Category: Web Development

Buttons are a simple element of interactive design, used everyday by people browsing the web. As web design has changed over time and new trends appeared every now and then, the design of buttons evolved too.

The challenge of button design is quite simple: Buttons must be designed in a way that they are recognized as buttons and users can expect the action which is followed by the button.

In this article, I’ll give you an overview of the evolution of button design and how to create modern web buttons.

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Have you heard about Coc Coc browser or YaBrowser? I’m guessing you have not and that would not be a surprise.

I haven’t heard about them either. Just recently, I stumbled upon a list of unknown browsers in our Google Analytics dashboard. And surprisingly, those browsers are responsible for quite a bit of website traffic.

Here’s the journey I undertook after my big discovery.

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When resources are limited you might face the challenge of building and developing a new software without having a full-time project manager.

The tasks of project management in software development aren’t easy. But here’s the good news:

In this article, I’m going to show you how to successfully manage your software project without having the skills and resources of a project manager.

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We at Usersnap are big fans of visual communication. That’s why we love web development infographics and thought we would share our favorite infographics with you.

We’ll also explain why images are stored in long-term memory. Let’s get started!

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We at Usersnap are huge Docker fans. And we’re not only big fans, but also making use of Docker for a couple of microservices, websites and minor apps we’ve built.

So, today I’m very excited to share our first review of Docker for Mac with you. Docker for Mac is publicly available since June 20th. I hope you’re as excited as I am 🙂

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I’ll never forget the first time, I made a gaffe. I had no clue what my colleague was actually doing in his role of a web developer.

I had no experience in web development and somehow I just said: ”That cannot be that difficult, right?”

Ups. I just made a big mistake.

My colleague on the other side, simply looked annoyed. And a bit frustrated. So, please do me a favor, and avoid the following phrases. Simply avoid saying these things. Please.

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TED-Talks are fantastic, short introductions into new topics and perspectives. Everyone with internet access can dive into new stories and new worlds.

There is a huge variety of these talks out there, so that it can be a challenge to get an overview of what’s out there.

Therefore, we put our heads together and collected the eight different TED talks which every web developer should watch.

So, have fun watching and let us know in the comments if we any great ones are missing!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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