At this stage, with so many websites into existence, it can be a tad difficult to leave your mark. Of course, your unique services/products could set you apart; however, with a mundane website layout and uninteresting visuals, it can be hard to achieve originality. This is where typography comes into the picture. What Is Typography? To some people, typography is an art; while to others, it is a way of showcasing their personality into their products by keeping things simple yet creative. In other words, typography is the skill of learning to use the right text or font in the … Continue reading →Visit us at InstantShift.com

Have you ever struggled with testing cloud services locally? Specifically, have you ever struggled with locally testing an API that uses API Gateway and Lambda, with the Serverless framework, on AWS? In this article, Tom Hudson shares a quick overview of how easy it is to quickly set up your project to test locally before deploying to AWS.

Xmake is a lightweight cross-platform build utility based on Lua. It is very lightweight and has no dependencies because it has a built-in Lua runtime. It uses xmake.lua to maintain project builds and its configuration syntax is very simple and readable. We can use it to build projects directly like Make/Ninja or generate project files like CMake/Meson. Also, it has a built-in package management system to help users solve the integrated use of C/C++ dependent libraries.

This article is part of our "Advanced Git" series. Be sure to follow us on Twitter or sign up for our newsletter to hear about the next articles! In this third installment of our "Advanced Git" series, we'll look at … The post Better Collaboration With Pull Requests appeared first on CSS-Tricks. You can support CSS-Tricks by being an MVP Supporter.

Today’s Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop video tutorial is based on the metal text effect from the title artwork for the movie Fantastic Beasts. It’s a really nice shiny metal, almost chrome like effect with a mix of water droplets, lens flares and some really cool custom type that adds sharp scales to depict the scary […] The post Video Tutorial: How To Create a Metal Text Effect in Photoshop appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

Nowadays, if you have a product, service, or brand that you want to "get out there" one of the best ways to do that is through influencers. But how... The post Influencer Review – A look at What Influencer has to offer? appeared first on Onextrapixel.

(This is a sponsored post.) Cloudinary (the media hosting and optimization service) has a brand new version (v3) of its WordPress plugin that has really nailed it. First, a high-level look at the biggest things this plugin does: It … The post A Look at the Cloudinary WordPress Plugin appeared first on CSS-Tricks. You can support CSS-Tricks by being an MVP Supporter.

Developers usually agree that unit testing is a critical aspect of software development. We also know that developers enjoy debating techniques, frameworks, strategies, and the importance of testing different layers and components. When unit tests are stable, rapid, and repeatable, they add the most value. Spring Boot is known for reducing boilerplate code and speeding up development, but this comes at a cost when it's time to test. Without advanced optimization, tests can take a long time to run. Much of that time is lost on unnecessary app initialization, slowing down the feedback loop.

For today’s video tutorial I have a really quick and easy Photoshop process to add realistic glass reflections to a photograph, to make it appear as if a portrait photograph has been taken through a window. By using Photoshop to create this photo style, you can capture the effect of shooting through glass without having […] The post Video Tutorial: Easily Create Fake Window Reflections in Photoshop appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

Story points are a source of endless debate in agile teams. Every team I’ve been part of has discussed the role of story points in retrospectives,... The post Story Points in Depth: Everything You Need to Know appeared first on Plutora.