The rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in recent times has incited fear in many over losing their jobs. However, that shouldn’t be the case. On the contrary, AI is an opportunity to take your programming to the next level when used tactfully with the right knowledge, as we’ll cover today. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/05/ai-tools-skyrocket-programming-productivity/
Want to make sure your API keys are safe and sound when working with React? Jessica Joseph’s got you covered! She will show you the best ways to hide your API keys, from using environment variables to building your own back-end proxy server. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/05/safest-way-hide-api-keys-react/
This is the story of how one little octopus, explaining one beginner’s concept, carried such weight and power for Kylo that it drove his work and led him to research something that is really quite silly. And yet, it transformed how he learned to write — and finally understand — JavaScript. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/05/learning-javascript-with-imagination/
Highlighting the advantages of self-hosted solutions over cloud-based alternatives and exploring collaborative password management and more, P demonstrates how to organize convenient and secure password management in a company. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/05/effective-password-management/
We’re talking about the process of design. How do you build a process to enable your best work? Vitaly Friedman talks to designer Mei Zhang to find out. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/05/smashing-podcast-episode-60/
May is almost here, so what better occasion could there be for some fresh and inspiring desktop and mobile wallpapers? Created with love by artists and designers from across the globe, the wallpapers in this post come in versions with and without a calendar. Enjoy! https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/04/desktop-wallpaper-calendars-may-2023/
Many problems with website layouts happen when we don’t write CSS with the same care we’d use when writing a JavaScript function. Let’s look at how we can borrow best practices and ideas from writing good JavaScript functions for writing CSS. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/04/write-better-css-borrow-ideas-javascript-functions/
Practical guidelines to prevent rage taps and rage clicks with accessible tap targets for icons, links and buttons — on desktop and on mobile. With useful techniques and guidelines. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/04/accessible-tap-target-sizes-rage-taps-clicks/
The decentralized web is our new reality, but Web3 UX is shockingly bad. In this article, Pete Boyle addresses the major shortcomings in Web3 adoption and how we might be able to solve them and make the entire ecosystem more user-friendly. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/04/ux-web3-mass-adoption/
In this piece, a Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) auditor shares some cookie banner error patterns that can massively hurt a page’s overall conformance. Let’s explore what to look out for with this omnipresent piece of the web interface. https://smashingmagazine.com/2023/04/potentially-dangerous-non-accessibility-cookie-notices/