Web development is a constantly evolving field, and it’s crucial for beginner developers to know where to start in order to acquire the skills that are in demand in the job market. In this blog, we will provide a roadmap to guide you on your journey to becoming a web developer in 2022. The Three Paths in Web Development There are three main paths in web development that you can choose from:...
As web developers, it’s important to write clean and organized code. And luckily, there are a plethora of online tools available to assist you in linting or formatting your code. In this blog post, we will highlight some of the most useful tools for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript development. JavaScript Prettier (formatter) - Prettier is an opinionated code formatter that helps you maintain consistent code formatting across your JavaScript projects. You can try it out in the online playground....
Learn how to style HTML tables using CSS. In the past, tables were often misused for page layout purposes. However, with the introduction of Grid and Flexbox in CSS, tables can now be used specifically for styling tabular data. To start, let’s look at a basic HTML table: <table> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">Name</th> <th scope="col">Age</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <th scope="row">Flavio</th> <td>36</td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Roger</th> <td>7</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> By default, tables have a plain appearance, with the browser applying some default styles:...
Learn the essentials of using the HTML iframe tag The HTML iframe tag enables us to embed content from other sites into our web pages. This tag creates a separate browsing context, ensuring that the content within the iframe does not interfere with the parent page. JavaScript and CSS elements are contained within the iframe and do not spill over to the parent page. Many websites utilize iframes for various purposes....
In today’s blog post, we’ll explore a simple HTML technique to change an image URL specifically for dark mode. While CSS makes it easy to apply style changes based on the system’s preference for dark mode using the prefers-color-scheme media feature, we often come across situations where we need to change the image itself, rather than applying a CSS rule. One way to achieve this is by utilizing the picture tag to wrap the img tag....
Converting an image into a data URI string allows you to embed it directly into an HTML page. If you’re looking for a way to achieve this, here’s a step-by-step guide: Read the Image File: const imageData = fs.readFileSync(fileLocation, 'binary'); Get the Content Type: If you’re downloading the image from the internet, you can extract the content type from the response headers: const contentType = response.headers['content-type']; Convert the Image Data to Base64: In order to generate the data URI string, you need to convert the image data into base64 format:...
This tutorial is part of the Laravel Handbook. Download it from https://flaviocopes.com/access/ In Laravel, view files that end with .blade.php are Blade templates. Blade is a server-side templating language that allows you to write dynamic templates using HTML. Blade templates offer a wide range of features to make your templates more dynamic and powerful. You can insert data, add conditionals, use loops, display content based on user authentication, and much more....
When rendering the description of a job obtained from a <textarea> field in a form and stored in a database, you may encounter issues with preserving white space and line breaks in the displayed content. This occurs because the description, when added to the page, is not interpreted as HTML, resulting in the browser not respecting the original formatting. Naturally, you would want the output to resemble the original input, respecting the white space and line breaks....
When developing a website, it is common to load images dynamically based on the current page URL. However, there may be situations where the image is not found, resulting in a broken image being displayed. To avoid this, there are a couple of techniques you can employ. The first technique involves using the onerror event handler in the <img> tag. By adding the onerror attribute and assigning a JavaScript function, you can remove the element from the DOM if the image fails to load....
In this blog post, we will discuss how to use the HTML img tag’s srcset attribute to define responsive images. This technique allows the browser to download and display images based on factors like pixel density and window width, optimizing the page loading speed and user experience. To use the srcset attribute, you need to provide multiple image sources for different screen sizes. Here’s an example: <img src="dog.png" alt="A picture of a dog" srcset="dog-500....