Designing Digital Product Without User Data

Designing Digital Products Without User Research

Rus Anderson Articles, Consulting, Design, UI/UX Leave a Comment

Often, we are approached by startups and established companies with an idea for a new product. Just as often, there is little to no user base from which to conduct research. In this blog, we’ll look at how to understand the product, its potential users, and how to create the application with minimal user data and investment.

Learn Svelte By Making a Word Puzzle: Part 1

James Slaughter Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, JavaScript, Learning Svelte, Tutorial Leave a Comment

Svelte is a growing JavaScript component framework compiler delivered in a developer-friendly package. Usage of Svelte has been growing – IBM and even Apple (in its newest beta of Apple Music) have been using it for their frontend needs.

For a number of reasons, I think it’s a tool we developers need to get on board with. So, let’s embark on an active learning assignment: making a word puzzle with Svelte!

GINQ for the win

Using Groovy 4: GINQ for the Win

Rik Scarborough Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, Groovy, Java, Programming 4 Comments

In my last blog post Back in the Groovy 4, I briefly mentioned Groovy-Integrated Query (GINQ). I’ve been wanting to write about how I would use this new feature, and I decided to take this opportunity to do so.

In this post, I will be describing two examples in which I used GINQ. The first requirement I faced on a recent project of mine and demonstrating how I used GINQ to fulfill it. A quick disclaimer: this is not a tutorial on GINQ. This blog is merely a discussion of how I’ve used GINQ and how I plan on making it part of my toolkit.

Stripe Elements Integration

Getting Started With Stripe Elements Integration

David Hoffmann Articles, Development Technologies & Tools, JavaScript, React, Tutorial 2 Comments

Recently, I was involved with a project that required the client to collect payments from their customers. This brought up many questions on the best approach to process orders to accomplish this.

We wondered, is a Stripe Elements integration the answer, or can we avoid fees and process payments ourselves? For the vast majority of companies, ourselves included, yes, Stripe is the answer. The complexity of Payment Card Industry (PCI) Compliance alone makes this a no-brainer. In addition, the development of payment infrastructure is very time-consuming and costly.

In this blog, I will discuss Stripe Elements and its integration and the best way to implement them with React. I will cover basic Stripe information, how to set up a Stripe account, and a brief code overview to help you get on your way to incorporating Stripe…