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Log4jscanner by Google

Log4jscanner by Google

Google just launched today log4jscanner [https://github.com/google/log4jscanner] , a package written in Go to help identify the vulnerability in Apache Log4j by analysing JAR files. What's Apache Log4j? It's a Java-based logging utility. What's the impact of Apache Log4j Vulnerability? The vulnerability

Vite: The new best front-end tooling.

Vite: The new best front-end tooling.

As Javascript developer, one of the things I(probably "we") hate the most is the short period of time between launchings of new front-end tooling/frameworks . And the big issue is the fact that most of them offer similar options that we barely notice any difference among them.

Best Open Air PC Cases in 2021

Best Open Air PC Cases in 2021

Open air cases are not exactly a new concept; they have been around for almost a decade or so, having started during the modding era. However, I've been seeing a lot of them lately. The biggest advantage of these cases is the unlimited ventilation due to the lack

Steps to migrate a React Native project from 0.5.x to 0.6.x

Steps to migrate a React Native project from 0.5.x to 0.6.x

Migrations always give headaches and even more if the system you are trying to migrate is not well structured and of course, it's a thing that people(clients or devs) tend to avoid due different reasons. This time I was in charge of migrating a React Native project

Rename folders with Git

Rename folders with Git

* Execute this command in yout terminal git mv -k -f currentFolderName NewFolderName * Rename the folder in your code editor (e.g., VS Code). * Commit the changes and push them.

What is a Front-end developer specialised in Pixel Perfect?

What is a Front-end developer specialised in Pixel Perfect?

In simple terms, this kind of developer can achieve 99% accuracy (or thereabouts) in translating a design into a markup. However, it's more complex than that at first. Personally, I didn't realise I had been using this technique until my fifth year of experience as a

React 17 Design Patterns and Best Practices - Third Edition

React 17 Design Patterns and Best Practices - Third Edition

A good friend of mine recently launched his 3rd book oriented to learn the best of the best of React.js [https://reactjs.org/]. Carlos Santana [https://twitter.com/czantany] just released his new book entitled React 17 Design Patterns and Best Practices, and as always, you will find great

Importing EPS or AI files into Figma

Importing EPS or AI files into Figma

As you may know, you cannot directly import EPS or AI files into Figma, but you can use another software as a bridge for this purpose and Inkscape is the perfect one. Let's take the following example: * Download this vector from Freepik (https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/programming-concept-illustration_

Awesome GitHub features you probably didn't know

Awesome GitHub features you probably didn't know

Do you really think you know everything about Github? Let's find out! Here you have 4 GitHub features I found while I was working in a new project. 1. Special repository Github special repositoryYou can have an extra box in your GitHub profile (above image) to write more

Top 5 Vue.js UI framework component libraries

Vue.js Featured

Top 5 Vue.js UI framework component libraries

If you are looking to save time in your front-end development with Vue.js [https://vuejs.org/], then take a look at the following list where each library of components has its own style and I am sure you will find the one that fits in your project. #Vuesax VuesaxVuesax

What is Hacktoberfest?

What is Hacktoberfest?

Is that perfect moment of the year to contribute to open source projects in case you've never done it before. Hacktoberfest [https://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/] is an annual event hosted by DigitalOcean [https://www.digitalocean.com/] which happens during the whole month of October and has been running

Google Chrome: Scroll To Text Fragment

Google Chrome: Scroll To Text Fragment

If you are still wondering why some text is being highlighted in yellow when you open a link from Google Search well that's because the new Google Chrome feature called Scroll To Text Fragment [https://chromestatus.com/feature/4733392803332096#:~:text=This%20feature%20allows%20a%20user,and%20scrolls%20it%

Fix Android Studio AVD freezing at launch in Arch Linux

Fix Android Studio AVD freezing at launch in Arch Linux

#Problem I created a new AVD with the following specs + the default hardware options: * Device: Pixel 2 * Android Version: 9.0 x86 * API: 28 * Resolution: 1080 x 1920 xxhdpi But it always got stuck on the Google logo every time I launched it, and I realized that these logs, and

Get faster approval on Google Ads

Get faster approval on Google Ads

The most basic and successful way to start earning money with a blog is through Google Ads and the only thing you need to have is a gmail account (and a website running of course 😀). If you don't have a blog yet, you should read this article first

Free subscriptions and discounts due the COVID-19 outbreak

Free subscriptions and discounts due the COVID-19 outbreak

In these difficult times where is necessary to work from home to avoid the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19), some companies around the world are offering great discounts in their apps or services so you can save some money. This list will be updated regularly... 👉🏻 Adobe Creative Cloud: 2 free months

How to fix "VipsJpeg: Premature end of JPEG file" for Gatsby + Contentful + Netlify

How to fix "VipsJpeg: Premature end of JPEG file" for Gatsby + Contentful + Netlify

My Gatsby website was running and building correctly in my local but when Netlify started the deployment, the build failed because the following error VipsJpeg: Premature end of JPEG file This is the full log of the error I did some research to troubleshoot an issue, but I couldn'

How to start blogging and earning money with your blog

How to start blogging and earning money with your blog

I've been listening some people saying that in order to be successful in blogging you need to pick a trend topic because those are the ones that will make you earn more but in my opinion that completely false because if you try to follow the trends, you

Curated list of free courses to start or improve your Front-end career

Curated list of free courses to start or improve your Front-end career

Just as there are paid courses to learn more about Front-end development, so there are many free ones out there that are actually very good. I personally picked the courses based on what you must learn in order to be ready for almost any situation in the Front-end side whether

How to install Synthwave x Fluoromachine theme for VS Code on macOS/Windows/Linux

Visual Studio Code

How to install Synthwave x Fluoromachine theme for VS Code on macOS/Windows/Linux

I recently found this theme while I was on Twitter and I truly love it! Synthwave x Fluoromachine theme [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=webrender.synthwave-x-fluoromachine] is a combination between Synthwave '84 theme [https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RobbOwen.synthwave-vscode] and Fluoromachine [https://colorsublime.github.io/themes/

From Ghost to WordPress to Ghost again

From Ghost to WordPress to Ghost again

My first Portfolio and Blog was managed by Ghost [https://ghost.org/] 1.0 and it was very good at that time but after 6 months and the lack of features I decided to migrate to Wordpress [https://wordpress.com/] with a template I bought on Themeforest [https://themeforest.net/

Manage your tasks with Post-it® App + Trello

Manage your tasks with Post-it® App + Trello

I’ve been using Trello [https://trello.com/] for a very long time because it’s a simple but powerful tool to manage my projects in cards and I even use it not only for programming but anything that involves organisation. On the other hand, there is Post-it [https://www.

The new Ionic React

The new Ionic React

I remember very clearly the first time I used Ionic [https://ionicframework.com/framework]because it was the hello [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_World!%22_program]world [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Hello,_World!%22_program] experience I had with mobile development and with a successful delivery of

Review of Navicat Monitor 2

Review of Navicat Monitor 2

If you are still using the Navicat Monitor version 1 then it’s time to get the latest update of this awesome software but you must check the newest features first so you can be convinced at 200%. We are going to describe all the following sections for those users

The new Google Play icon design specifications

Mobile development

The new Google Play icon design specifications

In case you haven’t read the new guidelines that your icons should have in order to fit in the Google Apps & Games ecosystems, here you have a summary: * You must update your icons by Jun 24 of 2019 or you icons will eventually be migrated to legacy mode