IntroductionHave you ever noticed your web app lagging during tasks like typing in a search bar or scrolling through a page? These seemingly simple actions can trigger a cascade of function calls, causing significant performance issues. To tackle these problems, we'll explore two key techniques: debouncing and throttling. These methods are not only crucial for enhancing your app’s performance but … [Read more...]
How AI is Transforming FinTech Industry
The FinTech industry has evolved at an unprecedented pace over the past decade. Central to this transformation is artificial intelligence (AI), which has emerged as a powerful tool for enhancing customer experiences, optimizing operations, and driving innovation.As customer expectations in the financial sector continue to grow, AI-powered technologies are bridging the gap by offering personalized, … [Read more...]
Building a Scalable Real-Time Chat Application: A Journey Through WebSockets
Overview:This application is a scalable, real-time chat system built using modern web technologies and distributed systems principles. It allows users to join chat rooms and communicate instantly with other participants, leveraging WebSockets for real-time message delivery. Motivation Behind Building the Application: The journey to create this scalable real-time chat application stemmed from a … [Read more...]
Day 0: How the Web Works
IntroductionThe World Wide Web is an essential part of modern life, providing us with a vast repository of information, a platform for communication, and a marketplace for goods and services. But have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes when you type a web address into your browser or click on a link? Understanding how the web works can demystify the process and provide valuable … [Read more...]
Understanding the Key Components of Internet Communication: Node, HTTP, IP Address, Proxy, VPN, and More
In today's digital world, effective communication over the internet relies on several essential components. Whether you're browsing a website, streaming a video, or sending an email, there's a complex system at play behind the scenes. This blog explores the crucial elements of network communication and protocols, including Node.js, HTTP, IP addresses, proxies, reverse proxies, VPNs, TCP/IP, UDP, … [Read more...]
St. Anthony's Information Empowerment Center
St. Anthony's, a beacon of hope in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, has launched its groundbreaking Information Empowerment Center. This innovative space combines cutting-edge AI technology with compassionate human support to provide personalized assistance to community members facing complex challenges.The center features user-friendly AI kiosks with touch screens and voice input, designed to … [Read more...]
Building Scalable Web Applications: Techniques for Handling High Traffic
In today's digital world, the ability to handle high traffic is crucial for any web application. Whether you're preparing for a product launch, a viral marketing campaign, or an unexpected surge in users, building a scalable web app can make all the difference. Let's explore some key techniques that can help you ensure your application performs smoothly under heavy load.1. Load Balancing Load … [Read more...]
Rust fullstack web app! WASM + YEW + ROCKET
By the end of this tutorial, you will understand how to create a simple yet complete full-stack application using the following technologies:For the Frontend: Rust - Core Programming Language Web Assembly - For running Rust in the browser Yew - Rust Framework for building client web apps Trunk - For serving the frontend app Tailwind CSS - For styling the frontend For the Backend: Rust - Core … [Read more...]
Key Considerations for Next.js App Router Files
Next.js has become a powerhouse in the React ecosystem, and understanding its file conventions is key to getting the most out of it. In this blog post, we'll break down the 9 special routing files in the App Router, which replaces the older pages directory approach. We'll look at each file type and answer four main questions: What is it? Why should you care? How do you use it? What are the key … [Read more...]
Mastering Enums in Laravel: Handling Enum Values in Blade Templates
Enums are a powerful feature in Laravel that help maintain clean and expressive code. However, when working with enums in Blade templates, it is important to understand how to handle them correctly to avoid unexpected behavior. In this post, we will explore how to effectively use enums, particularly when comparing their values within Blade templates.The Challenge: Comparing Enum Values in Blade … [Read more...]
How a Front-End Engineer Evolves: Writing React Code at Different Skill Levels
As a front-end engineer, your coding style and approach change as you gain more experience and become familiar with advanced tools and techniques. In this article, we will use the Dog API to demonstrate how to fetch an image at different skill levels, from beginner to advanced. By the end, you'll see how you can evolve from using simple hooks to sophisticated solutions involving React Query and … [Read more...]
Controlled Elements in React: A Practical Demo
In React, controlled components are a fundamental concept that allow you to manage the state of form elements through React's state management. This approach ensures that form inputs are controlled by React, making your UI more predictable and easier to debug.Demo: Creating Controlled Components Let's walk through a simple example of a controlled form component in React. We will create a form with … [Read more...]
Start Learning HTML: A Beginner's Guide to Web Coding
1. IntroductionWhat is HTML? HTML or Hyper Text Markup Language is the web technology that powers websites. It is used to structure content on the web, allowing developers to structure text, images, links, and other elements in a meaningful and accessible way. Simply, HTML provides the skeleton of a web page, making it the foundation for web development. The importance of HTML as the foundation of … [Read more...]
Introduction to GRID Layout in CSS
CSS Grid Layout simplifies the creation of complex layouts by organizing the layout into rows and columns, making it easier to design web pages. Similar to Flexbox, Grid allows us to create layouts with greater consistency and ease by dividing the page into rows and columns.Defining a grid To define a container as a grid layout, use the display property. Just like display: flex for a Flexbox … [Read more...]
How to Hire Mobile Developers: A Complete Guide for Success
In today’s world, mobile apps have become a crucial component of nearly every business. Whether you need a customer-facing app or a tool for internal processes, hiring the right mobile developers is critical to success. The challenge, however, lies in finding developers who not only possess the technical skills but also understand the nuances of creating an engaging and user-friendly mobile … [Read more...]
CSS Positioning Basics: A Beginner's Guide
The position property in CSS is essential for controlling the placement of elements on a webpage. It allows you to decide where and how elements should appear in relation to their surroundings. Let’s break down each type of positioning and how you can use them effectively. Static Position Static is the default setting for the position property. When you use static positioning, elements are … [Read more...]
Django File Structure for Developers
#webdev #python #django #backendUnderstanding the structure of a Django project is key to efficiently navigating and developing applications. This guide will walk you through the essential elements of a Django project to help you better understand its file structure. Contents: Project Root Directory Project Directory (e.g., your_project_name) Applications (Apps) Templates Directory Static … [Read more...]
Dashing to the dashboard!
Things I've worked on/completed since my last post..I completed the Admin Dashboard(!). Please note that the project has not been adjusted for responsiveness (not required at this point of the course) and may look different at different resolutions/on systems other than Linux. On my system, it meets the requirements of the project and looks … [Read more...]
Streamline Data Management with Inline Editing in Angular Pivot Table
TL;DR: Let’s see how to implement inline editing in the Syncfusion Angular Pivot Table. Inline editing lets users modify data directly within the table, updating values in real time without extra popups. This blog covers how to enable and customize inline editing for seamless data management, improving workflow efficiency and user experience. In today’s data-driven world, presenting data clearly … [Read more...]
Creating Component Variants in React
In modern web development, creating reusable and customizable components is essential. This often involves needing differently styled components that share the same functionality. In this post different approaches are outlined to create different component variants. We will be using React with TypeScript and Tailwind CSS, but the principles apply to any React project. Let's start with the example … [Read more...]