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Perform Actions Using JavaScript in Python Selenium WebDriver
Let's take a look at a few different ways to execute JavaScript statements through Python Selenium WebDriver.
December 13, 2018
by Arunkumar Velusamy
· 173,163 Views · 3 Likes
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Using OpenSSL With libuv
Learn more about using libuv to allow more than a single connection per thread — with the help of TLS.
Updated December 13, 2018
by Oren Eini
· 11,557 Views · 4 Likes
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Best Frameworks for Desktop Application Development
For those of us who haven't forgotten about the humble desktop, here are some of the best frameworks to work with.
December 13, 2018
by Victor Osetskyi
· 270,921 Views · 11 Likes
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Agile Best Practices Every Agile Team Should Have in Place
We have summarized the best practices for each of the four most popular implementations of the Agile practice.
December 13, 2018
by Fred Wilson
· 35,032 Views · 4 Likes
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What Is SNI and How Does It Work?
Let's attempt to untangle the technology that is Server Name Indication (SNI).
December 12, 2018
by Jake Adley
· 54,706 Views · 3 Likes
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7 Tips for Better Daily Stand-Ups
Well, don't just stand around. Put these to practice and watch your stand-ups improve.
December 12, 2018
by Dwight Kingdon
· 22,501 Views · 23 Likes
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Testing Typography as a Part of UX
Typography is one of the most important and, unfortunately, neglected aspects of written communication. When we read a text we rarely reflect on how the text appears on screen – unless something is wrong. The importance of typography carries over into the realm of UX: You might have a logical flow in your user interface, dazzling icons, pictures, and the most vibrant of colours, but if your typography isn’t up to par then you’re still going to have a problem. You’ve probably heard the term typography before and when asked what it is, many people say, “it’s like fonts and stuff”, which is almost correct. Generally speaking, typography is the craft of arranging text, customarily known as type, in a way that is visually pleasing and easy to read. The subject is broad: Stretching from the design of a typeface and all its intricate details, to formatting text in a book or newspaper, or to the artistic expression of experimental typography (which is usually not easily read). Experimental typography is not the best choice for UX. Source: Carnegie Mellon University Choosing the Right Typeface There are many factors that affect how we process the somewhat arbitrary lines that humans chose to represent the different sounds of our languages. These factors influence two main aspects of typography – legibility and readability. Legibility is how easy it is to tell different characters apart and mostly concerns characteristics in the design of that specific typeface or font. Readability is how easy it is to read a text, which is affected by which font is chosen, the size of the type, line spacing, and line length, among others. As with the rest of your UX design, you should keep your end-user in mind when working with typographic UX. When choosing typefaces or fonts, spend a little time thinking about what your user experience and your brand represents and try to reflect this when choosing your typography. Take a look into the history of the typeface – why it was created, how it’s been used previously (and by who), what sort of influences it has, etc. Also, consider the feelings the design of the typeface provokes and if this is the correct representation for what your digital product is trying to achieve. Right now you might be wondering, “What’s a typeface and how is it different from a font?” A typeface is also known as a font family, meaning that one typeface is made up of several different fonts with different weights, styles, widths and so on. Most typefaces or font families are made up of a regular, bold and italic font but many typefaces have additional fonts with other variations in characteristics. These are just a handful of the many detailed characteristics of a typeface. Source: Material Design You Chose the Wrong Typeface So you’ve chosen a typeface – now what? If you’re designing for the Web you’re going to need a fallback, or preferably several. You went through all this trouble picking the perfect typeface but unfortunately, your perfect choice might not be supported by the user’s browser. In this case, you still want your users to be able to read the text – a fallback is the typeface that the browser will revert to if your primary choice isn’t supported. It might not look as good, but it does keep your website accessible. Another aspect of choosing a typeface concerns the combination of several typefaces or fonts. Most recommendations will say to not combine more than two typefaces. Too many typefaces used together result in a chaotic, jumbled typography, which will also be the feeling your users experience and associate with your brand. With your two typefaces, the usage scenarios will be slightly different – one might be for headings and the other for body text. They will be seen together, however, so they should complement each other – not too similar, not too different. If it Ain't Broke Don't Fix it Fonts can be endlessly tinkered with, but they’ve already been meticulously designed down to the last detail so you shouldn’t be making changes without good reason. You might want to fit a text into a designated space but designers often suggest changing the copy (the words you’ve chosen and how you’ve written your text) before making typographic adjustments. For an optimal user experience, there are a few changes you