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    Just a reminder that the Github free Student pack is awesome! web developers

    Just a reminder that the Github free Student pack is awesome! web developers


    Just a reminder that the Github free Student pack is awesome!

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 12:07 PM PDT

    I can't stress this enough. You have free credit on Azure ($100) and Digital Ocean ($50), one year of free domain on name.com, next.tech and namecheap, LOTS of free courses, every JetBrain software for one year (you can renew it for free as long as you have your student email) and way more stuff.

    Personally I think the Frontend Masters courses are the best in the pack. You get 6 whole months free without a credit card, so you can easily do all the courses without paying a penny. Hell, I even feel guilty for not paying since I spend 6 hours there every day.

    All you need is a college email address, so it has to be a custom domain, but not .edu necessarily. You can borrow that account from a friend since you only need to use it once to confirm the email.

    https://education.github.com/pack

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    Building a Scrapbook Layout with CSS Grid

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 05:33 AM PDT

    Lost on Github

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 07:45 AM PDT

    Hey all,

    I've recently signed up for Hacktoberfest just to get some experience with Github and for fun mostly. I also really wanted to dive in some cool projects to contribute to. The problem is, I don't know where to look, AT ALL.

    Should I browse in the issues or click the explore tab? It's a bit daunting to see so many projects that look abandoned or just too big for me. I don't even know if my contributions will have any value at all since there are a lot more experienced people than me.

    I'm self-taught myself and still learning, my interests lean towards Javascript and React. But where do I find these projects?

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    Should a beginner have it's own email domain?

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 10:24 AM PDT

    Hi everybody!

    I little less than a year and a half ago I started to study web development, and ended up liking it so much that I am looking forward to work with it.
    I had still not landed in any position yet, so since some time ago I had started to send resumes to different opportunities, and I am also looking for job overseas (I am living in Brazil at this moment). Had been working on my github portfolio and on selling my own iamge well through a good and well written CV. The point is: I still use a gmail account to contact possible employers and to send my CV's and resumes, but I heard somewhere that It does not look any professional to use a gmail account nowadays...
    Do you guys think that in my current position, I should already have one email domain to increase my chances of being recruited? Or this is not something that I should worry right now?

    Thanks in advance for any help!

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    Taking a Symfony & Vue project to the Nuxt level

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 07:13 AM PDT

    Preloading responsive images

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 02:34 PM PDT

    How to use the GitHub Package Registry

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 03:28 PM PDT

    Images Defined Size

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 03:14 PM PDT

    I got a report from someone on a website I am working on. The report said for optimum search engine results images on the site should have "defined size" how can I achieve this for a website that is live and is a WP site?

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    Is it wrong to want to be a self-taught web developer? Should I give up on my career and get a CS degree instead even if I don't like it?

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 02:53 PM PDT

    Allow me to explain why I'm making this question. I'm 18 years old, currently just starting a career in Marketing. Honestly I like it and I'd like to keep at it. I also find web development to be really interesting and something I love to do. I've made some static pages and played with JavaScript and I've studied programming concepts on my own out of pure curiosity (such as paradigms, types and things like that).

    When people ask me what I'm doing and what I want to do, I say I'm studying Marketing in college and learning web development on my own, and eventually I want to freelance for local small businesses while I try finding a job in a startup. After all, I have 4 years ahead of me, thats a long time to practice coding and I already have ideas for an app project I want to make to simplify my life, something I could share with people and it would be an addition to my portfolio.

    For some reason, it seems every time I tell any adult that I'm studying web development on my own they absolutely flip. Usually their argument is that if you ever want to be good at it you need to go to college and get an engineering degree. When I tell them that you can study programming on your own, and even be good at it with lots of practice and dedication, they call me an arrogant know-it-all for thinking that way. "If you don't have a degree, you're no one in life", meaning as long as I don't have a CS degree no one will ever take me seriously as a web developer, and I'll be a failure.

    My college has terribly outdated tech degrees, they teach you C, Java 5 or MATLAB if you take CS, and they don't even have separate courses that teach Node.js or React. For two years I'll be studying Mathematics or math-related subjects. I will only touch programming for 1 year, specifically the last one. I'm not even good at math, I had terrible math teachers and I'd have to re-study every subject from 8th grade onwards if I plan on not failing every trimester. Moreover I cant switch to another college with better tech degrees.

    I want to know your experiences as self-taught software developers; was it worth it? Do you regret not getting a degree instead? Did not studying in college make you a mediocre developer?

