Material Design list component must be one of the most versatile components in the whole design system. It’s flexible and great for both displaying information as well as facilitating user interaction through buttons and other controls. However, there is room for some added functionality! The list item is comprised a…

With the GoogleIO conference coming to a close a couple of weeks ago there were many new products and improvements introduced at this years conference, including the exciting release of the new Material You design system. …

Yesterday was the first day of this years GoogleIO keynotes. Many very interesting new things were presented, including of course the brand new Material You design system. It is developed by Matias Duarte, the same creator of Material Design and it has apparently been in the making for a while…

When creating React Native components it is a good idea to think about reusability. It is common to make components that have some base style, but that can also be styled upon use. …

You’ve probably heard of the observer pattern; perhaps you’ve used it if you’ve ever developed with a Javascript frontend framework before. In its most basic form it can look like this: class Observable { constructor() { this.observers = []…

I’ve been using Nuxt.js for a project that I’ve been working on for some time now. Having worked with Vue.js previously it wasn’t too difficult to get into the groove of things, but there are some significant differences between Vue.js and Nuxt.js that are important to understand. …

Ever needed to quickly set up a database to connect to in development? Typically you need to download and install the database of your choice (such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) on your local environment but there is an easier way to go about this. …

When developing an MVP (Minimum Viable Product), you intend to go from idea to prototype as fast as possible. The faster you can prototype your idea, the faster you are able to iterate upon it. As you’re moving from abstract idea to working prototype, you usually don’t want to spend…

In today’s Internet, websites tend to be interactive, dynamic, and serve some sort of function. They can be more than a static HTML and CSS page. Here’s where the Model View Controller (MVC) architectural pattern comes in. User interaction enables use cases which would be impossible with only a statically…