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Dark UIs. The Good and the Bad. Dos and Don’ts.
Dark-themed UIs can be dramatic, stylish, and elegant. But despite the many benefits, they come with a slew of challenges and potential pitfalls that every designer would be wise to keep in mind.
Miklos Philips
Miklos is a UX designer, product design strategist, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.
Creating Truly Modular Code with No Dependencies
Complex, tightly-coupled, and fragile interdependent code. We’ve all written it. The kind of code where fixing one bug creates seven more. Have you ever wondered how to create independent modular code?
In this article, Toptal Freelance Software Engineer Konrad Gadzinowski walks us through the different types of architectural paradigms you can adhere to and how to write modular and decoupled code where changes to one module have minimal impact on the overall application.
Konrad Gadzinowski
Konrad specializes in creating modular, full-stack web applications that are easy to extend. His main expertise is Java and JavaScript.
Great Recent Examples of Competitive Strategy Successes
Competitive strategy frameworks are widely known and mainstays of university curricula, despite being almost 40 years old. We often hear the stories of Walmart and Southwest Airlines, but what modern competitive strategy examples are there? In this article we use Michael Porter’s activity positioning framework to show successful applications of competitive strategy from modern digital companies.
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Adobe XD vs. Sketch – Which UX Tool Is Right for You?
After years without a dedicated UX tool and the space owned by Sketch, InVision, and Figma, Adobe started developing XD. Let’s look at XD and how it compares with Sketch, the market’s dominant choice.
Sérgio Estrella
With a decade of experience in UI/UX, Sérgio has worked in a wide range of industries such as education, enterprise, and entertainment.
Software Entropy Explained: Causes, Effects, and Remedies
In this article, Toptal Freelance Developer Adam Wasserman explains what software entropy is, what causes it and how it manifests itself, and what can be done to prevent it or mitigate its effects.
Adam Wasserman
Adam is particularly interested in multi-threaded programming and distributing computing and considers himself an excellent communicator.
Why More Entrepreneurs are Choosing To Build Search Funds over Startups
Search funds, though once an esoteric asset class and model for entrepreneurship, have seen a substantial rise in popularity in recent years. They can often represent a superior alternative to the venture-backed startup route especially for a select cohort of formally trained entrepreneurs, most of all those who deeply understand their motives, risk appetites, and contextual/financial encumbrances.
Orinola Gbadebo-Smith
Ori an investor cum entrepreneur with experience across M&A, PE, VC and startup operations. He most recently founded a VC-backed startup.
Angular 4 Forms: Validation and Nesting
Validating user inputs is an essential part of any robust web application. Angular 4 makes it especially easy for both template-driven and reactive forms.
In this article, Toptal Freelance Angular Developer Igor Geshoski walks us through the different approaches in Angular 4 form validation and shows how even complex form validation can be done easily.
Igor Geshoski
Igor has been honing his algorithms and problem solving skills on large-scale Java based enterprise applications for about five years.
Workplace Efficiency: Think Consumer, Not Business Technology
Why use enterprise tools when consumer technology gives workers what they want, when they want it? Alvaro Oliveira, VP of Talent Operations at Toptal, explores the tools and processes that best allow companies to operate remotely and securely.
Alvaro Oliveira
Alvaro is great at matching technologies and people to projects. At Toptal, he successful matched thousands of developers with clients.
How to Choose the Best Front-end Framework
No single front-end framework will fit every web project. Compare React, Vue.js, Angular, and Ember.js so you can choose the best one for your needs.
Giorgi Bakradze
Giorgi is a full-stack developer with deep expertise in JavaScript. He has diverse project experience, including creating multilanguage UIs, multiplatform apps, CI/CD pipelines, video tutorial REST APIs, and large-scale SPAs for e-commerce sites.
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