    I may just be looking for validation from strangers on the internet, you can clearly see in my words I'm justifying myself, but I am absolutely tired of being labeled by every adult as an immature and arrogant idiot simply for wanting to learn web development on my own, and so I'm here today to ask for opinions from the people who are actually in the industry.

    I need to know if what I'm doing is fine, or if I really am being an idiot and I should give up on what I'm doing.

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    Is there a tree planting API / web service in existence?

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 02:21 AM PDT

    Hello

    I want to build a web app that involves planting trees via donation. Is there some kind of service that does this, including payment handling?

    I came across http://digitalhumani.com/ but they bill you monthly for all the donations made, ideally I don't want to handle money if I can help it. I'm imagining the flow being something like:

    • user fills out some details
    • clicks donate
    • payment gateway modal opens (paypal, stripe or whatever)
    • payment gateway generates token (or something to prove there was a donation)
    • etc...

    Any ideas?

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    A simple Baremetrics Calendar Wrapper for Vue.js

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 02:51 PM PDT

    Does a website need to be HIPAA compliant if it only has an appointment plugin? No other data is stored.

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 02:00 PM PDT

    I'm assuming yes and I'll probably need to decline the job. Just checking first though.

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    For a new ASP.NET Core project, would you choose Blazor, MVC, or Razor Pages?

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 01:53 PM PDT

    As far as I know, each of these options is fully supported by ASP.NET Core projects for server-side rendering (this question is about server-side technologies, not client-side).

    I'm not a Blazor fanboy. I lived through the days of WebForms and some aspects of Blazor lifecycle and components feel uncomfortably familiar. Razor Pages also brings back a little of my WebForms PTSD, but I can understand why having a single "page" handle a single request makes sense. With that in mind, I think I'm leaning towards MVC but would love to get the opinion of others.

    What would be the best option for a team of half-dozen developers?

    Which technology do you think will still be most relevant in 5 years?

    What's been your experience with any of these on medium to large websites?

    EDIT: So I guess Blazer server-side has been renamed to Razor Components. Questions still apply.

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    Anyone use CODA on iPad? Looking for help with local file storage.

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 01:41 PM PDT

    On the Mac version of Coda, I set my local directory for my site as a sub directory of my google drive folder, so its constantly syncing and backing up.

    Is there any way to do similar with the iOS version - even if the local version was iCloud, it would be something as at least I know it will be backing up?

    Thanks.

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    SVG on the Web

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 11:10 AM PDT

    I have an SVG that in an editor like Sketch is showing multiple paths. I want to use CSS to style specific sections of it on the web. However when I open the SVG in text editor it is only showing one massive <path>. Is there a way to break this down into multiple HTML <path> elements so I can target the specific areas? Thanks for any help!

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    Babylon Weekly Video: Using External Assets

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 11:05 AM PDT

    Confused about some CSS with box-sizing: border-box;

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 01:15 PM PDT

    So I'm starting to learn some web dev and looking at some code below. My question is how come if I remove the

    * { box-sizing: border-box; } 

    the left and right columns moves move to be vertical instead of being next to each other?

    How would I fix this without using the above code (aka I don't want padding between my columns.

    <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> * { box-sizing: border-box; } body { font-family: Arial; padding: 10px; background: #f1f1f1; } /* Create two unequal columns that floats next to each other */ /* Left column */ .leftcolumn { float: left; width: 75%; } /* Right column */ .rightcolumn { float: left; width: 25%; background-color: #f1f1f1; padding-left: 20px; } /* Fake image */ .fakeimg { background-color: #aaa; width: 100%; padding: 20px; } /* Add a card effect for articles */ .card { background-color: white; padding: 20px; margin-top: 20px; } /* Clear floats after the columns */ .row:after { content: ""; display: table; clear: both; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="row"> <div class="leftcolumn"> <div class="card"> <h2>TITLE HEADING</h2> <h5>Title description, Dec 7, 2017</h5> <div class="fakeimg" style="height:200px;">Image</div> </div> </div> <div class="rightcolumn"> <div class="card"> <h2>About Me</h2> <div class="fakeimg" style="height:100px;">Image</div> <p>Some text about me in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim..</p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html> 
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    Do you have any tips for cleaning up CSS when multiple pages reference it?

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 09:14 AM PDT

    I'm working on a site that has multiple pages. I ran a page speed test and one of the biggest detractors is unused CSS. I want to clean up the CSS file but I worry editing it will affect several pages at once. Do you have any tips or resources to go about doing this?

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    Differences between Bing and Google for SEO

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 07:54 AM PDT

    Why am I number 1 for Bing when I type my domain name but nowhere on Google? Sorry if this is not the right place to ask.

