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iOS ARKit Tutorial: Drawing in the Air with Bare Fingers
With augmented reality on the rise, more and more libraries and tools are developed to tap into that market. Apple recently released ARKit, which shows great promise through power and simplicity of use.
Osama AbdelKarim AboulHassan
Osama has 8+ years of experience developing iOS/Mac apps, and leading technical teams. He also co-founded a startup with 10m users worldwide
A How-to Guide to SVG Animation
The advantages of SVG on the web go beyond producing resolution-independent graphics. With a little CSS and JavaScript, you can apply cool animations and effects to your front end without requiring the user to install bulky plugins.
Juan Calou
Juan is a systems engineer since 2005. He is an eager learner, a versatile developer, and has great attention to detail.
Guide to Data Synchronization in Microsoft SQL Server
Sharing related information among isolated systems has become increasingly important. There are many methods to choose from to perform that task for SQL Server, but it’s important to know which is better for each use case.
Andrej Gajdos
With a Master’s degree in Service Science, Management, and Engineering, Andrej works on projects of all sizes for clients around the world.
A Deep Dive into Elon Musk’s Investments: The Makings of a Billionaire
Everyone is familiar with Elon Musk the Entrepreneur, but what about Musk the Investor? In this article, we will look at how Musk has funded his ventures and managed his personal angel investments over his career, clever tactics that he has applied, and lessons learned from his experiences.
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Heuristic Analysis for UX: How to Run a Usability Evaluation
What is a heuristic analysis? How do you run one effectively by employing a group of usability experts to dramatically improve a product’s UX?
Miklos Philips
Miklos is a UX designer, product design strategist, author, and speaker with more than 18 years of experience in the design field.
The 12 Worst Mistakes Advanced WordPress Developers Make
WordPress is a very popular way to get a site up and running quickly. However, in their haste, plenty of developers end up making horrible decisions. Some mistakes, like leaving WP_DEBUG set to “true,” may be easy to make. Others, like lumping all your JavaScript into a single file, are as common as lazy engineers. Whichever mistake you manage to make, read on to find out the 12 most common WordPress mistakes that new and seasoned developers make.
Gabriel Livan
Gabriel is a full-stack web developer based in London, with 7+ years experience in PHP and WordPress plugin and theme development.
Using Emojis to Manage Sketch Files
When it comes to large projects, browsing through layers in Sketch to understand what they do is not exactly a comfortable process even with good naming conventions. Unless you use something visual…like an emoji.
Wojciech Dobry
Wojciech is a product designer and web designer with 8 years of experience. He’s passionate about typography and sound design.
State of the Workforce: 2017
As agile talent and distributed teams grow in prominence, what are the implications for the future of work? Toptal surveyed over a thousand business leaders to learn how organizations are preparing for a new era of employment.
Raj Jeyakumar
Raj joined Toptal through the acquisition of Skillbridge, an award winning company he founded at Wharton with backing from 500 Startups.
Creating Mind-Bending Illustrations with Sketch and Looper in No Time
An image is worth a thousand words. Learn how to create outstanding illustrations with the Sketch plugin Looper.
Wojciech Dobry
Wojciech is a product designer and web designer with 8 years of experience. He’s passionate about typography and sound design.
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