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Intro to testing frontend applications Writing a good quality web application requires testing, to avoid unexpected crash of one component when something changes in the other one. It’s necessary to understand the logic and plan test cases at the beginning to test the application well. In this article, I’d like to go deeper into development concepts like Test-Driven Development (TDD), and explain to you why testing the app is essential.

Intro to Angular interview questions Some time ago, we started a series about Javascript interview questions, we’ve gone throng some questions about React.js, CSS, and backend. But still, we didn’t cover all the technologies that are important for front-end developers; that’s why today, I decided to create a list of 14 questions about Angular, which can be very helpful in your next interview for the position with Angular. I’m going to start with the fundamental information that can be useful for junior developers, and then I’ll also cover some more advanced aspects of this framework.

Intro Before every project in IT starts, there is a lot of planning and decision-making processes. This planning phase is critical and can have a significant impact on the project’s future. Selecting the right technology stack can affect the time of development, cost, quality of the application, and also the scalability, that’s why it’s so essential to make this decision right, even if you need to spend more time, analyzing all the pros and cons of available solutions.

Intro to frontend project structure The frontend has never been so complex as it is today. A few years ago, it was just about some colorful elements placed in the table, and simple events to send the data to the backend. Since modern frontend frameworks and libraries came into play, the client-side became responsible for a big part of logic and functionality. Now, we even start building serverless projects, where almost everything needs to be processed by the frontend.

Into to building a Bootstrap admin template Last week I published an article about Bootstrap 5, where we showed you how to build a simple portfolio web page, and it seems like a lot of you really like it. That’s why today I decided to prepare you a new Bootstrap tutorial, where we are going to build a Bootstrap 5 admin template for the blog management application, step by step.

Create a simple web page using Bootstrap A few weeks ago, Bootstrap 5 alpha version appeared on the market, and that’s why today I’d like to go through what’s new and create a simple web page using Bootstrap 5. In April, we’ve published the article and video about Bootstrap 4 where we are showing you step by step how to build a simple dashboard, so if you missed that episode and article, go ahead and check it here:

Intro to HTML button hover effects Buttons are essential HTML elements often used on every page, web application, or mobile application. HTML button is quite an essential element in the layout because, in a lot of cases, it’s the element that has to be noticed by the user as a call to action and convince to click on it. Front-end developers and designers often try to highlight buttons in any nice way, especially when users interact with them, for example, on hover or focus.

Intro to backend questions and answers for beginners In this article, I gathered 6 the most common and exciting questions about backend development, and I’d like to answer them and explain them one by one. Those questions mostly cover tools used in backend development, databases, and architecture, so if you just start learning about backend and plan your backend career. It’s a great idea to go through those questions and understand the essentials you’ll need.

Intro to 10 most popular Javascript questions for beginners In this article, I’ve gathered 10 most often asked questions about Javascript, and I decided to answer those questions, one by one. They mostly cover Javascript basics, so if you just started to learn this programming language, that’s a good idea to go through them and understand the essential concepts. On this list, you can find such topics like closures, promises, hoisting or classes, and much more.

Intro to Python project ideas for beginners Everyone who has ever learned anything knows that practice really matters. That’s why, when you are learning a programming language, it’s essential to train it by building projects. Besides that, when you practice your coding skills, you can create the projects that you can add to your coding portfolio on Github and show it when you will be looking for a job.