simplabs monthly update - April 2019
Welcome to the second installment of our monthly update. Each month we cover the events and activities that have been happening at simplabs along with the things we're looking forward to. Enjoy.
April 5, 2019
Welcome to the second installment of our monthly update. Each month we cover the events and activities that have been happening at simplabs along with the things we're looking forward to. Enjoy.
April 5, 2019
Single Page Apps, Progressive Web Apps and classic Server side rendered websites are often seen as orthogonal approaches to building web apps where only one is best suited for a particular project and one has to make a choice to go with one of them. In this post we'll explore why that doesn't have to be the case, since all 3 approaches can actually be combined in order to achieve the best result.
April 5, 2019
We're very pleased to announce that we've started working with Qonto, a Paris based VC funded Fintech startup who are "the ideal banking alternative for freelancers, startups and SMEs."
March 29, 2019
We mentioned this in our March monthly update but in case you missed it, here's how we're involved in EmberConf 2019.
March 18, 2019
What's the big deal with Elixir umbrellas?
An Elixir umbrella is a container for mix apps; a structure useful to separate the application's concerns as each app is contained within its own mix project.
Why is this cool?
Because it's like Lego and Lego is cool.
Who's Mox you ask?
Mox is cool too... Let's dive in!
March 13, 2019
Welcome to our new monthly update. Each month we'll cover the events and activities that have been happening at simplabs. Enjoy.
March 7, 2019
Following on from last week's premiere in Amsterdam the new HoneyPot film 'Ember: A Mini Documentary' will be shown in Berlin this evening (2019-02-11).
The film is a deep dive into the world of Ember.js and includes an interview with our CEO Marco Otte-Witte. After the screening Jessica Jordan from simplabs will present 'Everything They Didn't Tell You About the Ember Community' which will be followed by a Q&A.
February 11, 2019
We're very pleased to announce that simplabs are featured in the new HoneyPot film 'Ember: A Mini Documentary' that will premiere in Amsterdam this evening (2019-02-08).
The film is a deep dive into the world of Ember.js and includes an interview with our CEO Marco Otte-Witte. After the screening there will also be a Q&A with Yehuda Katz & Special Guests!
February 8, 2019
Writing tests is like drinking beer 🍻. When you first try it, the taste is
really quite unpalatable, but everyone else around you is doing it and they seem
to be enjoying it. You've heard about all the benefits of it, people won't stop
telling you how great it is, how it changed their lives for the better. Also
there is a lot of peer pressure and judgement involved, don't be that dev... so
you conceal your grimace and keep trying it, on a daily basis here at simplabs.
And just like beer, in no time at all, on a long hot day, when you feel yourself
tiring of writing all those features and tweaking all that CSS, you realise that
what you need to relax is to write a good, concise, logical, cool and refreshing
test. At least that's been my experience and I want to share a few tips for
factories so that your tests are easy for your friends, colleagues, the
next developer to read.
December 20, 2018
Sometimes you really want to make sure that your web application looks good; and that it keeps doing so in the future. Automated tests are an important foundation for making your application's appearance future-proof and this may involve the integration of a screenshot-based testing tool like Percy.io or PhantomCSS.
But writing your own visual regression tests for critical styles in your application can be really useful, too - and it can be easily done on top of that!
December 10, 2018