Hey there! Ever feel like the world of tech is full of weird, complicated words? I know I do sometimes. Today, I want to break down two of those terms for you: “proxies” and that funky number “127.0.0.1.” They might sound intimidating, but I like to think of them as a dynamic duo for getting…
Robert and Chris hop on the show to talk about choices we’ve had to make around Babel. Probably the best way to use Babel is to just use the @babel/preset-env plugin so you get modern JavaScript features processed down to a level of browser support you find comfortable. But Babel supports all sorts of plugins,…
Over the past few months, I’ve explored how we can get creative using well-supported CSS properties. Each article is intended to nudge web design away from uniformity, toward designs that are more distinctive and memorable. One bit of feedback from Phillip Bagleg deserves a follow up: Andy’s guides are all very interesting, but mostly impractical…
Press enter or click to view image in full sizeTop Replit Alternatives for Composable App Development Replit made it easy for you to create apps in seconds. You open a browser, start writing code, and see results right away. For early prototypes or quick experiments, that speed feels unbeatable. But as your project grows, that…
Discover why hacking doesn’t mean exploitation — learn the hacker mindset, differences between white/black/grey hats, and how curiosity improves security. You know the scene: a shadowy figure in a dark room, typing furiously as green code floods the screen. They’re breaking into the “mainframe,” causing digital chaos. In popular culture, hacking is almost always a villainous act,…
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Editor’s note: Mat Marquis and Andy Bell have released JavaScript for Everyone, an online course offered exclusively at Piccalilli. This post is an excerpt from the course taken specifically from a chapter all about JavaScript expressions. We’re publishing it here because we believe in this material and want to encourage folks like yourself to sign…
Picture this: a fortress with towering walls, guarded gates, and watchful sentries. That’s your network firewall. It’s designed to keep the bad guys out. But what if the threat is already inside? Or what if an attacker can slip through the main gate by looking exactly like a friendly messenger? This is the heart of…
Alex and Chris hop on the show to talk about a bit of technology that Alex calls “The 2nd best technological choice he’s ever made.” That technology is called Tree-sitter. It’s a code parsing tool for building ASTs (Abstract Syntax Trees) out of code. GitHub uses it to power search and “go to” functionality. The…
Let’s suppose you have N elements with the same animation that should animate sequentially. The first one, then the second one, and so on until we reach the last one, then we loop back to the beginning. I am sure you know what I am talking about, and you also know that it’s tricky to…