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Scala v/s Java | Approach & performance overview
Scala is a derivative of Java, but comparisons can’t be avoided. These languages share similarities to some extent and differences too, but they are not meant to replace each other. Wanna know why? Let’s dive in deeper! Java is Object Oriented programming language that focuses on the manipulation of the provided data by making it…
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Angular 7 upgrade | What will you miss if you ignore?
Angular 6, released earlier in May 2018 didn’t offer much improvements on the performance part. It was mainly focused on making Angular migration-friendly. Google dropped Angular 7 just after four months of development and it seems to make up for that part of the framework. The upgrade was released on October 18 followed by an…
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Craft & its Plugins | A transforming workflow
We like to think of Craft CMS as a Transformer (one with BumbleBee as his friend) and plugins as its Jet Pack. And every time we develop a plugin for Craft, it helps our Craft projects reach client’s expectations. Craft is a powerful CMS and its developers have left a lot of scope for extensibility….
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How we use Zeplin for an Agile workflow
Earlier when our designers completed the wireframe of a project, they worried about the design handoff and the tedious specification work that came with it. They prepared annotated documents and style guides to help developers implement the design. In fact, before the handoff, designers had to identify- Colors Dimensions Fonts Text weights Distances Positioning Asset…
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Drupal 8.6 update. What’s new?
Keeping up with the promises made during earlier announcements, Drupal released the 8.6 version on September 5. The update comes with significant additions. Drupal 8.6 now supports MySQL 8. Also, with this update a monolingual Drupal 6 site can be migrated to Drupal 8 directly from the user interface. Multilingual website migration using the UI…
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Magento 1 End Of Life: It’s time to migrate to Magento 2
Magento announced that it is pulling the plug on Magento 1 in April 2017 at the ‘Meet Magento’ conference in Prague. The announcement caused a frenzy amongst developers and business owners. However, Magento later cancelled the End of Life and announced an 18-month notification policy for the EOL date. Even though the End of Life…
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ACF vs Visual Composer website builder: Which is better?
Building a WordPress website? The WordPress community provides you with plenty of options. You can either make an easy one using WordPress themes or a custom one using website builders. A website builder is the most convenient way to make a personalised website. WordPress community provides you with a ton of free and paid builders…
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How to use Macros with Twig in Craft CMS — DRY
Templating is one of the most commonly used processes in web development. It helps with easier management during the development & design process. Apart from the management, templating helps with keeping the visual consistency. Craft CMS comes with a cool templating engine — Twig. And we love to use macros to work on redundant parts while working…
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How to migrate a Craft 2 project to Craft 3?
Craft 3 update changed a lot of things. Added functionalities aside, the process of installing and maintaining the CMS also changed with this breakpoint release. Craft 3 almost makes it necessary to migrate your website from Craft 2. It is better in every aspect, including security and the extended plugin store. The store comes with…
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More Craft CMS Features: Matrix and Its Powerful Friends
Craft CMS’s consistency can be seen in its regular updates & latest features. Matrix is one of those early features that helped Craft dominate the CMS game. Matrix is the protagonist of the Craft’s story since its inception but there are some unsung heroes that need some attention too. Categories & Tags in Craft CMS…
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Debug Tool in Craft 3: Here’s all you need to know about it
Before introducing the Debug Tool in Craft 3, Craft CMS made you install a separate web-based application, Web-Console. You could run shell commands on your server to check for errors and missing elements in the written code. Not a fancy deal though! Especially when Craft 3 was designed to be a problem-solver. The lack of…
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How to Setup a New Project in Craft CMS 3
There are two ways you can set up a new project in Craft 3, vis-a-vis, via Composer and Manual. Both the methods require extensive technical expertise & understanding of Craft CMS. With Composer method you have to know your commands and what you’re doing with them but in case of the manual method you just…
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How To Create A Content Builder In Craft CMS
It is easy to create a content builder in Craft CMS. You can choose and define different fields for different needs. For example, to create a simple article you’d need feature image, title text, body text, quotes, and other media. Here’s your step-by-step guide to creating a content builder in Craft CMS. For this, you’ll…
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Craft CMS Vs WordPress: Why Choose Craft?
We are not saying that we do not like WordPress but old man has to move the order to pave way for new and what better than Craft CMS to do so. The key difference is how both the CMSs approach development. WordPress is a have-it-all and pick what you need approach, while Craft is…
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Google Rolls Out Mobile-First Indexing for Web Content
Google recently announced Mobile-First Indexing after a year and half of extensive experimenting and testing. The search engine giant will start migrating sites that follow best practices for Mobile-First Indexing. Google’s algorithm will now prioritize websites with a mobile version when searched from a smartphone. It will now consider mobile sites as the first node…
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Agency Originals: A London-based Design Agency Finds Their Right Development Partner
When one of our clients introduced us to his friend’s London-based design agency, the one which cannot be named (Voldemort and NDA have things in common), it was a classic case of once bitten twice shy. The first meeting with James, the CEO, made it clear that he was reluctant to hire a remote team….