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Runtimerror Live Episode 1 – Bootstrap, SASS, and Us

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Links Mentioned in this Episode:

Google Pixel: https://madeby.google.com/phone/

You might not need js: http://youmightnotneedjs.com/

Awesome SCSS: https://github.com/Famolus/awesome-scss

Bootstrap: http://getbootstrap.com/

PureCss: http://purecss.io/

Yarn Package Manager: https://code.facebook.com/posts/1840075619545360/yarn-a-new-packa…

The United States is a country largely based on the idea that each individual’s rights are secured and guaranteed. One such right, according to the Constitution, is the right to privacy. Privacy is the state or condition of being free from being observed. It is, inherently, something that is necessary for the health and proper function of each human. Upon the creation of the internet and other…

This Tool Uses GitHub to Make Music

GitHub user debugger22 (Sudhanshu Mishra) has built a wonderful tool that listens to GitHub events worldwide and plays real-time audio based on the events it picks up. GitHub Audio is built with Javascript, and is open source (go contribute for Hacktobercredit). Mishra connected with the GitHub API and synced with custom audio to play each sound based on the event that is happening. Here’s a…

Open Source and Github, a beginners guide

In the spirit of the Hacktoberfest, an event meant to encourage people to contribute to Open Source software, I decided to talk about Open Source and participating in these projects through GitHub. Open Source software is all about sharing your creations with the world, free of charge. A good number of these projects are hosted on GitHub, which is a Version Control System, where people can display…

Hey everyone, I’ve been considering starting a programming-based podcast geared towards newbie developers, and I need your help! I’m looking for someone to co-host the podcast with me on a regular basis.

The Podcast:

We’ll be recording on a weekly or bi-weekly basis (depending on mutual availability

Each episode will be 30-40 minutes long

It will be oriented towards beginner developers (we’ll be…

Using Javascript To Avoid Popup Blockers

When working with Google Analytics on an e-commerce website, I stumbled upon a weird restriction built into Google Chrome. I thought it would be useful to write a blog post for anyone else who finds themselves a bit stuck.

The Ask:

We were sending referral sales traffic to affiliate networks. We would recieve a commission for every sale these networks made from the traffic we sent. Part of…

Working With Webhooks in Development

I often find myself needing to integrate with an API or external service when building apps or new features. Often enough, I need to be able to fetch information in (almost) real time. Services like MailChimp and PayPal offer webhooks, which is basically a fancy way of describing and external POST request to your server (Click here if you aren’t familiar with HTTP verbs). Anyone who’s worked with…

How to Make A Shitty API

So, you want to make a shitty API? Well, you’ve come to the right place! We’re going to go through making a pro-level, bottom-of-the-line, barely functioning API that developers will love to work with. Everyone knows that developers love to waste time on reddit and 4chan, why not help them waste their time with your API?

Step 1: Decide if Your Application Needs an API The answer is yes, it needs…

Screeps: The MMO Coding Game

Recently I wrote an article about 3 games that will help you boost your coding chops, and in that article I mentioned a game called Screeps.I had mentioned that I hadn’t played it yet, but was looking forward to getting it and trying it out for myself. The day after writing that article, I gave in and decided to give Screeps a try, and I have to say, the experience has been great. Someone in the…

Level Up Your Coding Skills With These 3 Games

1) Over the Wire Everyone knows that the best way to get good at something is by practicing, but practicing is usually boring and time consuming. Over The Wire, an online capture-the-flag game, is great for getting familiar with your linux or UNIX environment. The game’s objective is to SSH into a machine and steal a password which unlocks the next level, with progressing difficulty. Each level…