Your project is on a tight budget? We’ve collected some wonderful, free icons and goodies that we’ve discovered lately and that are bound to give your design the finishing touch. We’ve also just recently covered [Figma plugins](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/08/figma-tools-plugins-resources/), [SVG generators](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/svg-generators/), [accessible front-end components](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/03/complete-guide-accessible-front-end-components/) and [front-end boilerplates](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2021/06/useful-frontend-boilerplates-starter-kits/) — you might find them useful, too.
If you’ve been following the recent trends in software, even remotely, chances are you’ve heard about No-code development. Even though the name is pretty self-explanatory, there are still some details that make no-code development such a big word. In this article, we’ll try to delve as deep as possible into the topic to explain what...
We all know that climate change is one of the biggest issues we need to tackle. Fortunately, tech industry has a lot to offer to solve some of these challenges. In this episode of CodeStories, we will learn about green software engineering and climate-first approach.  We'll also discuss the recent "Hack the Climate" event; specifically the LandPRO team who built an app to help farmer estimate carbon emissions and mitigate climate change.  Jump to: [06:08] LandPRO demo + architecture drawing using Planetary Computer and Azure Maps[10:24] Making applications carbon efficient[12:31] Climate first developmentLearn more:Principles of Green Software Engineering https://aka.ms/CS/LearnSSEPlanetary Computer https://aka.ms/CS/PlanetaryComputerGreen Software Foundation https://aka.ms/CS/GreenSoftwareFoundationAdditional links from this episode: Climate Hackathon (March 2021) - hacktheclimate.devpost.comOpen source solutions from this hackathon - https://aka.ms/CS/ProjectGalleryHackathon project winners - Team Eruza, Unit8, Purple PenguinClimate First article
Heads up: I spend the first 7 minutes of the show talking about weird non-gaming, non-nerd personal stuff for some reason. This segment was originally longer, but I had Issac chop a bit of it out for fear of over-sharing. Also, I had a funny story I’d intended to share on the show, but forgot […]