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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…
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Alex Barashkov
Jan 8, 2019
Microservices vs. Monolith Architecture
Microservices vs. Monolith Architecture
Pros and cons of using microservices vs. monolith architecture.
Alex Barashkov
Jan 8, 2019
Real time + Postgres = ?
Real time + Postgres = ?
Experience of implementing real time data subscription on top of existing PostgreSQL database.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Dmitry Semenovsky
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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…
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
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
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
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.
Alex Barashkov
Jan 16, 2017
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