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- The Gospel According to Blake Watson
- Saying "no" to free work
- Show Reddit: Compress json-data based on it's json-schema
- Freelancers: Do/Have you use a placement agency?
- Job search timeline?
- How to rewrite CSS gradually to a new and cleaner version?
- Intensive mentoring in programming, feedback on code and questions
- Is there any cross-browser compatible way to save a web URL to a user's desktop?
- [CSS/JS] Fade text on scroll? No overlays, within the text element itself
- Before Flash goes quietly into the night on 2020, I HAVE to believe that some of you still remember the glory days of Flash like Neostream and 2Advanced, do you have any Flash site for me to check out to member the old times ?
- If Freelancing is a "secret ticket" into making big bucks, why isn't it advertised more?
- Lead gen tips for an introvert?
- What was a project you did that really helped you master and understand the fundamentals, sparking your excitement for web dev?
- How can I protect my purely frontend webapp from theft?
- Beginning web design resources
- A video with coders talking about their web stacks
- Around How Much Should I Charge for a Web Application Like This?
- Does anyone here know of a sub like this, or want to help me create one?
- jQuery AJAX in IE11 sends some dashes and numbers to Laravel POST
- How Can I Maximize Adsense Revenue?
- Need help storing a subreddit's /top posts for the day.
- Are All Google Ads Asynchronous Now?
- What are the best ways to determine if a specific framework is good for production?
- Transform a Sketch design into living coded components - React/React-Native/Vue/Next
- How to implement a "How to code" functionnality?
| The Gospel According to Blake Watson Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:31 PM PDT
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| Posted: 25 Jun 2019 12:26 PM PDT Ever since I picked up webdev, I was approached by tens of people asking me to make their app, website, etc. for "stakes" in their non-existent startup, and sometimes even asking me to do it for just "experience" (ie. free work). I fell victim to quite a few of these in my earlier years but I have since somewhat learned how to reject such offers – but I'm not the best at it. I still feel bad saying no to someone when I can see they're passionate about the idea they have, even though they probably don't understand the sheer scale of their ambitions. So, I'm curious, how do you approach situations like these? [link] [comments]  | ||
| Show Reddit: Compress json-data based on it's json-schema Posted: 25 Jun 2019 01:14 AM PDT
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| Freelancers: Do/Have you use a placement agency? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:22 PM PDT Freelance developers, do you use or have or have you used a placement agency for finding gigs? I mostly mean standard typical agencies as opposed to the freelance marketplaces like Upwork or TopTal. How often did/do you find work? Are they woth it? Would you reccommend them? [link] [comments]  | ||
| Posted: 25 Jun 2019 12:28 PM PDT So I graduated with an associates of applied science in web and software dev at the beginning of may. After 2 weeks off (gotta take a little vacation), and then a week and a half working on my resume, LinkedIn, and portfolio site, I've been job searching for about a month. I've put out maybe close to 30 applications and I've had one interview for a position I wasn't qualified for but a friend got me the interview. How long does it usually take to get a job, and are willing to relocate? [link] [comments]  | ||
| How to rewrite CSS gradually to a new and cleaner version? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 01:23 PM PDT A new design has been drawn for a website that we are working on. We are planning to implement changes gradually - one day the layout will change slightly, another day some of the elements will change etc. The old CSS rules are convoluted and interlaced with each other. We would like to update the code to a more modern version - to use BEM. The problem is that we don't know in how many places a rule is used in so we can't just remove the rules except the most specific ones. And because of the specifity wars in the old CSS, the BEM rules will not trump the old rules. Have you guys got any experience on gradual move to BEM and dealing with the specificity of the old rules? The only idea that we came up is to configure some preprocessor to include [link] [comments]  | ||
| Intensive mentoring in programming, feedback on code and questions Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:02 PM PDT I have setup a community a few weeks ago for people to find studybuddies, request exercises - and get feedback, get long-term mentoring, ask questions and hangout. This is for almost all languages. If there's a language missing, just hit me up! If you are interested, you're welcome. If you're not, well.. Sorry for this post then, hope you don't find it annoying it's all free! The link: https://discord.gg/bhSwuDS [link] [comments]  | ||
| Is there any cross-browser compatible way to save a web URL to a user's desktop? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 01:23 PM PDT I am working on a project for someone that wants users to be able to drag a web URL from the webpage to their desktop and essentially create a bookmark to their website for them. They want an icon (the site's logo) to always be saved with the web URL. Is there any way to do this in Chrome? Is there any way to explicitly specify the desktop icon for a website (rather than just taking the favicon)? Because of privacy concerns, I know scripting bookmarking and file-saving is somewhat difficult cross-browser in JS, but if there is actually any programmatic way of doing this I'd be interested as well. From what I've tried so far, the only way to include an icon with the web URL is if you grab the site information in the address bar when using Firefox or IE and drag it to your desktop. It will then save the website's favicon as the icon. I also added additional favicon sizes in the header of the web site in case it is dependent on that. Ideally, I'd expect a user to be able to drag an anchor link from the website to the desktop and have the icon that is saved to their desktop be an explicitly defined site logo if possible. [link] [comments]  | ||
