When undertaking any sort of performance optimisation work, one of the very first things we learn is that before you can improve performance you must first measure it. Without being able to measure the speed at which something is working, we can't tell if the changes being made are improving the performance, having no effect, or even making things worse. Many of us will be familiar with working on a performance problem at some level.

Today I’m speaking to those just getting started in design. Maybe you just graduated from design school, or you’ve read through all the fundamental lessons offered here and on other... The post What Should New & Inexperienced Designers Be Learning? appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

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What's hot in graphic design? One of the things people always want to talk to me about is graphic design trends. Here's a recap of the top graphic design trends of 2018, plus a little preview of what's likely on the horizon for 2019. It's such an interesting topic because there are trends that change […]

Latest PECL Releases:smbclient 1.0.1 -- Code fixes for PHP 7.4/8, and memory free, ReadTest added, Travis build updated, and smbclient_state_init documentation fixed. igbinary 3.2.1 * Fix crash when unserializing if __serialize was defined but __unserialize was undefined in php 8.0+ (due to typo). base58 1.0.2 Casing fix config.m4 igbinary 3.2.0 * Use PHP's shared empty array instance when unserializing empty arrays in php 7.3+. (helps slightly with memory usage when repeatedly unserializing, when removing elements from arrays before unserializing them, or when serializing values including an empty array that was unserialized) * Emit a deprecation notice when serializing resources. PHP itself is converting many resources to objects that throw an Error on serialization attempts. Continue to represent resources as null in the serialized data. * Fix memory management bug when unserializing invalid data (duplicate properties in objects (e.g. from `__sleep`) or duplicate fields in arrays (impossible for valid data)). * Speed up calls to `__serialize`/`__unserialize` in php 8.0+. * Fix error messages for unserialize_callback_func: make messages properly refer to the autoload function. * Optimize unserializing alternative names for private/protected constants that were previously public. base58 1.0.1 Release as v1.0.1 with build fix base58 1.0.0 Release as v1.0.0 rdkafka 4.1.2 BREAKING CHANGE: Since version 4.0, the client no longer polls for network events at shutdown (during object destructor). This behaviour didn't give enough control to the user in case of server issue, and could cause the script to hang while terminating. Starting from 4.0, programs MUST call flush() before shutting down, otherwise some messages and callbacks may be lost. Enhancements Enabled features on windows build: headers, purge, murmur (#410, @nick-zh, @cmb69) orng 0.0.3 - Support Windows (Thanks cmb) - Fix stabilities, currently NOT stable. swoole 4.5.10 Fixed --- * Fixed #3906, sync master (93901dc0) (@matyhtf) * Fixed PHP8 compatibility (f0dc6d32) (@matyhtf) * Fixed connection_list error (#3948) (@sy-records) swoole 4.4.23 Fixed --- * Fixed table bugs * Fixed sync client error info (#3784) * Fixed memory overread when parse form-data boundary (#3858) * Fixed the bug of the channel, the data that has enqueue cannot be popped after the close ibm_db2 2.1.2 * 2020-12-22: 2.1.2 - Fix memory leaks - Remove PHP 5 compatibility stubs and ifdefs - Fix compile warnings - Use PHP 8 arginfo generator, with generated fallbacks for PHP 7

Apple is limiting apps for the new M1 iPad Pro to 5GB RAM each, despite some configurations now featuring 16GB. The latest iPad is another step towards becoming a true laptop replacement, at least in terms of pure hardware. In fact, it's the first iPad to feature the same desktop-class M1 processor that Apple is... Read more » The post Apple restricts M1 iPad Pro apps to 5GB RAM each appeared first on Developer Tech News.

Apple Motion is incredibly fast animation application that you can use to create various motion graphics, titles and visual effects. And with the right template, you can even save time... The post 25 Free Apple Motion Templates for Videographers appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

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Becoming a graphic designer has become much easier in recent years, thanks to technology advancements and availability of online resources, like video tutorials, blogs etc. Basic and entry level concepts are must to learn before you set yourself on the path to use software tools for graphic designing. But did you ever think what all it takes to become an impact graphic designer for your organization or a client. If you have been wondering so for quite a time, then you wait ends right here. Let's jump on to tools, tactics and resources you must use as a graphic designer … Continue reading →Visit us at InstantShift.com