Web Development Archives

January 22, 2020January 23, 2020

A Web Security Checklist For Creating Secure Websites

Hello there! As a web developer, I always strive to ensure that my websites are as secure as possible. Therefore, in this article, I have put together a checklist of 9 crucial measures that should be implemented by web developers to ensure their websites are optimally defended. The items in this checklist have been mandated by Mozilla in their Web Security guidelines for all websites and/or web applications. Let’s get started!

October 20, 2019September 3, 2020

Shadow DOM and Custom Elements | Let’s Simplify

Web Components are a relatively new set of technologies that lets you create custom HTML elements using the shadow DOM. This enables you to write markup, styles and logic once and reuse it around your website or web app! In this article, we are going to look into the technologies which power Web Components and create a custom HTML element from scratch!

October 7, 2019June 18, 2020

Websites and Web Applications | Let’s Compare

Hey guys! In this article, we are going to compare websites and web applications! As a beginner web developer, say you have built a simple portfolio site using HTML, CSS and some JavaScript. Does that make your portfolio a website, a web application or both? Let’s find out!

October 7, 2019June 18, 2020

Progressive Web Apps (PWA) | Let’s Simplify

If you are a web development geek like us here at GeekyMinds, you must have heard the term PWA a lot. PWA stands for Progressive Web App. Why are Progressive Web Apps so important for the web developers and what’s in it for the common user? Let’s find out!

October 4, 2019June 18, 2020

JavaScript Promises | JavaScript Basics | Let’s Simplify

Hey geeks! This week we are looking into Promises in JavaScript! Let’s say you are building a weather app. You have access to an awesome weather API you found on the web and you have decided to use it in your app. In order to accomplish the task, you have to use AJAX or Fetch API.

Consider that fetching the weather may not be instantaneous, i.e, it takes time. How does Fetch API make sure your app doesn’t stop working in the time the weather info arrives? By using Promises! Let’s dive into Promises in JavaScript and find out what it is all about.

July 8, 2019July 16, 2020

Parameter Binding in PHP – Examples and Discussion

In this article, we are going to look into four basic examples of Parameter Binding in PHP using both MySQLi and PDO. If Parameter Binding does not tell you anything, you may want to check out my previous article where I explained how Parameter Binding can be used for deterring most SQL Injection attacks. Let’s get started!

June 29, 2019July 16, 2020

Prevent SQL Injection in PHP | Web Security

In this article, I am going to explain how you can prevent SQL Injection in your PHP website by making it immune to most SQL Injection attacks. We will begin with a simple example followed by a few easy to understand solutions. Read on!