Or how Static Code Analysis Tools make your life and prevent headaches — Welcome to issue #16 of One Minute Better Developer, where you become a more successful software developer by reading short nuggets of knowledge, one minute at a time. ⏮️ 🔛 ⏭️ THE PROBLEM Take a moment to look at this snippet and try to figure out what it does. Don’t scroll to the solution yet! …

There isn’t one best way to implement SVGs on our websites, since each method has its pros and cons. Learning their differences is a crucial skill for a good Web Developer. — Welcome to issue #2 of Deep Dives, where we gain in-depth knowledge about a topic through simple explanations. ⏪🔛 Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) allow you to present pictures that are lightweight and can scale without being pixelated.

You’ve used them before but you’re not completely sure what they are, here are some answers. — Welcome to issue #1 of Deep Dives, where we gain in-depth knowledge about a topic through simple explanations. 🔛⏩ What is a CDN? A Content Distribution (or Delivery) Network (CDN) is a group of servers distributed geographically with the purpose of providing fast delivery of Internet content. The CDN’s servers act as reverse proxies for…

We’ll learn how to implement a browser auto-saving draft system in JavaScript — Welcome to issue #14 of One Minute Better Developer, where you become a more successful software developer by reading short nuggets of knowledge, one minute at a time. ⏮️ 🔛 ⏭️ THE PROBLEM We are implementing a text editor with a Google-Docs-like draft system, where content gets saved server-side when the user stops typing for…

Many people struggle to build a writing habit. I did too, but I solved it with this simple mantra — Writing is part of your daily routine. In my experience, that’s easy to implement if you follow some simple steps. Keep on reading to know how to exactly how. Tip #1: write short-form stories. In the beginning, I was writing long-form articles, which took me between 2 to 3 hours to write. It was difficult…

Let’s learn to use the power of this advanced tool for Git disaster‑saving — Welcome to issue #23 of One Minute To Become a Better Developer, where you become a more successful software developer by reading short nuggets of knowledge, one minute at a time. ⏮️ 🔛 THE PROBLEM A local branch deleted by accident, squashed commits that we would like to be un-squashed… when a catastrophe occurs…

Let’s build a touch-triggered image slider with lazy loading, navigation, and pagination, in one minute. — Welcome to issue #3 One Minute, One NPM Package, where you discover cool NPM packages and how to use them in one minute. ⏮️ 🔛