I have been using JavaScript (JS) framework of sorts since 2013. I started with jQuery, which boosted my efficiency and productivity significantly when JS was in its infancy. Back then, it was hard to code something quickly without using a bunch of boilerplate or having to account for browser inconsistencies […]
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Storybook.js is a user interface library explorer tool. It helps build, test, and organize custom components. The tool works well with vanilla JavaScript and the most popular frameworks; Angular, React, Vue. Once established, the Storybook tool will serve as a full-blown explorer of your UI library. It will organize your […]
I am an avid video game player. Since my early teens, I have thoroughly enjoyed playing games with great mechanics, superb animation, and smooth increases in difficulty. Interestingly enough, the one visual aspect of all these video games that I rarely notice is the user interface (UI). It disappears. You […]
Putting together a UI library with a set of components that resemble LEGO blocks is the main goal in many of my web projects. And just like my article about style guides, having a consistent set of pieces available will speed development and give confidence that feature extensions will conform […]
I love to incorporate the details of a Style Guide into the UI Libraries that I deliver in front-end web projects. A Style Guide provides developers with guidance on the iconography, fonts, spacing, block formats, etc. for content that will be displayed on a web page. It brings consistency to […]
There is a huge misconception on what exactly is Branding. Many developers think that branding is the fonts, colors, logos, and images that are associated with the organizations in which they work. Nothing can be further from those artifacts. The fact is, a Brand is a decision-making tool. It is […]
It is difficult to capture all of the front-end requirements for a web application project. The job is made worse if the direction for the work is coming down from C-suite level stakeholders who have no idea how the business processes integrate with various departments and teams in the organization. […]