Not all data is created equally — and not all data should be stored the same way. Similar to learning about HashMaps, Linked Lists, Heaps, etc., it’s important to know the different ways to store data in your Flutter App to create the best user experience possible.
For instance, what happens when you don’t need to deserialize a whole object — just a single field or value? It doesn’t make sense grabbing a whole config.json from memory when all you need is a single boolean field, like isDarkMode=false. …
Some Flutter packages are must-includes in each flutter project I create, because they make development so much easier.
Whether it be because they make local data storage easy, or allow you to completely replace parts of your app with a single package, there are some packages that I automatically include in my Flutter projects before I even start coding.
If you’re working on an app and want to release your app quickly, you’re going to want to know about these Flutter packages.
If there are any packages that are must-includes for you, leave a comment and let me know —…
Slowly, scalability has snowballed to become an all encompassing behemoth set to eat the software development industry.
Gone are the days where you setup a small Rasberry Pi, open up public access and host your website from your basement — it isn’t scalable enough! No longer can we create simple HTML & CSS pages — if we were to increase the team, simple HTML & CSS gets sloppy. In the wind are the time we choose to use whatever database we feel like —SQLite has a single connection pool, and therefore bottlenecks down the whole system.
2021 will be the…
Typescript is an amazing language — one that allows us to do everything JavaScript can in a tenth of the debugging time. These tips will mostly be for:
- reducing bugs, by writing more explicit and understandable code
- pack more value into your code without reinventing the wheel.
If you already know these, then congrats! You’re a TS Legend — maybe share some of your wisdom with me in the comments (and read my other article with 5 seperate tips!).
Here’s 5 advanced TypeScript tips that will allow you to write better TypeScript Code.
1. The “is” operator / Type Guards
Swagger is really, really helpful to see…
I’ve been lucky enough to experience and work in a lot of different programming paradigms, and have developed a strong set of opinions in every part of the stack.
We’ll be going through the frontend, backend, database, systems, and mobile paradigms.
Knowing the best tech isn’t only good for programmers, though: those that work with people who code (like project managers) or those that are implementing business plans (like entrepreneurs or CEOs) will benefit heavily from knowing the best tech. …
When loading up a Single Page Application like React, Vue, or Angular, you’ll spend several seconds staring at a blank, white HTML page. These several seconds are the perfect time for your inner UI/UX to go absolutely crazy — the user doesn’t have to click anything, they just needed to be distracted so that they don’t click away!
I’ve recently taken to building some crazy, over the top loaders here. While it seems pointless, it can add so much life to an app. A fun animation can create an awesome feel for the app without being intrusive at all. …
One of the “big 3” CSS questions is the following:
How do I keep my footer hugging the bottom of the page?
After answering this question on Reddit for the 5th time, I decided that a blog post was necessary. Here’s how.
(Aside: If you’re wondering, the other 2 “big 3" CSS questions are “how do I center elements” and “why aren’t my styles applying”).
tl;dr and full code at bottom.
The Setup
First, we’ll take a look at the setup HTML. Here’s some minimal HTML:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> …
A tl;dr can be found at the bottom of this post.
Most, if not all, apps you use on your phone utilize the app lifecycle for various reasons — maybe you want to show that a user went offline when they close the app, or maybe you want to commit some critical data at the end of the session. App lifecycle is a powerful tool that you should 100% have in your Flutter toolbelt.
Usecases
Here are some usecases for app lifecycle:
- Reporting data analytics (time user spent looking at screen, tap count, etc.)
- Cleaning session data off system
- Reporting…
CSS is one of the most hated things about front end development. Often, your styles won’t do what you ask them to do — Here are 5 things that will help relieve your CSS induced headache.
1. STOP Using !important: How CSS Hierarchy Works
CSS hierarchy is something that is really confusing to front end developers, because often it’s overlooked when learning. Generally, styles don’t really conflict… until they do. When they do, developers often throw in a !important at the end of the style. While it often is the solution, it can cause many problems later down the line.
In fact, at my day job, we have…
Anthony Oleinik
Developer passionate about learning and creating things. Writing to help others learn.
