Programming refers to the process of creating instructions that tell a machine how to perform a specific task with the help of programming languages such as Python or JavaScript. But a development team doesn’t only write code – it creates UX/UI designs, tests software, provides QA, and makes sure the project is proceeding smoothly through skillful project management.
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Python
6 best Django tutorials and books for advanced Python developers
So, you’re a mid-level Python developer and want to learn Django? This article is for you. Finding beginner Django tutorials is easy. But if you’re a little more seasoned [...]
- Feb, 2020
- 7 min
Web development
When to use a UI component library in a React project?
While preparing to kick off a new React project at Sunscrapers, we recently faced a dilemma about whether we should design and build our UI components from scratch or [...]
- Feb, 2020
- 5 min
Basics Data science
How to become a data scientist
Becoming a data scientist — or at least learning some data skills — is an enticing proposition in a world where jobs increasingly demand that applicants be “data-driven” and [...]
- Jan, 2020
- 6 min
Web development
What is a UI component explorer and do you need one in your React project?
Let’s say you’re tasked with implementing a “user details” screen based on a specific design. You inspect it and learn that it consists of a circular user avatar with [...]
- Jan, 2020
- 5 min
Web development
Key pros and cons of GraphQL for your project
The GraphQL hype train is going full-speed today. Everybody is talking about it, there are tons of tutorials being written, the tooling is rapidly developed, and everybody is considering [...]
- Oct, 2019
- 6 min
Python
The Ultimate Tutorial for Django REST Framework: Selective Fields and Related Objects (Part 7)
This is the last part of my tutorial for the Django REST framework. Be sure to catch up with the work we’ve completed in other parts of the series: [...]
- Aug, 2019
- 14 min
Web development
How advanced React patterns changed with hooks
Until React v16.8, when we wanted to reuse some logic in our apps, we had two choose between these two alternatives: 1) Higher-Order Components (HOC) and 2) Render Props. [...]
- Jul, 2019
- 11 min
Web development
How hooks changed the game in React
In React version 16.7 and below, if you wanted a component to have state or access to lifecycle methods, you needed to build it as a Class component. Functional [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 6 min
Python
10 Django packages you should know
Are you starting a Django project soon? You’re probably wondering whether there are any useful packages out there that could help you out. Here’s a list of the most [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 6 min
Basics
What is Python used for? Key benefits and examples across 3 industries
What do Netflix, Facebook, Amazon, Dropbox, and Instagram have in common? Aside from being tech giants, they’re all built with the same core technology: Python. Created almost three decades [...]
- Jun, 2019
- 8 min
