Articles by Smashing Magazine from December 2020

This article is the first part of an upcoming series that provides a practical introduction to Dependency Injection in a manner that immediately permits you to realize its many benefits without being ...

In this episode, were taking a look back at 2020. Who did we speak to in our episodes this year, and what did we learn? Lets listen back to some clips to find out....

Technology has done our world wonders: from advancements in medicine, travel, communication, and not to mention our own day-to-day lives. Theres no doubt that it has transformed human experience by im...

Vuex is the go-to state management library for Vue applications, and the Vue core team has some big plans to make it better than ever. Heres a preview of where they are looking to take it....

Progressive web applications are proven to raise user engagement and keep the costs down effectively. Building a modern PWA requires more than just the core setup to keep up with the users expectation...

When youre working on a new project, what is more crucial than choosing the right features to develop? However, the exercise often turns into a spectacle of team voting. As a result, decisions change ...

In this article, well learn how to build an event-based application and send a web-push notification when a particular event is triggered. Well set up database tables, events, and scheduled triggers o...

Theres a lot of information out there — thats a fact. In these monthly editions, we have it all in one place because we know how hard it can be to stay on top of things. So with no further ado, ...

It can be a daunting world for folks who arent familiar with SEO (and even those who are at times), so weve decided to publish a checklist that breaks down the key factors when stumbling upon those te...

Today, were going to look at The Website Dilemma. In other words, is it possible to build an authoritative, lead generating, high converting website without manipulating visitors into doing what you w...

In this episode, were talking about GraphQL. What is it, and how does solve some common API problems? Drew McLellan talks to expert Eve Porcello to find out....

If you have used Redux at any point while developing an application to manage `state`, you will most definitely have come across reducers. This tutorial will explain the concept of reducers and how th...

Software and apps often solve very complex problems for businesses and consumers in the way of sales, marketing, finances, and so on. But offering a product that solves your users problems isnt enough...

Modern websites arent inseparable from screens any more. Between phone assistants, home speakers, and screen readers, more and more people are using the web without even looking at it. Websites need t...

Research is an essential part of creating good UX. In this article, Victor Yocco discusses areas of ethical consideration for UX practitioners when conducting UX research, and explores potential solut...

The 2019 Capgemini research institutes report published after a research on the use of chat assistants showed a drastic 76% increase in customer satisfaction from organizations where chat assistants w...

Do you like building relationships and exploring creative options? At Smashing, we are looking for a team member wholl take good care of advertising and sponsorships across the range of everything we ...

How can we combine the flexibility of MDX with the power of a headless CMS like Sanity? Learn how to render MDX from Sanity in Next.js in this tutorial!...

How can we combine the flexibility of MDX with the power of a headless CMS like Sanity? Learn how to render MDX from Sanity in Next.js in this tutorial!...

Do you like building relationships and exploring creative options? At Smashing, we are looking for a team member wholl take good care of advertising and sponsorships across the range of everything we ...

Meet our new friendly online meet-up, Smashing Meets, with three wonderful speakers, the entire Smashing family and plenty of truly smashing cats. As always, free for Smashing Members....

If youre a designer or developer with intermediate knowledge of HTML and JavaScript, and know your way around GitHub and the command line, this tutorial is for you. Were going to walk step-by-step thr...

Markdown has a declarative syntax that is both powerful and easy to learn for technical and non-technical folks. However, due to the consequential ambiguities in its original specification, there have...

Even though the development of a data importer is a complex matter, you dont want your users experience with it to be just as complex or complicated. The second they experience any friction or fault i...

In this episode, were talking about Product Design. What does it mean to be a product owner, and how can you learn the skills required? Drew McLellan talks to expert Chris Murphy to find out....

In this article, Uri Paz explains how a site complying with accessibility guidelines may still present usability issues when testing with real users. Find out how weaving accessibility best practices ...

Lets welcome December with some new wallpapers! Designed by artists and designers from across the globe, they are available with and without a calendar for the month....