Designers and illustrators reveal the hidden gems in their hometowns.

How to make useful, friendly software for real people.

I just came home from a vow of silence at a meditation center in northern California.

Rails or Node, Ruby or Python, Vim or Sublime?

Back by popular demand! It's difficult to keep track of all of the great talks and conferences happening in our industry. Sometimes you may find out too late

Conferences are a great way to make friends and learn from experts. You can even try your hand at presenting on a topic.

As a mentor and teacher at Free Code Camp, I’m often playing the counselor. Countless people fret about finding a job. And often, it’s not…

Free, clear, and calm

In [part 1](https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/03/world-wide-web-not-wealthy-western-web-part-1/) of this article, we looked at where in the world the new entrants to the World Wide Web are, and some of the new technologies the standards community has…

It’s the eternal debate. Is a degree really necessary nowadays?

The short answ...

There are developers out there like me who struggles to step up his/her game.