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The Quest Of The Most Extraordinary CMS - WordPress vs Drupal vs Craft

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This article is an assessment and comparison of the popular content management systems WordPress, Drupal, and Craft. We’ll dig into each CMS platform’s features, ease of use, the types of businesses that are best suited to the platform, and more. We’ll also walk you through the use case scenario of each CMS and will help you understand which one could be right for your business and goals.

Before we explore the nuances of each CMS, let us quickly introduce the three stalwarts in the CMS arena.

WordPress

WordPress is an extremely versatile CMS that facilitates users (even non-developers) to create feature-rich websites and ecommerce portals. It is completely customizable, mobile-optimized, and SEO friendly. It’s also open-source, making it completely free, redistributable, and offers unlimited validity.

The most popular CMS platform powers more than 40% of the websites available on the internet. It also offers thousands of free and paid themes and plugins that the developers can choose from.

Drupal

Drupal’s open-source model encourages continuous improvement and innovation through the support and passion of the Drupal community. With a pool of diverse experts regularly working to make Drupal better, the possibility to create exceptional digital experiences expands far beyond what a single team of proprietary software developers could dream up.

Recent versions of Drupal have also prioritized user experience (UX) to empower everyone from the site editors to content creators and to build powerful customer experiences.

Craft

Craft CMS is a content management system similar to WordPress. The interface is a simple, more stripped back version of WordPress, built and tailored to the needs and requirements of the business. This simple view makes updating and adding content a much more seamless experience.

For some, this adds an increased level of comfort when migrating over to Craft due to the out-of-box understanding developers, designers, and writers are likely to have.

Comparison — WordPress, Drupal, & Craft CMS

Drupal

Below are the brief use cases for each CMS, showcasing when and how the three of them are being used to help you decide which one suits your business needs, size, and scalability.

WordPress

One of the common misconceptions about WordPress is that it’s mainly for creating blogging sites. WordPress was developed as a blogging platform, but that is ancient history now. The platform has evolved radically with the various new releases over the years.

The good news with WordPress is that it is extremely flexible. It can be adapted for ecommerce websites, corporate websites, communities, and forums. WordPress is an ideal fit for startups as well, as it allows them to start small and then scale up to run even enterprise level organizations that span many countries and continents.

All you need are suitable plugins and themes. So, for instance, if you wanted to make an online portfolio for your web design business or even a blogging site, you could go with the provided themes. You can alter its source code to customize your website’s look or functionality!

You have a choice of adding extra oomph to your website by opting for customizations.

For example,

You may have a website that includes a design that should be converted to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript — being three different “technologies”, and be mobile friendly as well. That design is then integrated into a WordPress theme. Whereas all dynamic components such as menus, sidebars, footer widgets, and general content areas should be connected and coordinated with the backend.

Several custom features are then built as custom plugins by a back-end developer, who should be aware of the front-end specifics and business needs through a manager. That final product is packaged and then hosted on a specific server environment.

It will require an extra pair of hands further when it comes to security (having more people able to tackle an assignment and a project manager in charge), having potentially higher code quality when a bunch of people carry out code reviews. This process includes automated testing and ongoing scalability given the diverse expertise of our WordPress developers.

In addition to that, WordPress might be free but it is common for businesses to pay the experts to design a logo for you or adjust some of the CSS code on your site. Whereas, other WordPress users are keen on keeping graphic designers or maintenance experts on call.

So, it all depends on your experience and the scale of your website.

Drupal

Drupal is the best choice if you are building a website that needs complex data organization, that needs to be customizable.

For instance, when you’re building an advanced website, you can choose from among many technologies. Usually, the first choice is the programming language (ASP.NET, Java, Python, PHP, etc.) and then we decide whether we should code everything from scratch or use a framework to do all the heavy lifting.

There is also a third choice, a more comprehensive solution, CMF (content management framework). Drupal 9 is one of these frameworks/systems.

And by large and advanced, we mean one that is changed frequently. Content changes are carried out by at least one editor, supported by at least one developer (along with a QA tester and a sysadmin), who’s responsible for fixing the bugs, continuous development of the website, adding new functionalities, and so on.

Some examples of large and advanced websites are:

  1. A corporate website of a medium or large production or service company.
  2. An informational website, for example, run by a paper or magazine.
  3. An organization’s employee portal for managing processes in the company, such as a CRM system.
  4. A system feeding content to other systems — an API with content for other websites and mobile applications.

