Entries by webguru

Developing A Chatbot Using Microsoft’s Bot Framework, LUIS And Node.js (Part 1)

    This tutorial gives you hands-on access to my journey of creating a digital assistant capable of connecting with any system via a RESTful API to perform various tasks. Here, I’ll be demonstrating how to save a user’s basic information and create a new project on their behalf via natural language processing (NLP). The […]

Web Development Reading List #175: GraphQL, IndexedDB2, And An Open Ethical Internet

    With GraphQL, FQL, and IndexedDB2, we have new tools at our fingertips that allow us to build products that are not only more flexible but also faster. With this week’s Web Development Reading List, we’ll dive a bit deeper into these promising technologies and combine this with thoughts about the openness of the […]

Conversational Design Essentials: Tips For Building A Chatbot

    Human interactions are incredibly fascinating if you take a close look at them — the social awkwardness, the communication styles, the way knowledge is transferred, the way stories are told and trust is built. But what happens when a machine evokes the same response? Conversational interfaces have become the new hotness in UX […]

Front-End Performance Checklist 2017 (PDF, Apple Pages)

    Are you using progressive booting already? What about tree-shaking and code-splitting in React and Angular? Have you set up Brotli or Zopfli compression, OCSP stapling and HPACK compression? Also, how about resource hints, client hints and CSS containment — not to mention IPv6, HTTP/2 and service workers? Performance isn’t just a technical concern: It […]

The (Not So) Secret Powers Of The Mobile Browser

    Apple taught us, “There’s an app for that.” And we believed it. Why wouldn’t we? But time has passed since 2009. Our mobile users have gotten more mature and are starting to weigh having space for new photos against installing your big fat e-commerce app. Meanwhile, mobile browsers have also improved. New APIs […]