| [CSS/JS] Fade text on scroll? No overlays, within the text element itself Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:27 PM PDT
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| If Freelancing is a "secret ticket" into making big bucks, why isn't it advertised more? Posted: 24 Jun 2019 10:30 PM PDT I often here that Freelancing will get you $150/hour and financial independence from working for big corporations. If that's the case, why isn't it promoted more to the general masses as a "secret trick" to making money? EVERYONE and their grandma would be doing freelancing, yet most people aren't freelancing? Let's say I start out by knowing absolutely nothing at all. After 2-3 years, I learn Web Development, and get basic clients and workflows. Why aren't MORE people doing this? Am I missing something? [link] [comments]  | ||
| Lead gen tips for an introvert? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 04:33 PM PDT I am super shy in person. I thought about starting a blog, but there's so much competition it would take a mountain worth of work to get leads. I have been working on upwork, and clients are stingy. I am looking for the first step towards generating fruitful leads. [link] [comments]  | ||
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| How can I protect my purely frontend webapp from theft? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 12:13 PM PDT Hi there! I've developed some simple webapps that are purely front-end, only client-side code, HTML, JS, CSS. No server side code at all. Found a hosting place, bought domains, etc, all the hassle. My question, is there any way to protect it from easily being stolen? I had some past bad experiences, where a site of mine (with several articles I wrote) had been just saved down and published elsewhere without my consent (with ads). I have a few things in mind, but all of these seem ineffective:
I know I can't fully prevent theft, at best they can still copy-paste the text content from my sites, but still, I'm looking for ways to make it harder. [link] [comments]  | ||
| Beginning web design resources Posted: 25 Jun 2019 03:57 PM PDT I'm learning to increase my job prospects, right now I've been doing this at work because I have net access there for stuff like w3schools. Are there any resources with like PDFs or something? I'm stuck with phone net at home and it's not intuitive for learning [link] [comments]  | ||
| A video with coders talking about their web stacks Posted: 25 Jun 2019 03:52 PM PDT Hi folks, I was wondering if you have seen some videos/ can recommend some videos that show some programmers talking about their code, either in detail or in abstract. Perhaps some movies? Gotta admit, graphic designers have it better, because there are countless movies about typography, the process, etc. Maybe there are videos/movies like that in the programming world? [link] [comments]  | ||
| Around How Much Should I Charge for a Web Application Like This? Posted: 24 Jun 2019 07:40 PM PDT **Update: I got $300 so far. I'll make sure we have a set agreement prior to doing any work in the future. Also, he works for his dads real estate company that will be implementing the software once it's done, so it's not just some kid with just an idea. Okay so I just graduated college with a solid GPA and my bachelors in computer science. I never had any internships although I had a job doing basic HTML/JS work. I have lots of experience from classes alone. I'm interviewing for full-time jobs but in the meantime I decided to do some freelance work at Upwork.com to pay the bills. I found a project pretty quick building a web application from scratch in HTML/JS and it took me approx. 20 hours to do (~17 hours of work, 3 hours learning) as it was a bit complicated. It's basically just a web application with a form that takes in the clients details for a real estate transaction and is used to create a Word .doc which can be downloaded from the browser. I've attached screen shots of the site so far (just need to improve the UI and add one more feature then i'm done). The issue is that the client is a 19 year old who said he has a low budget but will give equity in the software as he plans to sell it to companies to use. So I will continue to work on it - add in backend dev like registration/login and eventually payment. But for now, he's going to pay me for what I have currently. I see rates on here anywhere from $30-150+/hr for freelance work. Can anyone give me an estimate for how much I should ask for what I have currently? Here's a pic of the site and then a pic of the created word doc that was downloaded: Would appreciate any ideas as I have no clue what to charge lol. We decided that we would agree on a price once I was close to finishing as I was unsure how long it would take Thanks! [link] [comments]  | ||
| Does anyone here know of a sub like this, or want to help me create one? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 03:08 PM PDT
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| jQuery AJAX in IE11 sends some dashes and numbers to Laravel POST Posted: 25 Jun 2019 03:02 PM PDT