can consider that won’t be messing with the details of the font. The line length of your text should be optimised for the screen size that it will be displayed on – if lines are too short the reader will have trouble maintaining rhythm in their reading, if lines are too long the reader will have trouble focusing and finding the next line. Readability will also improve if the line spacing is high enough for the reader to easily distinguish between lines, and find the consecutive line of text. ALTHOUGH THIS PARTICULAR TEXT RIGHT HERE IS VERY IMPORTANT, you should avoid using all capital letters in your text as they are more difficult to read, and easily distracting. Also, I wouldn’t recommend yelling at your users. Designing a typeface that is coherent across different alphabets is not an easy task. Source: Monotype A custom typeface for a custom experience Certain companies commission typefaces to be created exclusively for them, to embody company values and provide an optimal experience for their specific users. Apple developed the San Francisco typeface in different variants for use across their product line. Newspapers, like Süddeutsche Zeitung, use typefaces specifically designed to be legible on digital screens, adapting to the increased demand for digital publications as well as to strengthen their brands. Tencent, a Chinese company working with Internet-related services, started using their custom typeface which was developed to strengthen their brand identity across several markets. The challenge here was combining the typical forms and shapes of different alphabets into one coherent typeface that works just as well for Latin characters as it does for Chinese, Japanese, Greek, or Cyrillic characters. MIT developed Sans Forgetica, a typeface that makes it easier to remember what you’ve read by deliberately being difficult to read (but not too difficult). You probably aren’t in the market for a specially commissioned typeface – if you are, congratulations, typefaces are expensive! The point I’m making, though, is that your typographic UX design will undoubtedly have an effect on how you are perceived by your users and customers, so don’t neglect typography in your user experience.
December 12, 2018
by Sahil Deva
· 8,999 Views · 1 Like
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Using GDB Server Monitor Commands From the Eclipse GDB Console
With Eclipse as your IDE, it is very easy to debug an application on a board.
December 12, 2018
by Erich Styger
· 13,904 Views · 2 Likes
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ASP.NET Core with Entity Framework Core: Returning Multiple Result Sets
While it may not be supported, this tutorial shows how to use Entity Framework Core to return back multiple result sets.
December 12, 2018
by Jonathan Danylko
· 25,966 Views · 2 Likes
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Spring Batch: Processing Data From Web Service to MongoDB
In this post, we will look at how to create a Spring Batch application that consumes web service data and insert it in the MongoDB database.
December 12, 2018
by Anis Hajri
· 28,231 Views · 4 Likes
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Apache Ignite Baseline Topology by Examples
To better understand the baseline topology concept, let’s start at the beginning and try to understand what problems it helps us solve.
December 12, 2018
by Shamim Bhuiyan
· 19,706 Views · 7 Likes
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Why Is a Pull Versus a Push Pipeline Important?
This post answers common questions about GitOps and the difference between a Pull and Push DevOps pipeline.
December 12, 2018
by Anita Buehrle
· 13,372 Views · 3 Likes
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What Is Shift-Left Testing?
Explore the shift-left methodology and how to shift testing left in your organization.
December 12, 2018
by Arthur Hicken
· 16,580 Views · 5 Likes
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Monolith to Microservices With the Strangler Pattern
Learn how the Strangler Pattern lets you replace functionalities one by one when moving to microservices.
December 12, 2018
by Samir Behara
· 33,153 Views · 45 Likes
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JVM Calendar: JDPR or Java Data Protection Recommendations
After GDPR, we offer some additional thoughts on data protection within Java applications.
December 12, 2018
by Erik Costlow
· 11,031 Views · 3 Likes
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Making the County List Dynamic
A Zone Leader continues his case study of building a new application for a family member. In this article, read how different tax rates by county and for a particular time span introduced a challenge.
December 11, 2018
by John Vester DZone Core CORE
· 10,852 Views · 3 Likes
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Collection: SQL Server Sample Databases
Need a sample database to test out your queries? Look at a collection of different ones you can make use of immediately.
December 11, 2018
by Jonathan Danylko
· 78,265 Views · 6 Likes
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How IoT in Transportation Has Made Exponential Growth
Check out the ability of IoT devices and sensors to better manage data for industry.
December 11, 2018
by Sanjeev Verma
· 13,168 Views · 4 Likes
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How to Deploy Apps Effortlessly With Packer and Terraform
Learn how to orchestrate a whole deployment with just a couple of config files using Packer and Terraform.
December 10, 2018
by Alberto Roura
· 22,252 Views · 2 Likes
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How to Use Moq to Ease Unit Testing
Learn to use the Moq framework to easily set, test, and verify methods when mocking for easier unit testing.
December 10, 2018
by Atman Rathod
· 58,358 Views · 3 Likes
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