Final Call for Papers at The Big Elixir!

Join us on November 8-9 2018 in New Orleans for The Big Elixir, a two-day, single track conference to help developers take their Elixir skills to the next level.

Still accepting speaker proposals and especially looking for underrepresented folks to share their knowledge - deadline July 10!

Putting My Blog on IPFS

IPFS may or may not be the perfect solution to the decentralized web, but we need to start somewhere. Check out this step-by-step guide for putting static websites on IPFS.

The Link Bar: an alternative to the much hated “Hamburger Menu”

Two case studies that set out to prove that the Link Bar lets shoppers get to the product pages faster by exposing product and category page links normally hidden behind the hamburger menu. 

One less click is required and the links are more prominent, so it increases the chances of users proceeding “down funnel” and seeing products.

Managing Complex Waiting Experiences on Web UIs

Waiting is not a concept we like. We are usually stressed at every point where “waiting” touches our lives. And on the internet, “waiting”…

How "Job Stories" replaced Personas at Intercom

The most powerful thing to understand when building a product is the motivation behind people’s actions. 

Intercom explains their use of Jobs To Be Done, and how they landed on Job Stories to build products.

Language Naming Conventions in Programming: It's All in the Context

Maintainable code depends on good naming practices. Do language naming conventions affect the length or quality of variable and function names?

February Flashback: Dynamically Changing Font Color Based on Background, Using CSS

Revisit this popular post from earlier this year: Dynamically change your font color based on the background of each flash message using CSS with the functions demonstrated here.