This articles talks about how web apps can get the same trust and experience as native apps. Lots of great points:
https://remysharp.com/2016/03/18/progressive-web-apps-the-long-game
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SEO Technical Tips
I haven’t seen a better article than this when it comes to the technical side of SEO.
https://ma.ttias.be/technical-guide-seo/
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POSTing and CURLing
Being able to POST data is a core piece of web development. Sometimes testing and logging the POST data though is not easy. David Walsh just posted about how easy it is to use CURL right from the terminal:
https://davidwalsh.name/curl-post-file
And if you haven’t used POSTMAN, it’s an awesome tool for testing POST. Even gives you the option to share and save your queries.
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Mood Driven Development
Sometimes as a programmer, you just want to work on the code you want to do that day. You don’t want to code up another form, and fix some old code. Sometimes you want to move your entire website to HTTPS, or start using service workers.
Thanks for Chris Coyier for posting this article, made me feel good:
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Web Apps Vs. Mobile Apps
Progress is being made in making web apps just as good as mobile apps. It’s great to see the web community work together to add new features to the browser that can make the web better than ever.
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Passwords and Security
The use of passphrases instead passwords is more intuitive and practical:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2015/12/passphrases-more-user-friendly-passwords/
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States of UI
Fantastic article that makes it apparent how to design your UI when creating web apps:
http://scotthurff.com/posts/why-your-user-interface-is-awkward-youre-ignoring-the-ui-stack
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Freelancing Contracts
Awesome free service for web professionals doing freelance work (which as we’ve seen before is a crazy high number). Legally legit and looks great. Even includes digital signatures:
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Working Remote
I’m fortunate to have the option to work remote occasionally at my job. I do feel more productive, and I guess I was surprised to see my feelings back up with numbers:
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Security Tips from Experts and Non-Experts
Great research out from Google about what experts vs. non-experts value in staying secure online. What I appreciate most is having anti-virus software is not on the expert list. I’ve seen for years that anti-virus software just doesn’t work. Hackers will always be one step ahead of the anti-virus makers.