Scalable Vector Graphics, or SVG for short, is a 2D vector image format based on the XML syntax. The main advantage of SVG over raster image formats, like .jpeg .gif .png, etc, is the lossless quality of images on the web. Of course, there […]
At first, I was like wow! I have wanted to do this like forever, but there were issues upon issues, so eventually I gave up in frustration. Until one day I came across ngrok and its node package manager installation option. The problem […]
Sometimes in order to achieve more complex layouts, you may want to stack HTML elements on top of one another, similar to a deck of cards. Whatever the reason, it is a useful trick to know, so today I will show you how to do just […]
Why would I want to do that? Well due to security concerns and restrictions in modern browsers it is preferred to access files with http:// protocol instead of the file:// protocol. Let’s see how to do that in a local development environment. Node.js First […]
Node.js is a server framework/runtime used to run JavaScript applications on Google Chrome’s JavaScript V8 Engine. The framework runs JavaScript applications on a server, basically, you get JavaScript on the backend. It’s free, open source and runs on various platforms (Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac […]
Node Package Manager (NPM) is two things, repositories for Node.js packages/modules and a command line utility to install Node.js packages, do version management and dependency management of Node.js packages. NPM is bundled with the Node.js installation. The NPM online repositories can be […]
Brainstorming is a technique to find conclusions for a specific problem. Notice the bold keywords, they summarize perfectly the essence of what brainstorming is. Now read them in reverse order, problem leads to conclusions which need a technique to brainstorm. How awesome is that? To […]
Since the beginning of my career as a software engineer, I have always wanted to create all sorts of applications, for learning purposes, for fun, for business (the dream is alive and kicking), etc. I have managed to finish some of them, […]
I often hear “I do not have time”, oh hell, I often say “I do not have time”. We hear this more and more, we say this more and more, until we accept the words “what can you do, this is how […]
Learning your IDE can make your life easier. Nuff said. Yeah, it is a hassle, in the beginning learning something new always is, but if you take the time you will never go back. Once you go keyboard, you’ll never go back. […]