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Stork, Part 4: Implementing Statements and Wrapping Up

The development of our lightweight programming language created in C++ is nearing completion and we can finally see it in action.

In the final part of our Stork series, Toptal Full-stack Developer Jakisa Tomic explains how to implement statements, tuples, and modules.

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Jakiša Tomić

Jakiša Tomić

An Introduction to Workarea Commerce Platform

The global eCommerce market has grown from $2.8 trillion to $3.5 trillion over the last year, and the projected growth remains at a staggering 18% per year. Workarea is positioning itself as a highly flexible and customizable offering for enterprise clients to satisfy the growing demand.

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Maxim Sterjanov

Maxim Sterjanov

Feeding the Future: An Overview of Agrifood Technology

As environmental, social, and demographic factors increasingly put pressure on traditional food production, investors and entrepreneurs are turning to innovation. Many promising startups are emerging, all with a focus on producing food in a more efficient and sustainable way.

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Francesco Castellano

Francesco Castellano

How to Prepare a Cash Flow Statement: Building a Model That Actually Balances

When a cash flow statement doesn’t balance, it can cause frustration and waste time. In this article, a Toptal management consultant with experience at PwC describes how to prepare a statement that always tallies correctly.

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Pierre-Alexandre Heurtebize

Pierre-Alexandre Heurtebize

Consistency Is Key: How to Build a Figma Design System

Figma has advanced features that are tailored to meet expectations for consistency during the design process. This tutorial outlines how a Figma component library can work well within a design system.

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Jason Gilmour

Jason Gilmour

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Stork, Part 3: Implementing Expressions and Variables

Developing a new programming language from scratch tends to create unique challenges, followed by unconventional solutions that may go against some programming dogmas.

In Part 3 of our Stork series, Toptal Full-stack Developer Jakisa Tomic elaborates on how C++ macros can help and why expression implementation might not be as straightforward as expected.

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Jakiša Tomić

Jakiša Tomić

Education has rapidly evolved away from the red-brick schoolhouse model. About $7.0 billion was invested globally by VC funds into the edtech market in 2019. This is expected to grow 3x over the next decade. Where is the money going? What characteristics do new competitors need to be sustainable?

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Steven Southwick

Steven Southwick

Visual Shelf Life: Why Web Design Illustrations Go Stale

Illustration makes the web a brighter place, but there’s a risk it will grow stale. We explain how designers can avoid imitation with web design illustrations that give clients a competitive edge.

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Micah Bowers

Micah Bowers

Corporate Venture Capital: The Devil...or an Innovative Growth Channel?

In industries seeing stagnant growth or a negative impact from uncontrollable, outside forces, many companies are turning to corporate venture capital as an alternative means to innovation. Yet, famed venture capitalist Fred Wilson once said that corporate venture capital was the “devil.”

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Elizabeth J. Howell Hanano, CFA

Elizabeth J. Howell Hanano, CFA

The Need for Speed: A Toptal JavaScript Coding Challenge Retrospective

Toptal’s JavaScript Speed Coding Challenge invited creative solutions from the beginning. As the week played out, competitors got closer and closer to the maximum theoretical score. Then something unexpected happened…

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Eva Bojorges Rodriguez

Eva Bojorges Rodriguez

Why Market Share Is Important: Because Bigger Is Better Than Better

Product leaders have been force-fed the notion that market leadership is a function of delivering the best client experience. And yet, overperforming product managers focus first on being bigger, not better.

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Eric Nowak

Eric Nowak

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