Blogs

We’ve innovators at heart and love sharing our experiences with others. Check out the latest blogs from our developers and find out how we help our clients build a solid foundation for growth.

3 Keys to Success from a Remote Pro

I've been doing at least part of my job remotely since 2004. In 2011, I started working 100% remote and moved 750 miles away from my employer to Kansas City in the middle of 2012. Throughout the years I've faced...

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Using Docker for Local Drupal Development

Using Docker is great, it makes sure that every developer working on the project is using the same server and if it works on your machine it really should work on everyone's. It's also great because once you have it...

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Matching Heights

In web development, there are standards and then there are some things that you can do just to make your site look a little nicer. Matching row heights is one thing that will make your site look less sloppy and...

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Authenticity: Keys to Increasing the Client Connection

Recently, everyone here at Code Koalas read a book by Dale Carnegie called How To Win Friends and Influence People . Carnegie hit on something that is at the core of humanity: authenticity is the key to making and maintaining...

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JSONAPI: Relationships and Includes

In my last blog, I briefly showed some of the things JSONAPI can do. Say you want the image to be returned with your blog. By default, field_image is a file reference, which means it will actually only return the...

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Writing an SVG in your HTML

An introduction to creating SVGs in your HTML

SaVaGe HTML SVG stand for Scalable Vector Graphics. As opposed to having a static .jpg or .png file for images, SVGs are essentially combinations of shapes combined to make one object (in layman’s terms). SVGs are scalable, because the shapes...

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Lessons Learned about React-Native Development

A collection of mistakes and tips I’ve gathered while creating my first React-Native projects,...

For a lot of React web developers React-Native may offer the first opportunity to create native-like applications and they may find the ecosystem is an entirely different beast. Other developers may have used Ionic, which is a different solution to...

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Design Tips for Developers

So you're a developer, but you have enough of an artistic eye to realize that your work could look a little better if only you knew more about design. You'd like for your work to look nicer, but all that...

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I can't even Canvas but now you can!

If you're anything like me a couple years ago, you probably have avoided doing animations in Canvas because it's crazy complicated and you're just a person who can make websites, not a real programmer who can make games and things...

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Watchmen on the Wall of Business:

The Hidden Role Behind Receptioning

I am the Office Manager here at Code Koalas, and I have had the privilege of watching this company grow from its first downtown office, to the Kansas City Crossroads where it is today! When I was first employed, there...

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K12itc

K12itc focuses on providing IT services for more than 450 schools across the country. Their custom solutions help teachers and staff easily manage their technology infrastructure.

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