When Do You Become A #developer ?
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Over the past year I’ve taught myself to code. I’ve built and launched four web applications, taken courses from front-end to back-end…Continue reading on Hacker Noon »
Guide to recover from accidental commits and rebase in #git
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REBASE can be HelpfulTraditional working of Git RebaseIn Git, the rebase command integrates changes from one branch into another. It is an alternative to the better known “merge” command.You heard it’s scary right? You can create or recreate HISTORY! ?People ask you to stay away from git rebase but, it can be very useful at times. This articles covers a good use of REBASE command contrary to the definition that is taken from the official git documentation.A good use of git REBASELet’s talk about a very common scenario which I think all developers may have encountered or will encounter one day.Suppose you are using the same machine for the company as well as for your personal projects and when you use two different accounts for your #github, you configure your local git like this:git config (...)
10 Shortcuts Web Developers Use to Get Results in Record Time
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Full Stack DeveloperIn this blog, I have listed new ideas that smart web developers use in order to code in a magical way. These ideas help them to code their programs in easier as well as quicker ways.Ultimately, it results in the faster completion of a web project and software businessmen can better know the value of this quick completion.So, here is the list:Avoiding online inspiration.Collaborating with others.Trying at least one thing differentThinking outside the boxCursor movement shortcutsGeneric windows shortcutsIDE ShortcutsBrowser shortcutsLet’s have a deep look at all these innovative ideas that a smart web #developer uses:1. AVOIDING ONLINE INSPIRATIONSmart web developers use strategies in order to create the best output in the least time with least efforts. These strategies (...)
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#security, Obscurity, Openness
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And making open source alternatives — #DevStoriesThis is a transcript of a talk I gave at the Hacker Noon #devstories @Github event, with minor modifications to improve readability. I wanted to call out the irony that security calls for openness, but security is also the reason for obscurity and proprietary implementations, especially in the hardware world. Making security more open is what motivated us to found SoloKeys, and make open source hardware security keys.▻https://medium.com/media/6a0e0d8f7709f7937cc7221c95a19eaa/hrefWhat I think is really fascinating about security is the duality that I tried to capture in the title between openness and obscurity.Borrowing a definition from cryptography:A (crypto)system should be secure even if everything about the system, except the key, is (...)
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This is why your startup needs to hire full stack developers
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Every year, we see new technology trends popping up. With it, come new programming languages, frameworks, and other stuff for developers to learn and build upon. So it’s needless to say that finding a full stack #developer, let alone becoming one is more difficult than it has been ever before. But your startup needs them, and here is why.In any software/web/app development process, there are 3 crucial components. The front-end, the back-end, and the database architecture that connects everything. Full stack developers are by definition, those that have proficiency in all three of these and can work independently on any web development project without the need for additional support.If you don’t believe in the hype of full stack developers, then definitely you might consider looking for (...)
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The Future of #robotics #development with Eva Li of Vincross
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Episode 29 of the Hacker Noon #podcast: An interview with Eva Li of Vincross, a consumer robotics company.Listen to the interview on iTunes, or Google Podcast, or watch on YouTube.In this episode Trent Lapinski interviews Eva Li from Vincross, where you get to meet one of the robots Hexa, and learn about their new robotics development platform MIND KIT. They’re currently doing a KickStarter.“HEXA is a six-legged programmable robot.”“Our users are, but not limited to, software developers, programmers, researchers, people who are into robotics, hobbyists, and some students who are learning coding through HEXA.”“ You can not just learn programming, learn robotics, also you can make it actually useful in your daily life. We offer this ideal hardware and software to make your ideas come true” — Eva (...)
10 Tutorials in Today’s Top Languages!
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But first, shoutouts to our investors of the week: Minh Doan, Atif Ali, & Monday Capital! Thanks to these guys (and our other 1.24k+ investors), we successfully closed our crowdfunding with max amount raised 12 hours ago!Ginni Rometty, the CEO of IBM once said, “Growth and comfort do not coexist.” As software developers, learning a new language or a new skill is necessary to grow and get us out of our comfort zones. This week at Hacker Noon, we’ve seen some great tutorials that will help you do just that!JavaScript:Promises in 70 lines of codeEver wondered how JavaScript Promise works internally? Obviously there is some native browser support involved, right? Nope! We can implement the Promise interface using pure JavaScript and it’s much simpler than you may think, we can do so in only (...)
