As the web continues to evolve and new browser technologies continue to emerge, the line between native and web development becomes more and more blurred. New APIs are unlocking the ability to code entirely new categories of software in the browser. Until recently, the ability to interact with digital musical instruments has been limited to native, desktop applications. The Web MIDI API is here to change that. In this article, we'll cover the basics of MIDI and the Web MIDI API to see how simple it can be to create a web app that responds to musical input using JavaScript.

It doesn't take most web designers long to realize that the most critical objective you have when starting your freelance career is to find web design clients. Why? Because, without clients, you're basically just playing "house" in business. It doesn't matter how professional your logo is or how many business cards you've printed. If you...

Today, analytics is at the head of innovation. From fighting global pandemics to managing businesses, it drives growth and optimization everywhere. In the past, tools like Microsoft Office 365’s Excel popularized the use of data and simplified data analysis for everyone. Now, leveraging data has become essential in every field, to the point that simple […] The post Introduction to Machine Learning in Python appeared first on Developer.com.

Photoshop is the most preferred software for many designers. Any designing course has to learn Photoshop as a pre-decided element of the syllabus. Many professionals and creative individuals have been using the software for all of their graphic design needs. However, this power tool is not as easy to access and make use of for […] The post Gimp Vs. Photoshop – Which is Better for Designers? appeared first on Line25.

An annual survey of more than 80,000 developers published this week by Stack Overflow suggests there's a lot of willingness among developers to adopt new tools and platforms. For example, React.js (41%) has surpassed jQuery (34%) as the most widely used web framework, but Svelte has emerged as the most loved. Both React.js and Svelte […] The post Stack Overflow Survey Surfaces Shifts in Developer Preferences appeared first on Developer.com.

This week's Designer News (N.413) includes Designercize, a Mobile Library for Parsing After Effects Animations, a Pocket Guide to Creativity, HTML5 Form Validation, Optimizing SQL Queries, 9 Must-Have Firefox Extensions, a Free Photo Bundle, The Cost of JS, a Free iOS 11 UI Kit and more. The post Weekly News for Designers No 413 appeared first on Speckyboy Web Design Magazine.

Form Maker is the simple name of a not so simple plugin from the WordPress forge WebDorado. Form Maker lets you build flexible forms that also work on mobile devices via drag and drop. Form [...]

We take a look at those scenarios when it may be wiser to steer clear of WordPress - or any CMS, for that matter, and just use static HTML. The post Scenarios Where WordPress May Not Be the Best Option appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

A great way to make your Keynote slideshow more attractive is to use animation effects. With just a few entrance animations or transition effects, you can instantly make your presentation look more professional. However, it takes a lot of configuring and testing to figure out the right animations for each and every slide in your […]

WordPress 4.4 introduced term meta data which allows you to save meta values for terms in a similar way to post meta data. This is a highly anticipated and logical addition to the WordPress system. So far, the post and comment meta systems allowed us to add arbitrary data to posts and comments. This can be used to add ratings to comments, indicate your mood while you were writing a post, attach prices to product posts, and various other information you think is relevant to your content. As of the newest version of WordPress, meta data can now be added to terms which allows us to create features like default category thumbnails in a standardized way. This tutorial will show you how you can edit, update and retrieve these meta data for terms. The post Introducing Term Meta Data In WordPress And How To Use Them appeared first on Smashing Magazine.