Besides, Drupal has almost everything you need out-of-the-box. But more often than that, you may need a functionality that is not a part of the Drupal core yet. And to fulfill that need, you need modules. Modules are bundles of code that can extend or add the functionality of Drupal websites. For example, Drupal Commerce provides everything required to sell products, services, or files online.

Craft

With Netflix, Moz, Duck Brand Duck Tape, Salesforce, PBS, and countless other brands running Craft websites, it’s a mature and competent content management system. At the same time, one of the most important things about Craft is that it is among the newest CMS solutions.

Craft CMS has ditched the traditional CMS systems that come with pre-built themes, CSS frameworks, and ready-to-go websites. It provides a bespoke solution to developers. Craft CMS neither offers posts or pages nor does it offer any bootstrap features and themes to spin up the frontend.

Everything is coded and designed from scratch which allows creating a unique experience specific to your project. And a fluent, sensible content management experience is the result.

Craft specifically targets developers responsible for building complex websites for companies with large budgets.

The primary reason for what makes Craft successful is that CraftCMS gives web professionals and developers control over websites they build.

There are many key tools in CraftCMS that are managed through the control panel of the CMS that illustrates how Craft supports and favors developers of your business:

  • Hundreds of Craft mediated plug-ins
  • Live preview during the website build
  • Regular releases and bug fixes
  • Complete control over the content and categories
  • An ability to manage multiple sites with one Craft installation
  • Custom templates
  • Allowing developers to write and use their own HTML

Why does it matter to your business?

When we boil this down to value for your business, all three CMS ensure a robust and feature-rich website with fewer maintenance costs, faster publishing, and quicker onboarding of new people.

The flexibility and features they offer are out of the box, along with their content-first approach, and make them our go-to for nearly every custom web project.

It’s a crucial part of our web design and development capabilities. Intrigued? Get in touch with us and we’ll be happy to talk about how they can make your site great.

Agencies that Build #4 – Interactivity & Connectivity | Phillip Tiongson

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This time we’ve got a rather intense session on interactivity and connectivity. Joining us in the ATB virtual booth is Phillip Tiongson, Founder and CEO of Potion, an independent studio dedicated to transforming the world of interactivity. The team of ATB comprised Varun Bihani and Casey Cheshire.

Philip shared some great insights about the world that exists at the intersection of physical and digital. We’ll get to that part but first, let’s bust some myths.

Myths

  • We have just as much value and connection from miles away as opposed to being in a physical place at the same time.
  • If it’s free, it ain’t valuable

Phillip started with how he got into the business of designing interactive experiences. He tells us with his personal stories that determined his trajectory to become the founder/CEO, Potion, one of the most unconventional agencies in New York.

Unlike the agencies that have shown up on our previous episodes, Potion’s sites exist in a physical plane rather than a digital one. Which presents a different set of challenges in every aspect of running a business during a pandemic.

Varun was quick to get the ball rolling with one of the ATB classics.

So, how do you acquire new clients in a socially distanced pandemic?

To which Phillip added:

It’s all about the existing relationships; with your partners, competition, and clients. When starting a new and important project, you always turn to the people you trust the most. You have to nurture these relationships and invest in them. Because like we all say in this pandemic, we did business with people with whom we have engaged on some level, instead of a stranger.

Apart from the business side of the topic, the trio went on to discuss the present use cases and the future of interactivity.

And did we tell you that Casey, Phillip, and Varun love Rock Climbing and if you’re into that, you’re in for a treat! Find yourself among the fellow climbers discussing business.

There are some interesting analogies about interactions and connectivity throughout the podcast which is better heard or watched on our podcast and YouTube channel.

TL;DR | Takeaways for Interactivity and Connectivity

  • How do we communicate our unique value in a way that scales, is surprising, is reciprocal, and truly accessible? These four qualities are important to keep in mind with the call for connection in a technologically demanding environment.
  • The physical world is rich with sensory interactions. However, that does not mean the digital world does not have a deep impact as well. Digital interactions have the power to cultivate metamorphic experiences through design and storytelling.
  • The relationships that you build with partners, whether they are collaborators, competitors, or clients, are where new business comes from.
  • In the future, how we relate to each other is going to evolve. “I think of Zoom right now as the iPhone 1. This is going to explode into many different special use cases and expressions…on how we send ourselves [digitally].”
  • Career advise from Phillip Tiongson – It is easy to mistake achievement for enjoying your work. Take time to appreciate everything and everyone around you.

