Getting Started With Telerik AppBuilder
IntroductionMany web developers shy away from developing mobile apps thinking it would take too long for them to learn the ropes of mobile application development. Well, they are not completely wrong,...
View ArticleWP REST API: Setting Up and Using OAuth 1.0a Authentication
In the previous part of the series, we set up basic HTTP authentication on the server by installing the plugin available on GitHub by the WP REST API team. The basic authentication method allows us to...
View ArticleHow to Create a To-Do List App With Polymer and Cordova
What You'll Be CreatingIntroductionBack in the early days of Android, when good user interface frameworks were non-existent and most Android devices were underpowered, creating hybrid apps—apps...
View ArticleQuiz: Are You Ready for watchOS 2?
Are you ready for watchOS 2? Take this quiz and see how well you know the new watchOS 2 platform.watchOS 2 From ScratchBuilding watch support into your app is a great way to stand out in the crowded...
View ArticleThe Concept of "Plugin Territory" in WordPress
Imagine that someone starts a shop with a nifty WordPress theme, going for months with that theme, and then wants to change it. Now, imagine that all her sliders, widgets and even products vanish from...
View ArticleHow to Create a Smart Device With Arduino and Node.js Using PubNub
With the rise of the maker movement—Maker Faire, 3D printers, DIY robots, drones, and so on—the popularity of Arduino, an open-source, microcontroller-based kit, has turned many software engineers into...
View ArticleHow To Add Azure Mobile Services to a Windows Phone App
Windows Phone apps that use live tiles, authenticate users with single-sign on, and share data between devices and users generally employ cloud services. Most cloud platforms offer general purpose...
View Article4 Reasons to Choose ProcessWire as Your Next CMS
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon an A List Apart article titled “Managing Your Content Management System”. It gives recommendations on how to limit and tailor the users’ freedom in a Content Management...
View ArticleGetting Started With Laravel
Working with PHP for the past 10 years or so has taken me through quite a ride. Starting with rookie mistakes like not being able to find a semicolon to trying to build my own framework for building...
View ArticleNew Course: Web App to Mac App With NW.js
What You'll Be CreatingIf you're used to developing with web technologies, it's hard to go back to developing with OS-specific languages and APIs. What's worse, if you want to develop for multiple...
View ArticleClone WordPress in Linux
What You'll Be CreatingDuplicating WordPress Never Seems Easy I often like to launch a new WordPress site based on an existing site, as a template. The configurations for themes, plugins and settings...
View ArticleHow to Use WordPress Plugins Without Hurting Performance
WordPress has the superpower of extensibility that helped it become the most commonly used content management system in the world. The concept of themes and plugins made WordPress an extremely popular...
View ArticleHow to Improve Client Relationships With Assembla Portfolio
When you first start developing for a new client, energies are almost as high as expectations. The client loved your pitch, your team is excited about the new project, and your eyeballs have turned...
View ArticleHow To Create Vector Graphics on iOS
IntroductionGraphical resources in the digital world are of two basic types, raster and vector. Raster images are essentially a rectangular array of pixel intensities. Vector graphics, on the other...
View ArticleKeeping Promises With JavaScript
JavaScript, through its popularity and recent improvements, is increasingly becoming the web programmer's best friend. And like all best friends, JavaScript keeps its promises. Now that may sound a...
View ArticleWooCommerce: Adding the Product Short Description to Archive Pages
What You'll Be CreatingWooCommerce comes bundled with archive pages and loops that do a great job, but sometimes you might need to display a bit more information on your main shop and other archive...
View ArticleHow to Make WordPress Sites Different by Geography
An Approach to Geolocal WordPress SitesIn order to launch an inexpensive global network of sites run by volunteers that would provide shoppers categorized directories to local stores, I needed to...
View ArticleCreating Single Page Applications With WordPress and Angular.js
What You'll Be CreatingWorking with the Angular.js framework is fast and rewarding, and combined with WordPress it can make a really nice SPA (Single-page Application) in a short time-span. With all...
View ArticleDisplay WooCommerce Categories, Subcategories, and Products in Separate Lists
What You'll Be CreatingWooCommerce gives you a few options as to what you can display on your archive pages:productscategories (on the main shop page) or subcategories (on category pages)both products...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Intel RealSense Technology for Game Developers
Intel RealSense technology pairs a 3D camera and microphone array with an SDK that allows you to implement gesture tracking, 3D scanning, facial expression analysis, voice recognition, and more. In...
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