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4 Myths About Programmer Motivation
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I’m just not motivated to code today.Myth #1: Managers cannot (or should not) affect motivationWhen managers believe that people either have or do not have motivation, they feel powerless to affect motivation. In her book Mindset, Dr. Carol Dweck refers to this as the “fixed” mindset. The fixed mindset is the belief that people are born with unchangeable strengths and weaknesses and that people would do well to build on their strengths and avoid tasks at which they are weak. She contrasts this with the “growth” mindset, which is the belief that people grow and learn throughout their lives.In Mindset, Dweck explains how to break out of the fixed mindset and adopt the growth mindset. She also provides research supporting the belief that this change is possible (even for old guys like me!). But (...)
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Automate Your Workflow with #git Hooks
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Git hooks are one of the most underrated git features, and have the potential to increase your productivity as a developer. Have you ever wanted to run a command every time you commit or push? Lucky for you, that’s exactly what git hooks do — they’re custom scripts that run before or after git commands to automate manual tasks. Read on to find out how hooks could improve your workflow.Why use git hooks?I came to learn about hooks after embarking on a quest to automate my own workflow. You see, for better or worse, I make use of FIXME: comments in my code to remind myself to revisit something. My usual process involved doing a global search for “FIXME:” before committing, however I’m sure you can already see plenty of room for human error.Hooks came to my rescue. I was able to create a simple (...)
How to Use #git Hooks in Your Development Workflow
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Get hooked !!Photo by Alvaro Reyes on UnsplashOverviewIf you’ve ever worked on an open-source project, or you’re working in a team, it’s very likely you are using some kind of version control. Version Control System(VCS) has become one of the major requirement for any project, Git being the most popular one. However, as the team grows in number, it becomes difficult to handle the different code styles and to enforce certain rules across all the contributors. These issues aren’t noticed by a contributor until he has pushed his changes which result in overheads for the core maintenance team. To enforce these rules and validate the code being pushed, Git has a great feature, called Git Hooks.What are Git Hooks?These are custom scripts which are triggered on certain specific git events. Hooks (...)
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How to highlight and multi-select items in a FlatList component- React Native
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You’ve probably heard about Flatlist component if you are working in React native and handling lists of various client data and details either from the API or form fields. Basically, Flatlist is a core component designed for efficient display of vertically scrolling lists of changing data. It is a component which came into existence in React native after the 0.43 version, it replaced the ListView component and enhanced the ability of developers to deal with lists more easily.What is Flatlist and How can we use it for displaying dynamic or static lists?FlatList is a simple component introduced to remove the limitations of the ListView component. The basic props required to handle a Flatlist are data and renderItem. For simplicity, data is just a plain array, whereas renderItem renders (...)
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how CardChecker changed my development #workflow
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Image sourceI have been working as a Full Stack Developer for the last 2 years. I have worked in a small startup and also the opposite, MNC company. When I start with a new company it’s always exciting to work on new projects, technology stack. It’s always easy to understand their system, architecture. Because that’s the basic understanding every developer have. But apart from this, there is one thing, which I always found most difficult to understand, The Development Workflow of a team. Because it is something which not every company have in common. Everyone has its own way of developing products with its pros and cons. And as a part of the company you also have to follow this. I struggled a lot for my initial months to understand development workflow. And beyond that, you also have to (...)
#google I/O 2019 — Everything You Need To Know
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Google I/O 2019 — Everything You Need To KnowOnce again, we are approaching the #developer conference season and for the start, Google has confirmed the Google I/O 2019.The conference will take place at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California same as last year. It will be a 3-day event starting on May 7 and ending on May 9, 2019. The dates were revealed by Google’s CEO Mr. Sundar Picahi in a tweet late last week.Glad the transmission was received:) See you at Shoreline Amphitheatre May 7–9 for this year’s I/O! #io19 pic.twitter.com/CXWpQR4Eza— Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) January 25, 2019Till that time, we are left with nothing but to speculate as what will be announced at the show. Let’s take a look at what to expect from Google I/O 2019 –Android QWithout a doubt, #android Q will be (...)