Best Frontend Development Frameworks for 2021

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For the past few years, Frontend developers have shown partiality towards React, with Vue.js and Angular tagging behind closely. Comparative interest in Vue has held back a bit due to the long-awaited and somewhat delayed Vue 3.0 release. Similarly, the interest in Angular has decreased due to the long delay in shipping Ivy (its frontend renderer). The NPM Trends graph above shows us the number of downloads of each framework over the last few months. However, regardless of who dominates the battle of most popular JavaScript frameworks, there are some next-generation reactive frameworks available. They may soon rise as the lean alternatives to these popular web app development framework ecosystems in 2021. We’re already seeing significant interest in next-generation front-end frameworks. Svelte tries to provide reactivity on top of normal DOM structures. Also, Dojo has broken the surface as a reactive TypeScript-first framework with intelligent defaults for a faster out-of-the-box experience. Just like Svelte, Stencil is a framework that is focused on web components and efficient compilation. Let’s take a look at the most in-demand and promising front end development frameworks for your web development projects in 2021.

React

React makes it easy for developers to create interactive user interfaces. The framework is designed with backward compatibility and component-centric applications in mind, so you can be assured about the longevity of your application. One of its major advantages is the ability to use it for native development. Reusable components, better performance, support from Facebook, a large developer community, and SEO friendliness, are some of its added advantages. When To Use React:
  • Developing small enterprise-level apps
  • Creating SPA or cross-platform applications

Angular

Angular is generally used to build front-end applications in both large enterprises and small-sized companies. However, its popularity has taken a dip in the past few years. Angular increases the performance of browser-based applications by dynamically updating the contents in no time since it uses two-way data binding. When To Choose Angular
  • Large scale applications
  • If you need a scalable architecture or prefer TypeScript
  • Building real-time applications
It supports many popular websites and web apps like Sony, PayPal, Upwork, and the Guardian.

Vue

One of the most popular front-end frameworks nowadays! Vue is a straightforward and simple framework. It’s good at removing the complexities that Angular developers face. It’s smaller in size and offers two major advantages – a visual DOM and a component-based approach in building user interfaces. It’s also a 2-way binding ecosystem that can handle both dynamic and simple processes with ease. Why Choose Vue.js:
  • Helps design everything from scratch and is successful in developing giant projects as well
  • Assists in multiple tasks
  • Helps in building web applications, mobile apps, and progressive web applications
Vue is the framework behind Alibaba, 9gag, Reuters, Xiaomi.

Ember.js

Ember.js is an open-source JavaScript framework. It is used to create scalable, enterprise-grade, single page web applications. It provides custom properties, useful binding, and ready configuration to render the page as needed. Even though Ember is one of the older front-end frameworks compared to Svelte, Vue, and React, it still has a big user base and packs a punch. Reason to use Emberjs:
  • Well-organized
  • Fastest framework
  • Two-way data binding
  • Companies like Microsoft, LinkedIn, Netflix, Twitch, etc. are among its clients

Svelte.js

Svelte.js is an open-source, component-based frontend JavaScript framework written in Typescript. It is touted as a game-changing and revolutionary idea. Svelte, unlike React or Vue, has no virtual DOM and does not require high browser processing. Instead, you build components boilerplate-free in simple JavaScript, CSS, and HTML code. Reasons to choose Svelte.js:
  • Lightning-fast apps with excellent performance
  • Zero client-side dependencies, and no need for complex state management libraries
  • Used by Godaddy, Razorpay, 1password, New York Times

Backbone.js

Backbone.js is an easy-adoption framework that lets you develop SPAs swiftly. It’s based on the MVC architecture. The platform also allows you to develop projects that require different types of users, where the arrays can be used to distinguish the models. So, regardless of whether you intend to use Backbone.js for backend or frontend, this is an ideal choice as its REST API compatibility offers seamless synchronization between the two. Reasons to choose Backbone.js are as follows:
  • Backbone.js is used for dynamic applications like Trello.
  • Helps in building client-side models, updating faster, and reuse the code.
  • Easy to learn
  • Lightweight framework

Preact.js

Preact.js follows a component-based approach with Virtual Dom, the same as React – while being completely compatible with React. It can even use React packages without compromising on leaner size, performance, and speed. In cases where the full potential of React isn’t necessary, most developers even use React during development and switch to Preact for production. Reasons to choose Preact.js:
  • Lightweight, swift, and high-performance library
  • Simply 3kb in size (minified and zipped) and yet gives you all the necessary functionality of React
  • Many major companies like Lyft, Uber, and Tencent are using Preact
Conclusion Many companies hire a front-end development partner with extensive experience to maintain or extend your code. This carries considerable weight, especially with project managers. To team up with front-end experts that can build modern and faster applications with hands-on experience with the above frameworks, Contact Us. About Galaxy Weblinks: We specialize in delivering end-to-end software design & development services and have hands-on experience with native, hybrid, cross-platform, PWA development. Our back-end and front-end engineers also help in improving security, reliability, and features to make sure your business

A brief overview of the React 17

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First things first, yes there are no new features in this update! There are several upgrades and a few eliminations which we believe are worth discussing. So here’s our take on the all-new React 17. This new version comes after a long wait of nearly two years. We believe that there are a lot of improvements vis-a-vis the previous version. The focus is largely on the gradual updates to this version and the future ones. So, let’s see what all they are!

