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How do you make a PWA installable?
How do you make a PWA installable?

200 reads
Category: Web development
Level: intermediate

Hi there, After a comprehensive article on iOS and Symfony-UX/Turbo, we're back to something a little lighter. Much more open, PWAs can be "installed" on users' Android devices as well as on computers. What is a progressive web app, or PWA? First of all, I'd like to tell you that what I'm explaining below is mostly true on Android, on iOS Safari isn't so open, well, yes, but to install a PWA there's no simple click button, Apple asks users to do the manipulation themselves (several clic...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Oct 2, 2023
How to create a dynamic CSS theme with Symfony?
How to create a dynamic CSS theme with Symfony?

196 reads
Category: Web development
Level: intermediate

Hello over here 🙂, Thank you so much for clicking on this article 😁. On the last post, I told you it smelled like spring, but now it's cooled off severely 😅. Ah yes, it's true we're still not here to talk weather... I'm sorry (well, I think.). This week, we're going to play with CSS and completely break Twig, you'll see it's fun, well, it's a bit "not very clean" as a method, but hey, on this blog, I tell you all about it. Anyway, this week, we're making art...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Mar 25, 2024
How do I create an iOS widget with React Native?
How do I create an iOS widget with React Native?

193 reads
Category: Mobile development
Level: Confirmed

Well, happy new year! Admittedly, I'm a little late in wishing you a happy new year, but January is always the month for getting back into the swing of things, planning for the year and getting back in touch with just about everyone. Not to mention the galettes ... anyway 😛 Today I wanted to talk about a handy little tool that appeared on iOS 14: widgets. Personally, I use them a lot for apps that give me info at a glance like the weather, the day's to-do list, the calendar, et...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Feb 3, 2025
How to integrate Sign In with Apple with Symfony?
How to integrate Sign In with Apple with Symfony?

191 reads
Category: Web development
Level: Expert

Ahhhh, passwords ... I've already talked about them in a previous article, but in this one we're going to talk about a method for saving our dear little users from having to remember their passwords... Apple now makes it possible to "sign in with Apple", basically the same thing as Google, Facebbok and all the others. But! the Apple way... In this article, we'll look at how to integrate this feature into a Symfony application. You need Apple developer access to access "sign in with Apple...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Apr 22, 2021
Some Stimulus controllers for your Rails and Symfony app
Some Stimulus controllers for your Rails and Symfony app

191 reads
Category: Web development
Level: intermediate

Hey there folks 😁, Thanks for clicking on this article, I hope you'll enjoy it ☺️ (as always). So, what are we talking about today? I don't remember anymore, I'm lost... Oh right... about Stimulus and some really nice controllers that you can reuse in your applications. Are you ready? Let's go! Symfony and Rails: The same front-end stack As you probably know, Symfony since its 6.x versions has launched the Symfony-UX project, I've already talked about it m...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Sep 19, 2025
RustDesk, an open-source alternative to Teamviewer
RustDesk, an open-source alternative to Teamviewer

182 reads
Category: Tech tips
Level: Confirmed beginner

Hi, hi 🙂, Thanks for clicking on this article, hope you like it 😁. Today we're going to talk about remote offices, yeah I know, put like that, it sells dreams. But the thing is, in my current life right now, I really use it a lot... So, why not make an article out of it? 😁. Are you ready? Ready to go? 😝 Why this article? A multi-OS world... In my current life, I'll be switching between Windows and MacOS non-stop... In the corporate world, Wi...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
May 1, 2025
Typesense, the replacement for ElasticSearch?
Typesense, the replacement for ElasticSearch?

181 reads
Category: Web development
Level: Confirmed beginner

Hello there, This week, we're tackling a big topic. This article follows on from " Why isn't MYSQL a search engine? In the latter, I talked about Elasticsearch, a popular indexed database engine that gets the job done. This week, we're going to talk about Typesense. If you visit this blog from time to time, you'll know that I like to tell you about technologies I've spent time working on, and Typesense is one of them, having been a big part of the project I'm currently working on. Are...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
May 2, 2023
How can technology make cash flow more fluid?
How can technology make cash flow more fluid?

176 reads
Category: Technology and business
Level: Beginner

Hello ?. Well, yes, we're back together this week for an article that's more "entrepreneurial" than "tech", but don't worry, tech isn't far off. If you're an entrepreneur, you might learn a few things, and if you're not, well ... you might too! Foreword: In this article I'm going to talk about products and services, there's no commercial connection with the products I'm talking about, I'm only doing it because I find it interesting and because it may solve problems for some of you. Wh...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Oct 20, 2022
Which environment for MacOS development?
Which environment for MacOS development?

176 reads
Category: Tech tips

Today, we're going to talk about something that's of paramount importance to every developer: his machine! So I see you're coming, we're not going to debate which one is the best or which OS is superior to the others. 😛 Here, we'll simply give you some advice on the best tools on the Mac to get the most out of it. Homebrew, the genius in the Bottle Homebrew is the essential package manager for MacOS. It simplifies the installation, updating and management of software on your...

Josselin Dionisi - Freelance developer
Josselin Dionisi
Nov 6, 2023
My top apps on Setapp
My top apps on Setapp

175 reads
Category: Tech tips

Hey, good morning 😁! Thanks for clicking on this article 😛. This week we're going to talk a bit about application, not the one I code, but the one I use 😁. Are you ready? Then let's get started. The world is changing... and so are business models Have you noticed? No ? Yes, you have 😁. In the software industry, subscription has become the norm. Gone are lifetime licenses... well, if they still exist, but hey, your version will soon be "obsolete",...

Ludovic Frank - Freelance developer
Ludovic Frank
Oct 1, 2024