- CSS Selectors
A CSS selector is the part of a CSS rule that describes what elements in a document the rule will match. The matching elements will have the rule’s specified style applied to them. There are 5 categories of selectors: Simple selectors (select elements based on name, id, class) Combinator selectors…
- CSS Box Model
All HTML elements can be considered as boxes. In CSS, the term “box model” is used when talking about design and layout. The CSS box model is essentially a box that wraps around every HTML element. It consists of: margins, borders, padding, and the actual content. The image below illustrates the…
- Backend – What to learn in a framework?
On this post we are focusing on what you need to know about and have experience with in a framework. Specifically, we are assuming that this framework is used as the backend framework and we have a frontend application built with react or angular that consumes it. #1 Master Language Fundamentals…
- Backend – What is a backend engineer?
A backend engineer is responsible for the server-side application logic and integration of the work front-end engineers do. Backend engineers are usually write the web services and APIs used by front-end engineers and mobile application engineers. The application logic is calculated using a…
- Improve Your Coding Skills
Years of experience do not automatically make you a better programmer. I have met developers with a decade on the job who write the same mediocre code they wrote in year two. The difference between a good developer and a great one is deliberate practice — consistently pushing yourself outside your…