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    Trying to leave my current host. Help understanding VPS services, like Vultr or Digital Ocean? [question]

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 12:17 PM PDT

    I've been on Dreamhost for a few years, and have tolerated their okay speeds and terrible email server. But even though I supposedly have an SSL certificate, none of my subdomains have ever been served through HTTPS. I've tried a lot of things to make this happen, but this is the trigger that's made me want to switch.

    I read recently either here or on /r/web_design about using a VPS service like Vultr or Digital Ocean, but I'm a bit confused about the way these services handle multiple sites, or a good comparison to using VPS vs shared hosting (apart from "you're not sharing with anyone else"). Anecdotes/articles for either of those services or anything AWS-like are extremely welcome.

    • On DH, I've got one domain that hosts a site, and a bunch of subdomains under it hosting live dev sites for other projects. Can I still host multiple sites on a VPS, or is it 1 droplet = 1 site? (What is a droplet, anyway?)
    • Do VPS services also offer domain registration, or do you generally go with a separate service for domains? (Any recommendations?)
    • I currently have a custom email address through DH. I've read that to do the same in a VPS you have to set up the email server yourself, which is very not recommended. Is there a good way to still have me@mydomain.com, or should I give up and find an acceptable Gmail?
    • How much does monthly traffic affect pricing for a VPS, and/or when does something like Cloudflare enter the picture?
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    Jobs that require knowledge of Web Development... but are not Developer roles?

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 10:01 AM PDT

    I was wondering if there are any positions that require you to have foundation knowledge of Web Development - but are not necessarily a full time developer? A job that would require knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and maybe some frameworks... but your main duty isn't to code all day.

    No teaching suggestions please.

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    Anything weird about using IndexedDB as sync database with local storage? PWA

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 07:12 AM PDT

    This particular use-case is for PWA. I found that using local storage, I could drag-refresh and it would clear my state despite being in local storage.

    I am having a hard time using IndexedDB due to its async nature so I thought it would be easier to just use local storage where I can synchronously save/handle events then save into IndexedDB. On load/refresh IndexedDB would reload app state.

    I'm just thinking about when I get to using Redux wondering how that will look, probably same thing with synchronous events I'm thinking...

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    Need help with a career decision

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 11:56 AM PDT

    I'm really passionate about Web Development and have started delving into the area recently. I would consider myself pretty adept at using Javascript with React or other libraries/frameworks, both in the front and back end, and also other languages related to web development as well. However, my experience is very narrow, so career opportunities are hard to come by.

    Fortunately, I was able to secure an internship for a few months. It was unpaid, but I got to use React, so it was a good way for me to build my experience. The company was happy with my performance and offered me a job which I've accepted, and I've been working for the company since. The problem is that the company is a startup, and it is unorganized and messy both in its culture and work environment. I feel like I'm also picking up poor coding habits through code reviews here as I am often instructed to handle certain tasks in a less than ideal manner. On top of this, the pay is low and there's no benefits.

    On the flip side, a digital design agency recently reached out and are offering benefits and higher pay, but I won't be working on core software or services, instead I will be working on client facing websites using WordPress. I'm tempted because the company is very nice, they have a clean office and have great people out of the people I've had the chance to speak with, but I'm not sure how this would affect my career path.

    I was willing to take low pay and no benefits because I lack experience, and this is a good way for me to gain experience in the career I want to work towards, but this new place is offering higher pay and benefits but I'm worried if I go this route I will struggle to find Web Development jobs in the future with my lack of experience.

    I don't have friends or family who work in this field, so if there's anyone here with more experience in the career that could give me advice I would really appreciate it.

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    Mentor

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 09:43 AM PDT

    I have been working at an agency for about 6 months. For now we are mostly doing wodpress websites and some react/vue from time to time. I want to get more into Js frameworks. We are getting some more Vue/React projects in the near future. However, at this company, we don't have someone who has a lot of experience with React/Vue and me as a Junior developer would have to learn everything myself. How important is a mentor when it comes to growing as a developer? Does having someone accelerate your grow by a lot? I'm talking about front end if it matters.

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    switching from windows to mac

    Posted: 04 Oct 2019 03:17 PM PDT

    Hello guys, im taking webdev courses in my college, recently i have switched from windows to mac ( almost everyone in my college uses windows ) and I'm struggling to download and set the right tools. the class teacher only sent us tutorials for windows. I successfully downloaded MAMP and PHP storm but i have no clue on how to download the right version of symfony ( 3.4 in my case ). Any tutorials/tips are appreciated !

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