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  • Why I HATE your FAKE redesign!

    Why I HATE your FAKE redesign!

    I’m tired of seeing new and frankly stupid redesigns of Facebook, Skype, and Twitter pop up on my newsfeed. Why not make something useful…
    Go to the profile of Alex Barashkov
    Alex Barashkov
    Mar 28, 2017
    Kubernetes port forwarding simple like never before

    Kubernetes port forwarding simple like never before

    Kube Forwarder app as an alternative for native built-in Kubernetes port forwarding.
    Go to the profile of Alex Barashkov
    Alex Barashkov
    Aug 14, 2019
    The Challenges of Building Own MacOS App

    The Challenges of Building Own MacOS App

    Two years ago, we began the process of building an open-source MacOS app, but this turned out to be a much more challenging journey.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Apr 25, 2019
    Getting started with open-source Drone CI

    Getting started with open-source Drone CI

    If you want to avoid spending too much money on popular commercial solutions like Travic CI, you can use your own self-hosted Drone CI.
    Go to the profile of Alex Barashkov
    Alex Barashkov
    Apr 12, 2019
    How did we make open source CI better?

    How did we make open source CI better?

    In this article, we talk about Drone CI, a very powerful, lightweight, docker-based, multi-pipeline, multi-platform, open-source CI tool.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Apr 11, 2019
    20 Docker commands use cases for developers

    20 Docker commands use cases for developers

    Technology is most effective when you know how to work with it; bear this in mind when you work with Docker.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Apr 11, 2019
    How to debug Node.js in a Docker container

    How to debug Node.js in a Docker container

    Combined different scenarios of debugging Node.js app in a Docker container in one simple guide.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Jan 8, 2019
    Microservices vs. Monolith Architecture

    Microservices vs. Monolith Architecture

    Pros and cons of using microservices vs. monolith architecture.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Jan 8, 2019
    Real time + Postgres = ?

    Real time + Postgres = ?

    Experience of implementing real time data subscription on top of existing PostgreSQL database.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Nov 15, 2018
    Tips and tricks for scalable CI/CD flow

    Tips and tricks for scalable CI/CD flow

    Our advice for making scalable CI/CD flow.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Nov 15, 2018
    How to send AWS CloudWatch Alarms to Slack

    How to send AWS CloudWatch Alarms to Slack

    This article reveals the secrets you should know to set up the alarms you need in five minutes.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Oct 18, 2018
    99.9% uptime static site deployment with Cloudflare and AWS S3

    99.9% uptime static site deployment with Cloudflare and AWS S3

    Welcome to our simple guide for those of you looking for 99.9% uptime and an almost free deployment solution for your static websites.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Oct 2, 2018
    Best practices for cache control settings for your website

    Best practices for cache control settings for your website

    In this article, I will show you the right cache settings and techniques to help you keep your website up to date.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Jul 23, 2018
    Track blockchain transactions with web3.js

    Track blockchain transactions with web3.js

    Common examples of solving transactions tracking in Ethereum network for Ether and ERC20 tokens with web3.js
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    Dmitry Semenovskiy
    Jun 19, 2018
    Crypto classified ads analytics research

    Crypto classified ads analytics research

    We did wide-reaching research into the popularity of cryptocurrency enabled classified ads all over the world, then created a heat map
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    Vlad Kamelsky
    May 30, 2018
    Oh Man, Look at Your API!

    Oh Man, Look at Your API!

    API Design tips and tricks based on our experience
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    Alexey Kuznetsov
    Apr 16, 2018
    Hey Mom, I will not stop playing online games!

    Hey Mom, I will not stop playing online games!

    If you’re going to play the game, you’ve got to learn to play it right or how games can improve your skills in the real world.
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    Alex Barashkov
    Feb 6, 2018
    Probably, your first useful Touch Bar app

    Probably, your first useful Touch Bar app

    How we created a small but useful application for Touch Bar
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    Vlad Kamelsky
    Aug 15, 2017
    Don’t mess up your grid like Medium

    Don’t mess up your grid like Medium

    Our analysis of Medium’s grid for creating covers with the right ratio uncovered shocking results.
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    Vlad Kamelsky
    May 1, 2017
    Hear me, my young Padawan. Or, UI/UX talks

    Hear me, my young Padawan. Or, UI/UX talks

    About first steps, mistakes and some advices for beginners in UI and UX design
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    Vlad Kamelsky
    Feb 26, 2017
    Handoffs Guide for Pixel Perfect Design. Part I.

    Handoffs Guide for Pixel Perfect Design. Part I.

    Rules you need to follow as a designer for successful cooperation with developers to be closer as possible to achieving pixel perfect…
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    Alex Barashkov
    Jan 26, 2017
    Handoffs Guide for Pixel Perfect Design. Part II.

    Handoffs Guide for Pixel Perfect Design. Part II.

    Second part of our handoffs guide where you learn how to work with grid, responsive design, animations and prototypes
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    Vlad Kamelsky
    Jan 26, 2017
    Handoffs Guide for Pixel Perfect Design. Part III.

    Handoffs Guide for Pixel Perfect Design. Part III.

    Part about relationships between designers and developers, fonts, tools for export and UI kits
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    Vlad Kamelsky
    Jan 26, 2017
    Deploy rails application with Mina, Nginx and Puma

    Deploy rails application with Mina, Nginx and Puma

    Let’s find out how to deploy Ruby On Rails application with blazing fast Mina
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    Alex Barashkov
    Jan 18, 2017
    How to use web fonts?

    How to use web fonts?

    Here, we’ve compiled a short guide to get you started with Google Fonts, Font Squirrel tools.
    Go to the profile of Alex Barashkov
    Alex Barashkov
    Jan 16, 2017
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