Free Interactive Python Tutorial
LearnPython.org is a free interactive Python tutorial for people who want to learn Python, fast.
Issue #42 · January 1, 2018
Free Interactive Python Tutorial
“The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should therefore be regarded as a criminal offense”
Best 7 links of week #52, 2017
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You Might Not Need JavaScript
Examples of common UI elements and interactions with HTML and CSS alone.
The frontend checklist
An application that helps meticulous developers to build perfect websites! Follow the rules and deliver the best of your work in a generated report!
The Vanilla JavaScript Repository
PlainJS is a Vanilla JavaScript repository for writing powerful web applications without jQuery or other JavaScript libraries.
SQL Injection Wiki
This wiki's mission is to be a one-stop resource for fully identifying, exploiting, and escalating SQL injection vulnerabilities across various Database Management Systems.
Gif without the GIF
GIFs are awesome but terrible for quality and performance. Replacing GIFs with movies is better but has performance drawbacks: not preloaded, uses range requests, etc. Now you can use an image and set an mp4 as source in Safari Technology Preview. This article illustrates this approach and its results.
Building Better UI Designs With Layout Grids
Designing for multiple screens has become integral to businesses. Learn how grids can help you build better web designs.
Book of the week
RESTful API Design
by Matthias Biehl
this book is packed with best practices on many technical aspects of RESTful API Design, such as the correct use of resources, URIs, representations, content types, data formats, parameters, HTTP status codes and HTTP methods. You want to design and develop APIs like a Pro? Use API description languages to both design APIs and develop APIs efficiently. The book introduces the two most common API description languages RAML and OpenAPI/Swagger