Changes in event delegation 

The React 17 update eases the nesting of applications that are built using different React versions. A lot of conflicts were seen when many versions of React are being used together. With this update, event handlers will not be attached at document levels. In its place, it will go to the root DOM container where your React tree is rendered. Also, with React 17 going in for gradual changes, developers will have more freedom when it comes to migration of apps in one go or smaller chunks.

Native component stacks 

Finding errors with javascript function; its name and location stack trace can lead to a needle in a haystack hunt while sifting through hundreds of coding lines (if not a thousand). To pinpoint errors in React 17, there is an unorthodox approach taken by the React team. Here is what they are thinking, in their own words:
Currently, the browsers don’t provide a way to get a function’s stack frame (source file and location). So when React catches an error, it will now reconstruct its component stack by throwing (and catching) a temporary error from inside each of the components above, when it is possible.
This improvement will come in handy during the production environment.

No More Private Exports 

The new update of React has withdrawn private exports. This was a much-awaited update for React Native for Web. The dependency of React Native for Web was on certain internals of the event system. This dependency was fragile and now will be addressed with this update.

No Event Pooling 

Event pooling optimizations are no longer a part of React 17. It failed abysmally to enhance the performance in older browsers. Its initial purpose was to reuse the event objects between events along with setting all fields to ‘null’ between processes. However, it ended up causing more confusion for developers. Following this change, the need to use e.persist() is also eliminated.

Properties of React Components 

React 17 is now compliant with ES6. There are talks of using key or codes and in case you are working with it, you are required to code property to keyboard event objects. On similar lines, capture phase events use real browser capture, there are no bubbles in onScroll events, etc. In addition to the above-mentioned updates, two new functions are being introduced in this update, namely ‘getDerivedStateFromProps’ and ‘getSnapshotBeforeUpdate’. All this said, React 17 is surely working towards making React more prominent within the developer community and making it easier for all to understand, deploy, and migrate to React in the future. Feel free to get in touch with us here if you need help with your React development. About us  We, at Galaxy Weblinks, are all for new ideas and experiments. We believe that being up-to-date in this fast-paced world gives us adequate time to explore and implement new changes. Our developers are constantly striving for improvement and a better user experience. Contact us for a free consultation!

Agencies that Build #3 – Flexibility and Focusing Forward | Carl Smith

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In this episode of Agencies That Build we are in conversation with Carl Smith, Owner, The Bureau of Digital. This organization trains upcoming leaders and supports agencies. Their focus on Digital Leadership, Business Development, Design Leadership, Operations, and Project Management has been invaluable to the digital agency landscape.
Before diving further into the session Casey brought out the Mjölnir for some classic myth-busting. Here are some of the myths that Carl busted for us:

Myths

  • There’s no work out there
  • If you show them how to do it, then they won’t need you
  • Clients only want to hear what’s great about their product
To start this goldmine of a session Carl ‘The Agitator’ opened with how it’s not true that there’s no work out there and people can’t get projects. He said that there’s tons of work, you just have to be flexible according to the current scenario and adapt. Especially the agencies that specialize in a particular domain, if they’re doing only one thing for one group and that group doesn’t offer new requirements. They are left with only two choices.
  1. Bounce and find somebody who needs you
  2. Find a new way to do things for the same audience. Reinvent yourself
Experimenting and taking up different things out of your specialization doesn’t necessarily make you a generalist because most successful shops are generalists, but they like to identify as specialists. About focusing forward Carl added Don’t put online the company that you are, put online the company that you want to be. Ask your clients how you can fit in or help them. Talk. Don’t make money the first priority. The money will come. Money is the by-product of awesome. Create awesome and make your clients happy. When the clients are happy that’s when the work starts. “The clients you’ve right now will get you close to the clients you want” Just don’t do something because other people are doing it. You have to look inside yourself. Find it is what you want to do, what you’re able to do and then find the mix right in the middle. And just go forward and be honest and talk to people. Carl closed with some personal stories that we think would be a better experience on the podcast or YouTube because the energy on this session is infectious.

