CSS Flexbox Video Series: Introduction & Basics

Flexbox is a new part of CSS3 that allows us to create super flexible layouts without having to deal with floats, margin centering hacks, variable height bugs, vertical centering hacks and any number of layout challenges you face when creating a website or application.

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Containerizing Node.js Apps with Docker and StrongLoop

If you read our recent blog on multi-app enhancements to Strongloop Process Manager, you’ll know that we’ve been working on features useful for production deployment.  Here is the newest addition: the ability to deploy apps on Process Manager as containers, using Docker.

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A Month Designing in VR — Facebook Design — Medium

In April I spent a few weeks designing for the Samsung Gear VR. I wanted to share some thoughts on why I did a hack-a-month (a term for a short trial stint on a new team) in VR and some takeaways on the design process and design patterns I explored over two short weeks.

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A Guide To Transclusion in AngularJS

I've always had a problem with transclusion. Though I've used it from time to time, using it always felt uncomfortable. I was never really sure what exactly the API was doing, or more importantly, what exactly I was supposed to do when using it. Based on what I've heard, I'm not alone in this.

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Debugging Node.js memory leaks

Node.js is a big part of the Flowdock infrastructure. It’s what powers, among other things, our push notifications and Streaming API, and has been pretty solid for both purposes. About a month ago, we rolled out major changes to our online status tracking service.

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Create an SVG Sprite Sheet

Image sprites are still a useful feature in web design. They’re also important for website optimization because they combine several images into one image file to reduce HTTP requests. In this tutorial, we’ll learn how to create an SVG sprite sheet with IcoMoon.

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35 Handy Chrome Extensions And Apps For Developers

In this post we present to you a list of 35 handy extensions and apps for Chrome that are must have for web developers and designers. They serve a variety of purposes, from testing HTTP requests, to making cool looking screenshots. Check them out!

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