As with any framework, Vue lets us add reactivity to our applications and websites through events. The great thing about Vue events is they mimic vanilla Javascript, so all the events you're used to using in Javascript can also be used in Vue. Vue Basics If you are brand new to Vue, I would recommend reading my guide on making your first Vue application or creating components in Vue first.

Oracle may be the stewards of the Java programming language, but their market share in Java Development Kit (JDK) distributions has significantly dropped over the past two years. This is according to New Relic's 2022 State of the Java Ecosystem report, which draws data from applications reporting to New Relic. According to the survey, Oracle … continue reading The post Report: Percentage of Oracle JDK distributions in Java ecosystem drops significantly appeared first on SD Times.

Every day design fans submit incredible industry stories to our sister-site, Webdesigner News. Our colleagues sift through it, selecting the very best stories from the design, UX, tech, and development worlds and posting them live on the site. The best way to keep up with the most important stories for web professionals is to subscribe […] The post Popular Design News of the Week: December 20, 2021 - December 26, 2021 first appeared on Webdesigner Depot.

In this article, we'll take a deep dive into the refactoring process itself, and cover incremental refactoring strategy, visual regression testing, and maintaining the refactored codebase.

Next.js has strong opinions about how to organize JavaScript but not CSS. How can we develop patterns that encourage best CSS practices while also following the framework's logic? The answer is surprisingly simple — to write well-structured CSS that balances global and local styling concerns.

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In 2008, I worked on Boots.com. They wanted a single-page checkout with the trendiest of techniques from that era, including accordions, AJAX and client-side validation. Each step (delivery address, delivery options and credit-card details) had an accordion panel. Each panel was submitted via AJAX. Upon successful submission, the panel collapsed and the next one opened, with a sliding transition. The post Better Form Design: One Thing Per Page (Case Study) appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

Today’s companies are drowning in bits and bytes. According to Hubspot, the average enterprise manages 347.56 TB of data, while Splunk claims 55% of business data is unused. It’s obvious that organizations need to utilize data more effectively. When they do, they’re in a better position to enable effective value stream management. Both data and … continue reading The post Data improves value stream management appeared first on SD Times.

In this article, I'm going to introduce a CSS Specification that has just become a W3C Recommendation. The CSS Containment Specification defines a single property, contain, and it can help you to explain to the browser which parts of your layout are independent and will not need recalculating if some other part of the layout changes. While this property exists for performance optimization reasons, it can also affect the layout of your page.

In design, as in society, there is a constant pressure to mimic the most successful among us. Just like some want to copy the look and style of their favorite... The post Developing Your Signature Style as a Web Designer appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.