Editor's Note: The following is an article written for and published in DZone's 2021 Low-Code Development Trend Report. If you ask 100 developers what no code is, you're likely to get 100 different answers. However, what is often agreed upon is that no-code development offers the ability to create software without needing dozens of software developers working -- often for months at a time -- on software before delivering a working solution. Essentially, this means that no code is the process of automating software systems.

If you took economics in college, you probably heard about the Laffer Curve, which illustrates the point where the optimum tax rate will maximize tax revenue. The same concept holds... The post Optimizing Your Media for Maximum Revenue appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

It feels like the whole buzz around cryptocurrency has calmed down a little. In comparison to the previous year, when the cost of Bitcoin reached unprecedented heights having cost... The post 15 Free Crypto UIs and Icons Packs appeared first on Onextrapixel.

HTTPS is a must for every website nowadays: Users are looking for the padlock when providing their details; Chrome and Firefox explicitly mark websites that provide forms on pages without HTTPS as being non-secure; it is an SEO ranking factor; and it has a serious impact on privacy in general. Additionally, there is now more than one option to get an HTTPS certificate for free, so switching to HTTPS is only a matter of will.The post A Complete Guide To Switching From HTTP To HTTPS appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

Regular expressions – or Regex – is a programming term, used across many programming languages, that describes patterns used to match characters and combinations of characters, in a string. Languages that use Regex for pattern matching include Perl, Python, Java, and most modern languages. The purpose of using regular expressions is to identify patterns that […] The post Overview of Regular Expressions and Regex in Python appeared first on Developer.com.

Smooth collaboration between developers and designers is something everyone aspires to, but it's notoriously difficult. But with today's advanced web, it's difficult — if not impossible — to build a truly great product without collaborating across disciplines. Because of the range of technologies required to build a product, the product can only truly succeed when all disciplines — developers and designers, content creators, and user experience strategists — are deeply involved from the early stages of the project.

jQuery is an incredibly popular JavaScript library - and for good reason. It's powerful, fast and is supported by a multitude of web browsers. In fact, WordPress comes bundled with... The post Free WordPress Plugins for Adding jQuery Goodness to Your Site appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Access All Areas members have a useful collection of Lightroom Presets to download this week, courtesy of Hydrozi. These Black and White presets are designed to enhance the mood and elegance of your photographs by converting them into dramatic monochrome images. The collection contains an array of styles, including grainy effects, vignettes, HDR styles, low […] The post Black and White Lightroom Presets for Access All Areas Members appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

Last week I showed you how to create a slimy text effect in Adobe Illustrator, so I thought I’d cover a similar topic this week but in Photoshop instead. The vector Illustrator artwork is quite flat, whereas you can achieve much more realism with gradients and filters in Photoshop. The effect we’ll be producing in […] The post Video Tutorial: Dripping Glossy Text Effect in Photoshop appeared first on Spoon Graphics.

The road to better UX involves various factors, including website design and functionality, product quality, customer service, eCommerce, and much more. While most UX initiatives require extensive research, testing, and... The post The Role Functional Animation Plays in Enhancing User Experience appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.