Check in your NuGet packages
NuGet is really nice. It's almost magical. Just run a simple command and all kinds of packages can get added to your project. Template code files are added. Your web.config…
Using React with ECMAScript 2015
So you like React, and you want to tinker with it using the shiny new features of ECMAScript 2015. Here's a little walkthrough on how to get started using them together…
Making icon-only buttons a little more accessible
Based on things I've seen in the wild lately, it's time for another quick reminder to not just focus on sighted users. In this particular case, we're going to focus on the use of icons-only buttons. Now, a lot can be said about the usability of only relying on a symbol to convey meaning, but let's just focus on the accessibility part for today.
Creating your very own RFP-library
NOTE What I will be showing in this post is not a fully-fledged RFP-library. There is quite a few shortcuts that have been made, heck the code will not even…
Looking at UX trends
Now when 2014 is closing we took the time and gather a few Jaywayers to look at UX trends found in ongoing projects. This is our very personal thoughts and…
Table basics and how to make them responsive
Ever since we left table based design in the early 2000s (or even later if you’re that kind of person), some well meaning developers might’ve gone overboard with the no-tables-at-all…
Proportional image scaling in your responsive web design
Having images scale properly along with its container is a given when it comes to responsive web design. I’ve seen a few responsive web site over the last few weeks who seems to have forgotten this, which is a real shame since it is so very easy to fix this. All you need to do is give the images a percentage based max-width.
Web development with Elixir
I created a small hobby project, an online comic book reader, using the fairly new programming language Elixir and a framework called Phoenix which I knew nothing about. These are…
Browser support does not have to be a binary choice
I have more often than not been faced with the following scenario; a client, a colleague or maybe a project manager will ask the old-as-dirt question: “What browsers should be…
Spring Boot Error Responses
I have written about Spring's support for web response error handling a few times before (e.g. about custom error responses and how they can be generalized). This time, we will…
Flexbox Centering Cheatsheet
This last year I have had the pleasure of using Flexbox regularly at work. I have had some trouble with memorizing the relationship between flex-direction, align-items and justify-content, specifically in…
Asynchronous Spring Service
It is not unusual that your web service needs to communicate with another web service in order to serve its clients. In the old days, that would imply that an…
Jay Librarian – Jayway’s Book Management System
It all has started as a competence project. At Jayway we have a practice of combining competence development with developing of some useful applications that we would use in our…
WebView Javascript interop woes in Windows (Phone) 8.1 Universal apps
I’m currently working in a project creating a web-hybrid app on Windows Phone (and iOS and Android). My role is creating the Windows Phone version, and I’ve bumped into a few…
Spring Boot custom HealthIndicator
A big part of the DevOps responsibilities is to monitor and maintain the health of running servers. If a production server goes down, appropriate actions must be undertaken to bring…