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After 8 years of working on high-volume web sites, I’ve seen a lot of interesting scaling techniques. While it’s true that very specific…

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Yesterday a co-worker showed me a neat trick that I was previously unaware of. I’d been looking for something like it for some time, and I…

It’s public knowledge that Google uses a single repository to share code — all 2 billion lines of it — and that it uses the trunk-based…

As web developers, we need to rely on our knowledge, and choosing solutions we’re already familiar with is often the most convenient approach to solving a problem. However, **not only technology is evolving but also our knowledge of how to use it**.

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Java library list you can't miss in 2017

JavaScript module bundling has been around for a while. RequireJS had its first commits in 2009, then Browserify made its debut, and since then several other bundlers have spawned across the Internet. Among that group, _webpack_ has jumped out as one of the…

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While functional aspect of a design is key to product success, aesthetics and visual details are equally important — particularly how they can improve those functional elements. Shadows and blur effects provide visual cues that allow users to better and more…