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How to Create a QR Code
QR codes aren't everyone's cup of tea but I quite like them. If I see something I want to remember or check out later, especially when on the road, it's super easy to take a quick picture -- it's much easier than trying to remember a...
Scrape the Web with scrapestack
I first grew to love Firefox not as a web developer but as user, and what drew me to this amazing new browser was its add-on ecosystem. The add-on I used the most? Web scrapers. Piracy had just hit mainstream and I also need imagery...
How to Detect an Ad Blocker
One of the unspoken rules of the internet is that most content is "free"... at the cost of webpage being littered with advertisements and trackers. This was't a big problem in the early internet days but trackers and advertisements have become so intrusive and unapologetically aggressive...
Interview with a Pornhub Web Developer
Regardless of your stance on pornography, it would be impossible to deny the massive impact the adult website industry has had on pushing the web forward. From pushing the browser's video limits to pushing ads through WebSocket so ad blockers don't detect them, you have...
Get Total Address Information with Geocode API
Getting address information is vitally important. Whether shipping a package, tailoring a user experience to location, or using that data to help localize language on a website, getting location information wrong can lose a sale or brake feature. Let's take a look at an API...
designMode
Every once in a while I stumble upon an API or browser setting that I can't believe ever existed. Such examples can be seen in the numerous
String.prototype
properties such asbold
,italics
, and evenblink
, which wrap given string text in their representative HTML...Easy Google Search Result API with Zenserp
No matter how much experience I gain in this industry, one task I continue to fail at is building an accurate, flexible, and maintainable scraper for site search. As soon as sites change their HTML structure, my scrape is borked. When looking to build my own...
Confessions of a Web Developer XVII
It's been quite a while since I've gotten a few things off of my chest and since I'm always full of peeves and annoyances I thought it was time to unleash:Firefox's DevTools are outstanding right now. From the improvements we've made to the debugger, to responsive...
Stylish Sites Made Simple with AnyMod
Amazing-looking websites often have specific patterns, and for a reason -- they work. Whether it's a slideshow, a parallax effect, or more traditional design, there's a service that makes total designs and widgetry simple: AnyMod allows web experts and beginners alike to create...
weatherstack: an Amazing Weather API
One of my first tasks each day is checking the weather; it's a necessity for knowing what my children and I should wear, if I'm going to need to water the lawn or need to shovel snow, and if I can take meetings out on my...