In the dynamic world of web development, where user expectations are higher than ever and application complexity continues to grow. The need for efficient data retrieval and flexible APIs has become paramount. Enter GraphQL, a revolutionary query language for APIs that is reshaping how data is requested, fetched, and managed. In this comprehensive exploration, we’ll […]
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Acquiring Knowledge and Expertise in Asynchronous JavaScript
One of the most Widely Used Languages in the world right now is JavaScript. Only one thing can be done at once because it is a Single-Threaded Language. Prior to the addition of asynchronous JavaScript, which makes use of Promises and async/await, this was a limitation. We’ll discover how to use asynchronous JavaScript more efficiently […]
The Importance of Web Accessibility in Site Navigation
What is Web Accessibility? You may have heard that term a lot lately. With almost 62% of the world’s population using Internet today, it is crucial for the business to be available to all out there. The Web is designed to work for all people, regardless of their hardware, software, language, location, or ability. Image […]
Drupal CMS & Acquia Cloud Platform: How to Create Powerful Digital Experiences for City Websites
A Digital Transformation for City Websites: The rapid evolution of technology in recent years, coupled with the need for businesses to adapt to digital operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, has led to an increase in the number of services that are now delivered digitally. However, it is not just businesses adapting their services to go […]
Three Bright Paths Graduates Explain Why They Applied to the Program
Interested in a career in tech? Consider applying to Perficient’s Bright Paths Program. At Perficient, we’re committed to bringing more diverse insights and skillsets into the conversation to drive true innovation forward. Our Bright Paths Program is designed to advance STEM education and career opportunities for underrepresented constituencies and communities while closing the gap in […]
The Benefits of Utilizing a Progressive Web Application in Digital Commerce
A progressive web application (PWA) is a software application built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to run within and depend on a standards-compliant web browser. PWAs exploit their reliance on these browsers to overcome conventional web browsers application development challenges, such as browser-compatibility and feature availability. There is a tremendous opportunity for a unified and […]
How To Automatically Create Responsive Images in Episerver
Modern websites need to support a good user experience whether they are displayed on the small screen of a mobile phone, a traditional desktop PC, or anything in between. To achieve this flexibility, most websites are now developed using a responsive web design. This allows the display of the site to adapt based on the […]
Making Sense of the MEAN / MERN Stack
I remember the first time I developed a website during the dot-com boom in the late 1990s. I was a fourth grader at Williams Elementary School, going to school among many fellow classmates who had parents in the technology industry. Sensing that their students might one day be part of this wave, our teachers put […]
Sitecore Ignition 101 – Overview
Hello! Welcome to Ignition 101. In this series of posts, I’ll be going through some key concepts that Ignition brings to the table as well as some of the architecture decisions that were made as part of this framework. Ignition was designed to make life easier for both developer and content author. “Flexibility” is the […]
How to Create Placeholder Dropdowns in Sitecore 8
The Content Editor in Sitecore contains the ability to type a placeholder name when adding a component to presentation details. But was the correct name ‘three-left-col’ or ‘three-col-left’ or ‘three-left-column’? To see the list of available placeholders, we have to close the add window, navigate the content tree to find the placeholders, then go back […]
Sitecore Glass.Mapper: Concrete Classes vs Interface Mapping
Glass.Mapper is a great object-relational mapping (ORM) tool built on .NET for the Umbraco and Sitecore platforms. As a Sitecore Platinum Implementation Partner, Perficient and its developers use the best tools available, and Glass.Mapper is right up there in our preferred Sitecore tool belt. As a Sitecore developer interested in using Glass.Mapper, you should consider […]
Sitecore with Slow Cheetah and Web Deploy
When you combine Slow Cheetah with Web Deploy in a Sitecore solution you get the benefits of quick deployments with the ability to store any custom code and configuration in your source control. Slow Cheetah brings xml transformations to Sitecore so you only specify the differences between configuration files and can store every environment’s configuration […]