Project Fugu Cross-platform software development is hard. Each platform has its specific implementation of an API and you end up with separate apps for each platform. Multiple frameworks try to fix this issue by creating an abstract between the platform and the application. Browser vendors are doing the same and it's called Project Fugu. Published onApril 14, 2023frontendweb-capabilitiesproject-fuguLucien ImminkSoftware Architect & Developer AdvocateRead more
The View Transitions API: Enhancing the feel of the web The View Transitions API has landed in Chrome. Let’s have a look at how the API works and why it will change the feel of the web. Published onApril 11, 2023frontendDave BitterGoogle Developer Expert Web & Developer AdvocateRead more
Advent Of Code 2022 Advent Of Code is a set of puzzles that will test your problem-solving skills using your favourite programming language. You do not need extensive programming skills, but the knowledge of some standard algorithms is a pre. Plus, it is a lot of fun and a very exciting way to challenge yourself. Published onFebruary 8, 2023advent-of-codejavaDmitri SirobokovSoftware Developer (Full stack)Read more
How to build accessible main navigation? This article contains a guide to building an accessible main navigation of a website in 5 steps. The key takeaways of this guide are HTML semantics, WAI-ARIA, CSS, and JS for accessibility. Published onFebruary 7, 2023frontenda11yaccessibilityTim DujardinFrontend developerRead more
Real live example of OpenAPI in a front-end project Published onFebruary 3, 2023frontendAPIArchitectureMaarten Van HoofDeveloper Advocate & FrontendRead more
The File System Access API: Unlocking New Possibilities for Web Developers An incredibly powerful API exists to access the local file system of a user. Let’s have a look at how this works and why this could be interesting for your next project. Published onFebruary 3, 2023frontendweb-capabilitiesproject-fuguDave BitterGoogle Developer Expert Web & Developer AdvocateRead more
Firebase Functions in a nutshell Firebase Functions is a powerful tool that allows developers to build and run backend code for their applications. Published onFebruary 1, 2023Web-Developmentcloud-functionsfirebase-functionsMohsen MahabadiSenior Frontend DeveloperRead more
Let your RESTful API development soar with OpenAPI tooling Because the OpenAPI specification is a specification, just like the EcmaScript, HTML or CSS specification, we can reliably build tooling upon it. This tooling allows us to optimise our OpenAPI workflows and let us save precious time. Published onFebruary 1, 2023frontendAPIArchitectureMaarten Van HoofDeveloper Advocate & FrontendRead more
OpenAPI, the equalizer of API providers and consumers How would you incorporate OpenAPI within your project? In this chapter, we'll explore the two main approaches to using OpenAPI and the benefits of each workflow. Published onJanuary 31, 2023frontendAPIArchitectureMaarten Van HoofDeveloper Advocate & FrontendRead more
Server-sent events (SSE) With Server-sent events, you don't need to ask the server if an event has happened. SSE is sent when the server wants to. Published onJanuary 23, 2023networkfrontendcommunicationLucien ImminkSoftware Architect & Developer AdvocateRead more
Let me introduce you to OpenAPI OpenAPI allows us to improve effeciency between teams and interdependent projects. It allows us to describe our API in a single document. In this part of the series, we will take you through the most important parts of an OpenAPI document. Published onJanuary 11, 2023frontendAPIArchitectureMaarten Van HoofDeveloper Advocate & FrontendRead more
Reactive Backend Applications with Spring Boot, Kotlin and Coroutines (Part 2) An exploration of Kotlin and coroutines to have a Spring reactive application written in direct style Published onJanuary 10, 2023javakotlinreactivebackendcoroutinesspringLéo SchneiderSoftware EngineerMehmet Akif TütüncüSenior Software EngineerRead more