Building “Renderless” Vue Components

There’s this popular analogy of Vue that goes like this: Vue is what you get when React and Angular come together and make a baby. I’ve always shared this feeling. With Vue’s small learning curve, it’s no wonder so many people love it. Since Vue tries to give the developer power over components and their implementation as much as it possibly can, this sentiment has led to today’s topic.

The term renderless components refers to components that don’t render anything. …

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30+ Feature-Packed Mockup and Scene Generators

How to effectively showcase your work can always pose something of a dilemma. There are plenty of one-off mockups available for different purposes, but we’re starting to see the release of more and more incredible “scene creators” that let you create your own mockup scene. These provide unique sets of multiple items that let you […]
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Video Interviews from WordCamp Europe

Did you miss this year’s WordCamp Europe in Belgrade, Serbia? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered. We had a great time talking to some of our favorite WordPressers, and we’ve complited them into a playlist of interviews. Along with a recap of Matt Mullenweg’s WCEU talk, we chatted with Joost de Valk, Libby Barker, Karim …
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The Best WordPress Security Plugins Compared

Nowadays, if your WordPress security approach is passive you are inadvertently playing with fire. All your hard work could turn to dust in the blink of an eye with just one security attack. As a website development tool, WordPress plugins are popular for a great number of reasons. They extend a website’s functionality and flexibility. …
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CSS: A New Kind of JavaScript

In this wacky and satirical post, Heydon Pickering describes a wild new technology called Cascading Style Sheets that solves a lot of the problems you might bump into when styling things with JavaScript:

A good sign that a technology is not fit for purpose is how much we have to rely on workarounds and best practices to get by. Another sign is just how much code we have to write in order to get simple things done. When it comes …

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Accessibility for Teams

Maya Benari:

Accessibility is a crucial part of government product design. First, it’s the law. Federal agencies face legal consequences when they don’t meet accessibility requirements. Second, it affects us all. Whether you have a motor disability, you sprained your wrist playing dodgeball, you need a building to have a ramp for your wheelchair or stroller, or you literally just have your hands full, we all find ourselves unable to do certain things at different points in our …

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20 White Texture Background Graphics

Plenty of clean, white space is a key characteristic of minimalist graphic design. Of course, that doesn’t mean you can’t add some interest with a white texture background graphic. There’s no need to spend hours searching for the best minimalist backgrounds. In this post, we’re featuring some of the best white texture backgrounds for use […]
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How to make a modern dashboard with NVD3.js

NVD3.js is a JavaScript visualization library that is free to use and open source. It’s derived from the well-known d3.js visualization library. When used the right way, this library can be extremely powerful for everyday tasks and even business operations.

For example, an online dashboard. We can use NVD3.js to compile data into a centralized space that visualizes the information in neat charts and graphs. That’s what we’re going to look at in this post.

Making a dashboard with NVD3.js …

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​The State of Headless CMS Market

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