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5 Things I Wish I Knew Before Starting Programming

It can be hard to start programming. Especially if you’re going from a newish casual developer to doing a degree. Considering I’m in my fourth and final year of said degree, I’d like to think I know my way around my IDE of choice by now. I’d also like to think I know a few more things than 17-year-old Cait did back when I started my degree, I’d only really done basic HTML scripting, SQL and Python, and hadn’t considered the fact I could set up my IDE with other extensions to make my life easier.

The Unstoppable Rise of WordPress: 18 Must-Know Stats for 2023

WordPress started as a simple blogging platform but has grown into an unstoppable force that now powers over a third of all websites. Like a snowball rolling down a mountain, WordPress keeps gathering speed and momentum. Where is this juggernaut heading in 2023? Let’s look at the key WordPress statistics to find out!

Hot New Web Dev – October 2023

Welcome to Hot Web Dev October 2023, featuring the latest technology and web development news. This month features a very humble birthday celebration for a fast-evolving learning platform. We explore how the role of a web designer has changed over the past 13 years along with other bugbears of visiting a website in 2023. The tool of the month can save you thousands of pounds if you are a PHP developer.

Hot New Web Dev – September 2023

Welcome to Hot Web Dev September 2023, featuring the latest technology and web development news. Wow, September had been a busy month with the release of iOS 17 and MacOS Sonoma. So much has happened this month that we do not have time to fit them in. However, we have time to celebrate other companies that have helped shape the web instead. In this edition, we also feature top new technology announced, the usual coding insights and tool of the month.

Build an Awesome Daisy UI WordPress Theme – Part 1

Daisy UI is an awesome selection of Tailwind components for your next WordPress classic theme. You can have your custom theme up and running within a few weeks. In this multipart tutorial, we will show you first how to set up your environment to build an awesome Daisy UI WordPress theme.

How Image-to-Text Converter Is Beneficial for University Students

Image-to-text converters are innovative tools that unlock the text trapped within images, transforming it into editable, searchable digital data. Consider this: you capture a snapshot of a page in your textbook, and within moments, it’s turned into text that you can tweak, sift through, and systematize. 

This isn’t a glimpse into a distant future, but rather, a modern reality engineered to ease your university life and make it more efficient.

The Best Student Developer Resources and Perks 2023

The life of a student developer can be both exciting and challenging. This unique phase in a developer’s journey is often characterised by learning, experimenting, balancing multiple priorities, and working on real-world projects. If you are off to University or college here are some ultimate freebies and free educational licenses that will kick-start your education.

Building SEO-Friendly Website with React – Facts & Features 

Want to rank higher on the search engine and drive more traffic? If yes, you need to focus on building SEO-friendly websites. It can help increase the visibility of your website and boost your conversion rates.  When it comes to developing SEO-friendly websites, React JS is a popular choice among developers. However, many developers have a misconception that React is not ideal, in terms of SEO. But it isn’t true!

IoT Mastery: Streamlining City Networks from Sewers to Streets

In an era where technology drives change, city management is undergoing a profound transformation. The interlinked networks that bind our cities together are evolving into sophisticated systems, driven by data and connectivity. The Internet of Things (IoT) has emerged as a groundbreaking solution, reshaping the oversight and operation of our urban spaces.

From managing wastewater facilities to controlling traffic intersections, IoT devices play a crucial role in creating smarter, safer, and more efficient cities.

Hot New Web Dev – August 2023

Welcome to Hot Web Dev August 2023, featuring the latest in web development at your fingertips. This month features an exposed WordPress plugin vulnerability and resources to help you build a WordPress block theme. As usual, we have our coding resources and our tool of the month. Enjoy.