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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!
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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!
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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.
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Browsing the Internet, you might have noticed that the URLs of websites you visit sometimes start with ‘http://’ and others with ‘https://’. Your Internet browser also marks websites using HTTP as insecure. In this article let us compare HTTP and HTTPS and find what all the fuss is about!
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There are times when you do not want to play something engaging especially when you are travelling. You might want to enjoy something more casual and relaxing on the way. However, there are hundreds of casual games available and we cannot possibly mention all of them. Here are some of our favourite casual games of all time that you can play when you are bored or just trying to pass the time.
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Creating great content requires out-of-the-box ideas and a lot of research, effort and time to reach the correct audience. There is an endless number of tools for creating the content you want to deliver. However, some of them are incredibly costly. While there may not always be a perfect free alternative, here are some free tools that we like to use for creating our social media content and want to share them with you.
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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!
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