The Benefits of WP Engine Developer Tools
What You'll Be CreatingIf you're like me, you've been a passionate self-hosted WordPress developer for a long time. But there's one managed host that's consistently stepping forward to provide...
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Having a “remember me” function is a very useful feature, and implementation with React and Express is relatively easy. Continuing from our last part where we set up a WebRTC chat application, we will...
View ArticleRecurring Profiles in OpenCart
The subscription-based model is a useful and popular model which allows you to set up recurring payments in your e-commerce store. In this tutorial, we'll look into OpenCart's "Recurring Profiles"...
View ArticleHow to Use Generics in Swift
Generics allow you to declare a variable which, on execution, may be assigned to a set of types defined by us.In Swift, an array can hold data of any type. If we need an array of integers, strings, or...
View ArticleGet Started Building Your Blog With Parse.js: Comments
What You'll Be CreatingThis tutorial series is coming to an end. If you’ve followed along until now, hopefully you have a solid understanding of the MVC framework, and how Parse.js works. Last session,...
View ArticleWP REST API: Setting Up and Using Basic Authentication
In the introductory part of this series, we had a quick refresher on REST architecture and how it can help us create better applications. We then explored the history of REST APIs in WordPress and...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Cordova: Example
In the first tutorial of this introduction to Cordova, you learned about what Cordova is, how it works under the hood, and what type of apps you can build with it. In this tutorial, you’ll move on to...
View ArticleNew Rails Course: Puppet vs. Chef
Configuration management and automation are strategies that every systems administrator should know when managing more than a handful of servers. They are also very handy for developers who have to...
View ArticleBuilding a CMS: goPress
Go is a network-centric programming language developed by Google that makes writing network related programs easy. With the many great libraries from which to choose, getting a web application running...
View ArticleGoogle Fit for Android: An Overview
What Is Google Fit?Google Fit is included in Google Play Services and allows developers to store fitness data for users in order to help users keep track of their exercise habits. All data stored...
View ArticleIntroduction to Google DFP: Placing an Order
What You'll Be CreatingThis is the fourth tutorial in a series about Google DoubleClick for Publishers. DFP is a service that can seem incredibly complicated to the uninitiated, so this series aims to...
View Article20 Useful PHP Scripts Available on CodeCanyon
For many, PHP is the lifeblood of web development.It may be a general-purpose scripting language, but it powers WordPress, Drupal, Magento, and more; not to mention the thousands of individual PHP...
View ArticleQuiz: What is Web Development?
Do you think you have what it takes to become a web developer? Take this quiz to test your knowledge of the basic languages and concepts of web development.How to Become a Web DeveloperWeb development...
View ArticleFactory Girl 101
This two-part mini-series was written for people who want to jump into working with Factory Girl and cut to the chase without digging through the documentation for themselves too much. For folks who...
View ArticleIFTTT and WordPress: Automating (Almost) Everything You Do With Your Website
How do you deal with the mundane, repetitive tasks in your WordPress project? Probably with some plugins. Or maybe you choose to (or have to) do them by yourself, manually. Wouldn't it be nice if you...
View ArticleiOS 9: An Introduction to ReplayKit
IntroductionReplayKit is a new framework that was introduced alongside iOS 9. It allows game developers to give players the ability to easily record and share gameplay. In addition to recording and...
View ArticleWhat's New in Rails 5? Find Out in Our New Course
What You'll Be CreatingRuby on Rails has changed the world of web development since version 1 was released in 2004. It has become known since that time as a powerful framework that allows web...
View ArticleA Quick Guide to Custom Fields and Post Metadata
WordPress is a powerful and easy-to-use content management system (CMS) out of the box. The default "Page" and "Post" content types are enough for many websites and blogs. In order to really harness...
View ArticleUnderstanding the Magic of Bloom Filters With Node.js & Redis
In the right use case, Bloom filters seem like magic. That’s a bold statement, but in this tutorial we’ll explore the curious data structure, how best to use it, and a few practical examples using...
View ArticleGet Started Building Your Blog With Parse.js: Categories
What You'll Be CreatingFirst of all, welcome to the finale of this tutorial series!Last session, I showed you how to add a new function to the blog: adding comments. It’s pretty much a stand-alone...
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