We ♥ Startups: SiteRocket Labs and a Social Network that Needed to Scale
As you may know, SiteRocket Labs is headquartered in Boston – the birthplace of some remarkable innovations – so it’s no surprise that we dabble in the startup space. What excites us the most about working with startups is the opportunity to take part in projects, from the ground up, that change how people live. […]
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Easter Eggs for Fun and Profit
By now you’re probably familiar with at least a few website Easter Eggs; after all, who hasn’t clicked on an interesting Google Doodle, or found a hidden secret by keying in the Konami code (↑↑↓↓←→←→BA) on a popular site? For those who missed Easter Egg buzz, Wikipedia defines website Easter Eggs as “secret responses that occur as a result of an undocumented set of commands. The results can vary from a simple printed message or image, to a page of programmer credits or a small video game hidden inside an otherwise serious piece of software or on the web.”
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Web Development Terminology You Want to Know
There are many specialized terms which refer to all aspects of web development and web design. Not everyone is a computer scientist, and we don’t all have a good working knowledge of web development technology. That’s why we assembled this list of commonly-used web design and web development terminology.
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7 Web Design Principles for a Mobile World
It’s official: Americans now spend the majority of their internet time accessing content via a mobile device, rather than a PC. So what does this mean for website design? Put simply, if your website is not optimized for mobile, you may be driving customers away. But don’t worry, you don’t need to spend big bucks on a native app! Here are a few simple tips that will help you create a mobile-friendly web application.
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9 Ways to Ensure that your Web App is Secure
Few things can hurt your brand more than a security breach that exposes your customers’ personal or financial data. Even if you are not a security expert, you should think carefully about what information you need from your customers, whether and how you will be storing that data, and how to keep it safe. Here are some tips to make sure that you’ve taken the minimum necessary steps to safeguard your members’ data.
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When to Use Open Source Code in Your Web Application
Are you looking to develop a web-based product or app? Not sure whether to use open source code? Here are some general guidelines about when and why you should go open source, and which parts of your web app would be best coded from scratch.
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Laracon US: Attending as a Non-Developer
Photo Credit: Daniel LaBarge (Louisville, KY) If you were to look at the Laracon US speaker list, you would see that the majority of them had “Developer” or “Software Engineer” in their biographies. One even went as far as to include “Passionate” in their title. Based on the speakers, it was apparent that Laracon had an […]
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Laracon US: Day Two
Photo Credit: Daniel LaBarge (Louisville, KY) Day Two of Laracon US was on par with the first and the SiteRocket Labs team had a great experience. Just like our Day One coverage, we present a recap of the day as written by Travis. Things I’ve Come to Believe Day Two started off with a talk by Jeffrey […]
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Welcome Alex Florescu!
We are excited to welcome Alex Florescu to SiteRocket Labs as our new System Administrator! As our resident system administrator and infrastructure expert, Alex architects, implements, and maintains server infrastructures that host each project that we work on. Many of the web applications that we develop are complex and need to be hosted on specially […]
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Laracon US: Day One
Daniel LaBarge, Elena Fisher, Travis Blasingame (Louisville, KY) The SiteRocket Labs team had the privilege of attending Laracon this year in Louisville, KY. We have had a fantastic time and wanted to share our initial thoughts from Day One as shared by Daniel. Laracon kicked off to a great start with quick and easy registration […]
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