Bootstrapping A Career Via Developer Camp
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Developer CampWhile there’s hundreds of #hackathons held world-wide, there’s only one Developer Camp.Square, Getaround, Temple Run, OAuth, TestFlight, push.io, and Zūm — each of these have foundations at Developer Camp over the past twelve years. In fact, major compaines including Apple, Oracle, Google, Amazon, Disney, and Facebook have purchased companies from the winning teams at Developer Camp.What makes Developer Camp so unique and special? Three words.Inclusion, Diversity and Empowerment.Developer Camp is a concept that fused from several distinct, previously-existing event models. The first was BarCamp, a participant-driven “unconference” in which the content of presentations is decided by the attendees, presented by them, and organized entirely on the spot. Our camp incorporates this (...)
#developer Spotlight : Leslie Cohn-Wein of Netlify
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In this installment of the Cosmic JS Developer Spotlight Series, we sat down with Leslie Cohn-Wein, a Front End Developer and Austin native now residing in Dallas, Texas. Leslie most recently worked as a Front End Engineer for Canvas United, a New York City-based digital agency, prior to starting as a Front End Developer at Netlify. Follow Leslie on Twitter or LinkedIn and enjoy the Q/A.Cosmic JS: When did you first begin building software?Leslie: I taught myself basic CSS in the early 2000s in order to customize my MySpace and LiveJournal backgrounds. To my surprise, that experience kicked off an enduring interest in code.After studying digital media in college and interning at the Denver Open Media Foundation theming Drupal sites for nonprofits, I moved to NYC for a role as a (...)
6 Free #software To Boost Your #productivity In 2019
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Today everyone is running the race to be more productive. To discover smart hacks or shortcuts to save time. And since most people spend a large amount of their time staring into a computer screen, that’s a good place to start.Mobile phones might be winning the overall battle against the desktops. According to Google, more searches are done via mobile platforms than desktops. But as much as mobile phones might be booming, they got nothing on desktops when it comes to work.Most of the workforce around the globe still depend on a Mac, Windows or Linux machine to do most if not all of their daily grunt work.And if you’re anything like me, you’re always on a lookout for some kickass software to increase your productivity or make your work easier and enjoyable.In my quest to find such software (...)
Keyboards for Developers, Part 1 — Let’s Talk About #laptop Keyboards
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Keyboards for Developers, Part 1 — Let’s Talk About Laptop KeyboardsI like obsessing over keyboards — I’ve owned many mechanical keyboards (which I’ll talk about in part 2 of this post), and I also like to have a good typing experience when I’m coding on a laptop.When it comes to #apple, there’s little choices — the Macbook/Macbook Pro keyboards are what you get. If you work in tech, chances are you don’t really have a choice of a laptop; you’re just given a Mac. There’s not much to talk about there.For personal uses, I like to have a PC laptop; that nowadays I tend to dual-boot Windows and Linux with. I’ve written articles about installing CentOS and Antergos on different PC laptops.When looking for such ultrabook laptops, aside from laptop weight, the #keyboard layout is one of my primary concerns. (...)
The Universal Crypto #exchange APIs
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One of the biggest challenges for builders in the #cryptocurrency community is the vast inconsistency in function and quality of exchange APIs. Every exchange has their own quirks which present an impossible challenge for developers who want to integrate support for a range of exchanges. The impulsive whims of each exchange’s technical team means things can change without notice, assets can unexpectedly become unavailable or unlisted, and the API calls you were comfortable using may disappear. There are no standards or best practices that have been established, so dealing with exchanges becomes exhausting.The current way applications are built on top of exchanges is unsustainable. Even simple tasks become overcomplicated when dealing with the inconsistencies of exchanges. This places a (...)
Code, Learn, Share: A Recipe for Developer Success
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I’m incredibly proud and happy about everything the CodinGame platform has enabled for its community members. More than diploma and credentials, #motivation and curiosity can work wonders.Today, I’m sharing with you extracts from CodinGamer testimonies that I hope you’ll find inspiring.New year, new opportunities, new life!️A Knack for Solving ThingsWhether you joined the #programming world as a child or when you were older, you’ve probably always enjoyed building things. When solving problems becomes a game, coding is just the next step.“As a teenager, I spent a lot of time coding in GFA Basic on my parents’ Atari ST: games, a fractal generator, a genealogical program…I created sites and wrote Perl scripts for an association and learned C, C++, PHP along different personal projects. In short, (...)
