I write this article using Google Docs. I can select a phrase, press Ctrl+K to convert it to a link, and get suggestions of possible links on the web that match that phrase. I can interact with this document from other software: attach it in an email, link to it…

You may have been there before; you may be there now. You’ve taken a course or tutorial on testing, and you’re ready to test your code as every good programmer does. You open your editor, type in some code, then you get stuck. “What should I test?” I’ve been there…

Which database is better for your product? — It’s the start of a new project. Everyone is present at the meeting, although each person is thinking about something different from everyone else. Someone familiar pops the question, “what stack are we using?” Although the choice of technology is important, most products do fine with the bare minimum. Familiarity…

In the very short time, I have been on the web development path, I have been able to work closely with software developers and all I can say is it has been very inspiring, and at the same time, very disheartening. …

New to git and want to know how to make use of it? I got you! Feel free to skip the intro below if you have basic knowledge of git and want to go straight to the steps and commands. Git? What’s that? Git is a free and open-source distributed…

Two years ago, there was a revolutionary change in the way we Android developers develop our apps. This came with the release of Android architecture components. Google also proposed the De Facto architecture for developing modern-day android applications, MVVM with a single Activity. …

So you have just received the mockups and design specs for your next iOS app and everything is looking pretty standard. But wait, something is off, the tab navigation menu is unlike the default iOS implementation. Following Apple’s human interface design guidelines, the tab bar controller is not very customizable…

So recently, I had to implement a Gmail style floating label text field in an app. The floating label input style has been around for quite a while since it was created by designer Matt D Smith. Let's take a look at the form below

5 seconds before the OOPs — Have you ever deleted a file accidentally and wished you could go back in time only three seconds? How about clicking the send button, only to realise that you misspelt a conspicuous word (‘regards’ as ‘retards’, auto complete?). …