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| How Can I Maximize Adsense Revenue? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 03:01 PM PDT One of the things I've prided myself on is keeping my website(s) light on ads. I've favored good ad placement with just two, maybe three ads tops, over just spamming the entire page with ads. Basically, each page is to show a significant amount of content, with a very reasonable amount of ads in comparison that don't interrupt the experience very much. The problem? Well, lots of them. The ads that show are often unrelated to content. Why? I have no idea. But I have no doubt that irrelevant ads have major effects on CTR and overall revenue. I often see websites much like mine running Google ads that seem way more relevant and I've never figured out how they do this. My site uses Wordpress and is free to use. Basically, it involves users being able to print/download documents within a certain niche, more or less. I've pretty much had an ad in the right sidebar, and down below after the content, right above the "previous/next" navigation links/buttons to go to older or newer posts. That specific unit seems to be the source of most of the revenue, with the right sidebar ad being MUCH less. I recently started experimenting with one banner before the site content, but I'm not really sure how it's doing. I used to have one up top next to the site logo, but it peformed poorly so I ditched it. What have been your best locations in cases where you only have two or three ads on a page? Also... Even IF my site is free to use, do you think I could benefit some something like an amazon carousel or something like that, showing products in my niche that people might be interested in purchasing? I've wondered if that's just self-defeating, since the purpose of my site is to basically print those particular products out yourself, rather than purchasing them, if that makes sense... I have no doubt an Amazon carousel would bog down my site as well. All in all, I'm just trying to max out site revenue with whatever traffic I have, without bogging down the experience too much. I know it's all about balance, but I think I can do better with the same amount. Just being smarter about what and where I place them, know what I mean? [link] [comments]  | ||
| Need help storing a subreddit's /top posts for the day. Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:49 PM PDT I'm trying to create a website that'll project on my desktop using wallpaper engine, that'll show the top posts of the last 24 hours to TodayILearned, with the title, a preview image, and the link to the source (which is usually a wikipedia citation). I found this on GitHub, but it would be too redundant for my picky task. Any help appreciated! [link] [comments]  | ||
| Are All Google Ads Asynchronous Now? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:44 PM PDT I can't seem to find a straight answer. A single ad makes my score plummet on Page Speed Insights, so I'm wondering if the only two ads on my page are for some reason, not async. I remember there used to be an option but I'm not seeing it anymore. Are there any other ways to make ads impact site speed less? I try to just keep them to a minimum in spots I've found more profitable to keep things snappy, but that still doesn't mean I'm maximizing revenue with the speed I've managed to maintain. Any thoughts on this? [link] [comments]  | ||
| What are the best ways to determine if a specific framework is good for production? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:38 PM PDT This is actually a discussion I had with my colleague the other day, we were debating whether or not we should stick with the framework we're currently using down the line. Just for some context he's had a few months in Express JS. As for me, I have worked several years in Laravel and I find the approach very elegant to write with. Naturally since we're on a tight schedule I went looking for a similar alternative when I knew the company is focusing on JS. That's when I stumbled upon Adonis. Do note that this colleague of mine has never tried Adonis, (which I think he should before passing judgement) and that he's working on another front end project in Angular. He stated that Express is a better framework to end up with because:
My response was:
Convention over configuration is something I look for a lot nowadays, to have everything we need to start, to focus on solely business logic. I favour a DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself) approach, that Wrapping and Abstracting code to an extent helps with maintainability (As business logic is all that's left in the controller). My colleague favours the WET (Write Everything Twice) principle not exactly but he did say that redundancy is okay, that by not wrapping and using pure code every time makes it easier to understand (I disagree to an extent) He mentions that since I'm from a Laravel background I might be biased (true enough), and that in using a less popular framework creates technical debt for the company and that currently no one understands it more than i do. (I'm training the new guys to code in it though). I know this looks more like a post to vent (kinda is) But it kept me thinking, which spawns the question "What are the best ways to determine if a specific framework is good for production". [link] [comments]  | ||
| Transform a Sketch design into living coded components - React/React-Native/Vue/Next Posted: 25 Jun 2019 02:30 PM PDT
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| How to implement a "How to code" functionnality? Posted: 25 Jun 2019 01:41 PM PDT So I would like the user to be able to tell the app things like: A) Do this N times B) Do that until X C) Record these results each iteration etc. I could just have an input box and implements an api that defines what "this" and "that" the user have access to, but I would prefer it to be more instinctive and secure (XSS) Like a Google game a saw once about how to program using blocks for loops and everything. If it's not clear, I could provide an example. Tl;dr: what could work is an implementation of the Excel Macro Recording functionnality but applied to my site's possible actions (buttons, move things around, etc.) Thanks for your ideas and inputs. [link] [comments]  |
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