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WebVR Part 4: Canvas Data Visualizations
Unlock the mysteries of the canvas component for your own visualizations. We have completed the simulation math, and now it’s time for some creative play.
In Part 4 of our WebVR series, we use the canvas element to make three rapid iterations to visualize the gravitational orbits of the planets in our simulation.

Michael Cole
Michael is an expert full-stack web engineer, speaker, and consultant with over two decades of experience and a degree in computer science.
How to Approach Wrappers for Swift Properties
A property wrapper is a generic structure that encapsulates read and write access to the property and adds additional behavior to it. We use it if we need to constrain the available property values, add extra logic to the read/write access (like using databases or user defaults), or add some additional methods.
In this article, Toptal Freelance iOS Developer Alexander Gaidukov demonstrates Swift 5.1’s new @propertyWrapper annotation—a more elegant solution.

Aleksandr Gaidukov
Alexander has more than nine years of experience developing applications and over five years with the iOS platform—both iPhone and iPad.
Hotjar: UX and Conversion Tips
Unfortunately, it’s not possible to get every site visitor to convert. Eventually, businesses will need to turn to behavioral analytics and figure out why visitors aren’t turning into customers.

Laura Geley
Laura is a senior UX/UI designer and a member of the prestigious Awwwards jury. She specializes in UX solutions for eCommerce.
Complex but Integral: An Overview of Real Estate Waterfalls
Waterfalls are an integral part of real estate investment terms, dictating the hierarchy of how cash is distributed to investors and the transaction’s sponsors. When structured correctly—with aligned incentives—they ensure that the deal is set up to achieve outsize success.

Aaleem Jiwa
Aaleem helps owners of small companies and executives at multi-billion dollar entities optimize their businesses through financial analysis.
WebVR Part 3: Unlocking the Potential of WebAssembly and AssemblyScript
What if you could incorporate clever features from other programming languages for your JavaScript project, without too much hassle? That is the general idea behind WebAssembly.
In Part 3 of our WebVR series, Toptal Full-stack Developer Michael Cole introduces you to WebAssembly and AssemblyScript, outlining how they can be harnessed to create a browser-backend for web apps.

Michael Cole
Michael is an expert full-stack web engineer, speaker, and consultant with over two decades of experience and a degree in computer science.
Using Pretotypes to Support a Business Case
Concept pretotypes facilitate the creation of small-scale tests to verify basic assumptions about a project business case. Pretotyping can save hours of work during implementation and determine the success of a project.

Paul Morris
Paul has spent the past 10 years designing digital product concepts for Australia’s largest banking institutions and government agencies.
Seller’s Market: Financial Due Diligence Questions to Ask
How can you easily assess whether your business is ready for sale? Key questions need to be answered to make the sales process as smooth as possible. A checklist can help managers prepare.

Saveen Kumar
Saveen has more than 10 years of experience in finance. He has an MBA from the University of Oxford and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
The Higher Ground – A Guide to Design Ethics
An ethical approach to design is built on questions, not preconceived notions of right and wrong. But what questions should we ask, and how do we classify our answers?

Micah Bowers
Micah helps businesses craft meaningful connections through branding, illustration, and design.
Financial Forecasting When Modeling With Missing Data
A financial forecast is a map that leads investors to the end goal. Most forecasts fail because they assume the ability to capture a market without detailing the assumptions to get them there. Startup financial models must be granular, with no missing steps from points A to Z.

Sean Kae Siang Lim
A CFA charterholder with experience in listed and unlisted equities, Sean’s worked with many startups across Asia-Pacific.
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