6 useful sites to get resources for your website project
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1. FLATICON
Flaticon is one go-to sites for free vector icons which you can use in your website. The icons are grouped into packs. You can find a wide variety of free icons available in PNG, SVG, EPS, PSD and base 64 formats.
Are you looking for free, quality images to include in your site?
Pexels is a great place for that. There are other site like
- Unsplash
- Stocksnap.io
- Canva
- Pixabay
JSONPlaceholder is a free online REST API that you can use whenever you need some fake data. This tool is very handy for testing your application
and prototyping
Link: jsonplaceholder.typicode.com
4. MP3 .com- Free music
Looking for some free music for your site? This site offers a wide range of music styles all available in mp3 format. mp3.com
5. Canva - Create graphic images
Do you want to create eye-catching graphics for your site? Canva is a free tool you can use to do just that! canva.com
6. PicktoCart - Free Infographics
Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge, intended to present complex information quickly and clearly.
You can create some cool ones with PicktoCart! piktochart.com
These site offers some great resources you could use for your project.
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A lot of people have been asking me how I managed to get over 6,000 followers in 3 months (that's right, lol).
Here are some key things I did to boost my audience.
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First, I created an attractive profile (at least I thought) which portrayed me as a newbie developer. I also used hashtags like 100DaysOfCode and CodeNewbie.
As a beginner, use hashtags in your tweets. This will help expose your tweets not just to a bigger audience.
The next important thing I did was engage with the tweets of bigger accounts. I created a long thread containing short tutorials on JavaScript, then I mentioned in public comments that "anyone looking to learn JS should checked my pinned", which brings to 3rd point
This is my all time favorite site when it comes to learning the basics of CSS. The Tutorials are in-depth and also easy to follow. They also have a runtime environment where you can see the output.
10 VSCode keyboard shortcuts that’ll save you hours while coding.
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SPLIT TERMINALS
We can create and display multiple terminals at the same time with the following command:
EMMET ABREVIATIONS
If you’re writing HTML, you should know how tedious and time consuming it is to write certain elements. Emmet allows you create HTML elements (and even boilerplate) with some few keyboard shortcuts:
5 effective ways you can improve your coding skills
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🎯Have good command of one programming language.
One thing I have noticed is that it’s far easier to learn a new language when you fully comprehend one. Instead of hoping from one language to another, fully commit to “mastering” just one.
🎯 Constantly practice what you learn.
Build projects based on them. There is absolutely no better way to learn than doing it yourself, and consistently. It doesn’t matter if it’s big or small, what matters is you do it. Practise makes perfect.