Developer’s Toolkit: 4 #linux #command-line tools for debugging everyday issues that all developers…
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Developer’s Toolkit: 4 linux command-line tools for debugging everyday issues that all developers should knowWe spend a large proportion of our lives debugging issues. Sometimes we just need an answer to a very simple question but getting that answer is a real struggle and can be time-consuming. On occassions I’ve seen a complicated 3rd party piece of technology thrown at the problem but often in these sorts of scenarios, linux already has you covered. Many of these command-line utilties either already come with a standard linux distribution or are one line away from an install from your specific distro’s preferred package manager. Here’s a list of command-line tools I think all developers should know how to use to answer simple questions.psFor answering the question:What’s running on my (...)
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The Most Empowering Thing For Developers
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The ABCs of DevelopmentPhoto by Karl Magnuson on UnsplashTaking a Step BackEarlier this year, I quit my cushiony job to be with my family. My stepdad needed multiple surgeries and needed me to take him to many different appointments. My mom also needed to see many doctors. I think I’ve spent more time in hospitals than my own home the past couple of months. But after a rough 2018, everything seems to be looking up in 2019. My family is getting stronger as the days go by.However, in that time, I was able to take a step back and be able to look at my work from a bird’s eye view. I was able to self reflect on what I want to do going forward. I learned many things around helping my family.Why I Got Into CSIn my third year of college, I was faced with a choice: Continue on with (...)
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What’s on your 2019 #programming checklist ?
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We all want to learn new things and master different skills. However, it’s not possible to achieve everything we want in one year. A few things always get left out — no matter how much you try.This Hashnode discussion is on ??? right now, and here‘s what people are adding on their 2019 programming checklist:Keep having fun with programming,Master ES6! JavaScript is like a grandmother that keeps on giving you candy and ever stop. She just wants to see you happy and fat,Maybe I’ll learn React, maybe I won’t. Maybe I’ll learn Python, maybe I won’t,Earn more money,Stop doing a Github commit every day like this year,Rust + WASM!!!Check out ReasonML,Want to add ML powered feed in one of my friend’s project — will use tensorflow.js So I have to learn this and somewhat of neural net, models etc,Learn GraphQL ? (...)
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Beyond #solidity, part 1: Setting up the #monorepo
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After developing the smart contracts for 8x, I thought it was all over. That was far from the truth. The requirements for a decentralized protocol are slowly increasing over time with the need for:An easy to use JS libraryUp to date place of contract addresses and ABIsDocumentation (dynamic, because who actually updates static documentation)Developer utilitiesdApp/widget to interact with the underlying protocolMarketing website that integrates or includes your dApp/widgetEach of these requirements, more or less, requires its own repo. Before you know it you’ll be managing over 7 different repos with version control on each of them. Suddenly, making a small change in one package will require an npm install in at least another 2 packages (best case).So what’s the answer to this madness? A (...)
Welcome the Metamask mobile analog: nobody needs to build crypto wallets anymore
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As an experienced crypto wallet developer, we offer a white label wallet solution for different #blockchain projects. Many companies that have their own token or decentralized app have reached out to us with the request to create an in-app wallet for them recently.Even more companies that we know — our partners/friends/people we drink beer with at conferences — complain that “building your own ETH wallet is a drag”, especially when the services you provide are not related to wallets/payments at all. Of course, we could take is as a challenge — build a WL wallet for all needs. But, in fact, we can’t: our precious human resources are naturally limited, and not every company can afford to/put their trust into a “black box” solution/plead their inability to build a no-risk-of-screwing-up wallet, after (...)
Interview with a #paytm Web #developer
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An informative question-answer session with a developer at one of the best tech companies in India.Recently I got an opportunity to interview Abhinav Pandey, a developer at Paytm. Abhinav likes to write Node.js APIs and wrangle with databases all day long. Read this article to find his opinions on questions that I hope are very relevant to young developers wanting to hone their skills and get jobs at great companies.Disclaimer- This is not a financial advice from Paytm.What is the work culture at Paytm?Paytm was a dream company for me and I consider myself lucky to be working with such a phenomenal team. Our product manager is very helpful and we can work with great coordination. My team members are highly experienced and because of an open culture, we can freely communicate with each (...)