Introducing technical debt Are you tired of seeing good websites go to waste? Do you want to keep your codebase clean, but you have no idea where to start? Ever wondered how a small change request or simple bugfix turned into an endless game of whack-a-mole? Monitoring technical debt can provide a way out. Published onJuly 28, 2022developmentcode-qualityNiels MatthijsFrontend DeveloperRead more
How natural language AI can benefit developers In this first part we will look at how natural language AI can offer developers a lot of benefits, from helping them write code to writing this blog post. Here, we will introduce you to two of the most popular natural language AI tools, OpenAI GPT-3 and GitHub Copilot, and discuss some of the best use cases for each. Published onJuly 25, 2022developmentAIVince LiemSenior Frontend Consultant & AI expertOpenAI GPT-3Cloud OccupantRead more
You shall not Password! Isn't it weird that we have to come up with a phrase and share it with a server to protect our account? Published onJuly 22, 2022securityMark van der LindenSoftware Architect & Developer AdvocateRead more
CSS Day 2022: A small recap After a long break because of Covid-19, CSS Day is back. In a new location at the Zuiderkerk in Amsterdam. Once again trying to create the perfect line-up for everything design and CSS, and boy, they delivered just that. Published onJuly 8, 2022frontendcssconferenceBrecht De RuyteFrontend Developer / DevRelRead more
Separated Logging with Filebeat and ELK stack Why do we need separate to our logging mechanism in microservice architecture? Published onJuly 8, 2022javaloggingAli GöktaşSoftware DeveloperRead more
Discover HTTP/3 What is HTTP/3 and how does it differ from HTTP/2? In order to understand we need to dive deep into how the protocols of the internet work. Published onJuly 5, 2022networkLucien ImminkSoftware Architect & Developer AdvocateRead more
Smart cropping with native browser Face Detection Many online services will help you with cropping an image while keeping face(s) in view. We can however do this just using an (experimental) browser native API. Let’s build it! Published onJune 29, 2022frontendDave BitterGoogle Developer Expert Web & Developer AdvocateRead more
Vite as an alternative to webpack-encore in Symfony applications Vite (French word for "quick", pronounced /vit/, like "veet") is the fastest frontend build tool at the moment. Webpack-encore integrates perfectly with symfony applications. What if we could have both Published onJune 24, 2022frontendvitesymfonyYves MaerschalckFullstack developerRead more
The future of page transitions with Shared Element Transitions The Shared Element Transitions API allows creating page transitions using a browser API that can provide users with a better visual connection between page-a and page-b by transitioning shared elements on both pages. Published onJune 23, 2022frontendcssjsMilan VogelsFrontend DeveloperRead more
Why lit is 🔥 Every day a new JavaScript library is born, every week a new framework arrives and every month a front-end developer needs to rewrite a date picker 😢 LIT is a modern library for creating component libraries, design systems but also sites and apps. LIT components are web components and as such work anywhere you use HTML. Published onJune 17, 2022frontendLucien ImminkSoftware Architect & Developer AdvocateRead more
Container Queries, the next step towards a truly modular CSS Container queries enables encapsulation of adaptive styling based on the size, style or state of a parent element. This allows responsive component-based architectures, like design systems and component libraries, to provide the most optimal responsive styling within a component itself. Published onJune 15, 2022frontendcssMaarten Van HoofDeveloper Advocate & FrontendRead more
How to save a kitten by writing clean code So you came here to save a kitten? That's wonderful, but the real reason we're both here is to talk about clean code. Published onJune 13, 2022clean-codeJoeri TimmermansLearn & Development ManagerRead more