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It is commonplace to see icon fonts used for a range of simple graphical elements around the web, from the display of social media icons inside sharing buttons on a website to a speech bubble icon...
View ArticleResponsive CSS Patterns without Media Queries
Let me start by saying that despite the title, this article is not about doing away with media queries or media query bashing in any way. Media queries are incredibly useful and I use them all the...
View ArticleHow to Build Your Own Progressive Image Loader
You may have encountered progressive images on Facebook and Medium. A blurred low-resolution image is replaced with a full-resolution version when the element is scrolled into view: The preview image...
View ArticleFive Simple Ways to Build Artificial Intelligence in 2017
The artificial intelligence and voice recognition space has been growing rapidly. The idea of having a personal assistant you can beckon with the words "Siri", "Alexa", "Cortana" or "Ok Google" which...
View ArticleHow to Build Your Own AI Assistant Using Api.ai
The world of artificially intelligent assistants is growing --- Siri, Cortana, Alexa, Ok Google, Facebook M, Bixby --- all the big players in technology have their own. However, many developers don't...
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The potential of a personal assistant gets exciting when it has access to personal data and the real world via the Internet of Things. New possibilities arise --- from requesting your assistant turn...
View ArticleAn Introduction to NodeBots
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