Category: Web Development

About a year ago, we published this article on how to get started with browser testing in less than 2 hours. A bold statement, right?

Well, ever since a lot of things happened. New browsers appeared on the market and they got way more powerful.

So, today I’m going to show you everything you need to know about the state of art of browser testing. Plus: There’s also a free browser testing checklist for you to download.

Continue Reading “The Basics of Modern Browser Testing!” →

When Instagram started out it was a medium for the youngsters to share images and show what a good time they were having.

It has moved beyond its early adopters to a consumer-driven social media platform and now emerged as a professional’s visually driven network.

As a result, a growing number of designers are now taking to this medium to showcase their works.

So whether you’re a designer seeking for inspiration or a person looking to share your work, here is a compilation of the best boards to get inspired.

Continue Reading “20 top designers to follow on Instagram” →

A while ago, I published some ideas on how to become a faster programmer on Quora. Since then, people have left comments and wrote follow-up questions.

I think I have dipped into an interesting topic and decided to collect my tips in a blog post. I hope you’ll find it helpful and it will make your life as a programmer more productive.

Continue Reading “How to be a faster programmer: 7 helpful tips for being faster & more successful.” →

Axosoft is a comprehensive project management suite which offers a lot of features for managing your web projects.

In this blog post I’m going to show you everything you need to know about Axosoft and how you can be more productive by getting more out of Axosoft.

Continue Reading “Everything you need to know about Axosoft” →

Today, the third most used Internet app, Snapchat, has an estimated worth of 15 billion dollars.

Known once-upon-a-time as a social media connectivity tool only for celebs, gossipmongers, fashionistas and selfie-freaks, it has now been discovered by many others as well.

This mobile-only social network is not just great for personal interactions, but is a wonderful tool for businesses both large and small. Its usage has moved beyond just taking selfies. It has evolved into telling stories. And riding the new wave, many developers and designers now use Snapchat on a regular basis.

Continue Reading “The Best Developers and Designers to follow on Snapchat” →

In mid-2015 we conducted a lot of performance improvements for our website and blog. And we continuously did our homework. Just last week we did a major website speed upgrade for our blog.

So, we thought it would be fun to benchmark our web development blog with some other major web development & design blogs. We put our heads together and conducted some research.

Here’s what we found.

Continue Reading “We benchmarked 11 major web development blogs and analyzed their website performance.” →

Over the last few years, browsers got some super powers. They evolved from simple viewers for HTML & CSS to platforms executing our beloved web applications.

With developments, such as WebGL or tracking.js, developers can do incredible things inside browsers.

Recently we stumbled upon Three.js. So we decided to do a review on how browsers are moving to a 3D world by making use of new libraries.

Continue Reading “Running 3D graphics inside the browser with Three.JS. A first review by Usersnap.” →

With April 1st just around the corner, we already managed to get through the first three months of 2016. If you’re like me, you probably are looking for new things to learn and new people to meet.

Conferences are a good way to catch up with new trends, meet thought leaders, and think about ways to improve your daily work.

The following is by far a complete overview, but rather a somewhat personal compilation of interesting conferences in the next months (in chronological order).

Let us know if you have found this to be helpful and tell us about your experiences, if you go to one of these conferences.

Continue Reading “18 Development Conferences to Attend in 2016: Be There or Be Square!” →

Pretty bold statement right? Well, let’s face it. The web has evolved to a visual place where HTML and CSS have become the essential design tool kit.

In today’s blog post I’d like to show you why HTML & CSS are a must-have for UI / UX designers in 2016.

Continue Reading “HTML & CSS are design tools. Not a programming language.” →