The "Jack of all trades, Master of none" adage certainly applies to all kinds of "all-in-one" tools. It can apply to poorly-coded or feature-poor multipurpose website themes as well. There are, however, plenty of premier multipurpose WordPress themes. They will successfully handle anything you throw at them. The real challenge you face is different. It […] The post 12 Multipurpose WordPress Themes You Should Use in 2019 appeared first on Line25.

The web is single-threaded. This makes it increasingly hard to write smooth and responsive apps. Workers have a bad rep, but can be an important and useful tool in any web developer's toolbelt for these kinds of problems. Let's get up to speed on Workers on the Web!

In 2019, Salt Security launched an API Protection Platform that leverages artificial intelligence in order to provide detailed API traffic monitoring that detects malicious behavior and prevents attacks before they can happen. Salt is now expanding this platform to include automated OpenAPI Specification (OAS) analysis and new security analysis points.

If you're like me, then being persuaded requires a scientific approach and concrete examples. And that's exactly what this article does. It explains how gamification can work by showing the relationship between gamification, UX design and BJ Fogg's modern persuasion phenomenon, "mass interpersonal persuasion." And it has a lot of practical gamification examples that you can apply to your own products for more engaging experiences. Today, virtually all companies (except for special ones like Basecamp) have to grow non-stop. Why? Well, that's simply how the capitalist engine works. Investors pour money into startups, banks loan money to entrepreneurs, employees accept stock options instead of cash, all in the hope of the company growing much bigger.The post The Surprising Relationship Between Gamification And Modern Persuasion appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

When the void typehint was introduced in PHP 7.1. There was some debate about it. Some people wondered if it is beneficial to type nothing? I was one of them. Meanwhile, I changed my opinion on it. In this short post, I'd like to give you a small example where I think void shines. This is the exa...

The Laravel News podcast, hosted by Jacob Bennett and Michael Dyrynda, has released their latest episode: Episode #65 - Jigsaws, Git tools, and Laravel development packages. In this episode Michael and Jacob also talk about: Puphpeteer: A Puppeteer bridge for PHP Node GH Building flexible Axios clients Twine: sting manipulation, levelled up You can listen to this latest episode either using the in-page audio player or by downloading the mp3 directly. If you enjoy the show, be sure to subscribe to their feed to get updates when new shows are released.

Incremental Static Regeneration (ISR) is a new evolution of the Jamstack, allowing you to update static content instantly without needing a full rebuild of your site. The hybrid approach of Next.js allows you to use ISR for e-commerce, marketing pages, blog posts, ad-backed media, and more.

Adobe's UX design tool seems to be picking up speed. Have you tried Adobe XD yet? The tool is part of the design giant's suite of software. It meets a need that was being filled by other tools such as Sketch and Figma. But thanks to Adobe's large customer base, XD is proving itself a […]

Current circumstances have been challenging for all of us, but they’ve also provided opportunities. This is most apparent in the realms of eLearning and app development. Traditional students need new platforms to continue their studies, and businesses of all types are trying to keep their heads above water in a socially distant world. Whether dealing...

Generating charts, maps, analysis, and various infographics can take up a lot of your time. These amazing data visualization tools will help you ease your workflow by offering all the necessary elements that you need to rapidly and effortlessly create stunning visualizations in just a few steps. You don’t need any special technical abilities to generate […] The post 20 Awesome Data Visualization Tools appeared first on Line25.