast, while at the same time knowing that their information online is sec...

The Front-End Performance Challenge: Make Your Site Blazingly Fast And Win Some Smashing Prizes

   Not too long ago, front-end performance was a mere afterthought. Something that was postponed to the end of a project and that didn’t go much beyond minification, asset optimization, and maybe a few adjustments on the server’...

Naming Things In CSS Grid Layout

   When first learning how to use Grid Layout, you might begin by addressing positions on the grid by their line number. This requires that you keep track of where various lines are on the grid, and also be aware of the fact the lin...

CSS Grid Challenge: Winners and Templates

   CSS Grid is becoming the new layout standard for the web, and we are all still experimenting with what we can achieve with it. Some folks assume that CSS Grid is just a replacement for table layouts or Flexbox — but that...

Non-Disclosure Agreements For Developers: What To Know Before You Sign

   Most days, your goal as a developer is to design, develop and program awesome software. However, part of the job is also finding new clients, and you don’t want to be caught off guard by unexpected legal documents that come up ...

CSS Grid Gotchas And Stumbling Blocks

   In March this year, CSS Grid shipped into production versions of Chrome, Firefox and Safari within weeks of each other. It has been great to see how excited people are about finally being able to use it to solve real problems.C...

Exploring Animation And Interaction Techniques With WebGL (A Case Study)

   Two years ago, I decided to start a series of short WebGL experiments on Codepen. Earlier this year, I finally found the time to compile them all together on a single website named “Moments of Happiness”. Since its in...

User Authentication For Web And iOS Apps With AWS Cognito (Part 2)

   In today’s digital landscape, developers constantly need to be adding new tools to remain competitive and at the top of their craft.If you regularly create new web or mobile applications, then Amazon Cognito is a powerful...

Building Inclusive Toggle Buttons

   Some things are either on or off and, when those things aren’t on (or off), they are invariably off (or on). The concept is so rudimentary that I’ve only complicated it by trying to explain it, yet on/off switches (or toggle ...