Articles about: Web development

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How do I cache?
How do I cache?

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The browser cache You may not know how it works, but you've all cached things before. Or at least your browser has done it for you. Yes, you have? When you first visit a website, it often takes longer to load. Nowadays it's not really noticeable as long as the site is well designed, but there is indeed a delay of a few milliseconds for a first load. The explanation is quite simply that your browser hasn't yet been able to cache certain content on this site, such as images, CSS, Javascr...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Oct 5, 2022
What are unit and functional tests?
What are unit and functional tests?

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Today, I've chosen a subject that is sometimes neglected by developers, but is nonetheless very practical: testing. No, I'm not talking about testing your code before sending it to production by pressing F5 to see if everything works. 😛 I'm talking about automated tests that you write following the logic of an algorithm to create practical cases that can be launched at different times. Imagine you have an e-commerce site and you want to test that a product is actually added to...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Sep 27, 2022
How important is responsive design in 2022?
How important is responsive design in 2022?

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Today we're going to be talking about one of the most important topics on the web, yet one that is all too often overlooked by many. That subject is Responsive Design. "What's this thing you're doing? Just another gimmick to look good? To look good, yes, but it's anything but a gimmick? It's about adapting the size of your website to all screen formats. From a smartphone to a TV or even an overhead projector. Why is this important? Which device do you think is most often used to acce...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Sep 20, 2022
How can I reduce the size of my CSS files?
How can I reduce the size of my CSS files?

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Hello there, Today we're going to talk about weight loss, so no, I'm not going to talk to you about exercising (come back soon!?), but about how to reduce the size of your CSS files. In addition to helping the planet, you'll also gain in performance on your websites and web applications. Ready to get started? Let's get started! (What do you mean? You've already left?) CSS resource compression, the basics So, I'll tell you right now, that's not the point of this article. In fact, I'll r...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Sep 12, 2022
What are the principles of a database?
What are the principles of a database?

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Come on, it's that time of year again, and like all developers you've had a thousand new ideas during your vacations (but don't pretend you haven't). So let's talk about the most crucial point when you're at the idea stage and about to design your incredible mega-start-up project: the database. Almost everything you use on the Internet today is linked to a database. As its name suggests, its role is to store a wide variety of data in order to carry out the actions of a website or application...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Aug 29, 2022
How to auto-host Google Fonts in 2024?
How to auto-host Google Fonts in 2024?

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Hello good morning 🙂, Ah, you're still on vacation? I'll come back later with my article, then? No, it's okay? Can we go now? Top! 😁 Today, we're going to talk about Google Fonts, more specifically: how to "self-host" them ? Let's turn on the fan, warm up our fingers and get started! What are Google Fonts? Google Fonts are a set of fonts created by Google. What's special about these fonts is that they're designed for screens, especially the web. On this site I don't us...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Aug 20, 2022
How much does a web developer cost in 2024?
How much does a web developer cost in 2024?

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Hello ?, Just as everyone in the world understands why one car can cost up to 50 times more than another, in the web world there's sometimes a lack of understanding of prices, especially since the advent of certain advertisements promising to get everything for nothing. In this article, I'll try to guide you and give you some real figures on pricing in the web and development field. In the first part, we'll cover the basics, and in the second, we'll take a look at some very concrete cases....

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Jun 6, 2022
How do I use Stimulus with iintl-tel-input?
How do I use Stimulus with iintl-tel-input?

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When I was writing an application using Stimulus and needed to use intl-tel-input, I came across this "Github issue". What's going on between Stimulus and intl-tel-input? In fact, to work, intl-tel-input clones the base element, so if you link this base element to a Stimulus controller, and it's this controller that instantiates intl-tel-input, you'll need to use intl-tel-input.If you link this base element to a Stimulus controller, and it's this controller that instantiates intl-tel-inpu...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
May 19, 2022
Why do I love being a Symfony developer?
Why do I love being a Symfony developer?

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Hello there, Like every week, we're getting together for a little article. This week, I'm going to write an article that's been on my mind for a long time. We're going to talk about Symfony and why it's my framework of choice as a web developer. Are you ready? Let's get started! My discovery of Symfony In fact, in my life as a developer, my first encounter with Symfony went very badly... It wasn't its fault or mine. The first time I met him, I was a student, already quite geeky, cod...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
May 2, 2022
What technologies will replace JQuery?
What technologies will replace JQuery?

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Hi there! In response to some of my latest articles, a few of you have sent me a quick e-mail asking "But ... in legacy applications, what do I replace JQuery with?" So, when a question comes up, you know what we do? We write an article ... for everyone to enjoy. Bootstrap 5, the final stage in JQuery's demise? Let's take a quick look at some history. JQuery arrived on planet Earth in 2006. Back then, there was a big problem on the web (it was called Internet Explorer?, roh ç...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Apr 12, 2022