TL;DR | Takeaways for Flexibility and Focusing Forward

  • In today’s climate, it is important to cater to your clients’ evolving needs and be flexible with them. How can you create a better relationship in the current world?
  • Generalists are what everyone wants out of individuals, but Specialists are what they want out of organizations. The most successful companies are those that are generalists but promote themselves as specialists.
  • Position yourself as who you want to become versus who you are right now. This will help grow your business, company, and community.
  • If you have to change the fabric of who you are to accomplish something then you have lost part of yourself.” Double down on what makes you different as a company and an individual.
  • Don’t always tell clients what is great about what they have. Sometimes it is better to show them the stuff they don’t want to hear.
  • Career advise from Carl Smith, Nothing matters as much as it feels like it does. Leslie Peters said, “Life is a quest, not a text.”

A walk-through of different user onboarding UI patterns

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There’s a popular user experience quote: “A user interface is like a joke. If you have to explain it, it’s not that good.” While clever, that statement is far from the truth.

We agree that user interfaces shouldn’t be complicated. On the other hand, you can’t expect a new user to understand a new interface without any direction. That’s where user onboarding flows come into play.

This also stands true for the existing users who need directions to understand an updated interface or a new feature.

In this article, we will discuss those onboarding UIs that will help both new and existing users understand features – breaking the myth at the same time that user onboarding begins and ends with the first experience.

We’ll be discussing UI patterns like tooltips, hotspots, modals, etc. that have roots in specific types of “popup” window situations and are popularly used interchangeably in general web conversation.

Each of them offers some common purpose:

  • Contextual help: Offer helpful hints and support in the context of your product.
  • New feature Announcement: Draw attention to a new feature without interrupting a user’s workflow.
  • Influence User behavior: Gently nudge users to explore, learn, or take action.

When used correctly, they can be powerfully engaging. But when used the wrong way, they can feel like spammy popups that disrupt the user experience – ultimately causing users to churn.

It’s important to find the right balance between communicating with your users and just letting them do their thing. With that in mind, let’s discuss what they are.

In-context Tooltips

As opposed to a ‘first look’ experience, these tips appear as the user explores the product that can either explain the value of that feature/section or explain how to use it.

This technique waits for the user to take an action and presents the value right then and there. Similar to the tour, it is usually implemented as an overlay. Here is a list of 5 mistakes that you can avoid to boost feature adoption while designing tooltips.

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Pros: The tooltips are in-context, so it solidifies the feature-value pairing, reducing cognitive load. This can also be created with 3rd parties like Appcues or Chameleon.

Cons: Some might never get discovered.

Popup Modal Window/Lightbox

A modal popup is great for announcements and situations where an action is encouraged, but not required. As with every customer communication, the information should be valuable and timely.

While some users may be in the habit of avoiding anything that pops up, embedded UX patterns could be something users look forward to when used the right way.

It’s similar to a lightbox that is used as a generic term for any popup that darkens the website and displays a dialog containing an image or other content. Often used to display galleries or content that should temporarily take complete focus from the rest of the page.

Generally, they can be dismissed with a cross button or by clicking anywhere in the darkened part of the page.

Gmail’s simple onboarding flow offers a good example of an effective modal window that creates delight, rather than frustration.

Pros: Immediately requires a CTA, the intended action is clear and direct.

Cons: Can often be a little intrusive.

Hotspots

They work similarly to tooltips. Some apps skip product tours and welcome screens and opt to show people tooltips and hot spots instead.

The goal of this user onboarding technique is to point out to users the certain features that play a key role in the user environment, even without noticeable warnings.

Pros: Allowing customers to explore functionality at their own pace and when they need to use different parts of the app makes this an excellent onboarding strategy. Especially for users switching from a different platform for the same product.

Cons: Users might get annoyed if you are using more than 3 hotspots on a screen.

Blank Slate Tips

Think of every not-yet-populated section/view of your product as space to nudge the user to create content. Use that space to educate the user on what type of content goes there, how to add it, how long it might take, and what value it will add.

Pros: It’s a great use of negative space. It’s persistent until they replace it with content. There’s nothing more daunting than a blank piece of paper! It leverages people’s completionist tendencies.

Cons: It might not be enough on its own.

Conclusion:

It’s important to find the right balance between communicating with your users and just letting them do their thing.

Put careful consideration into the “when” and “why” of your mobile tooltip design. Remember, tooltips are annotations – they should add value to the user experience, not overpower it.

There is no “right” or “perfect” user onboarding flow. What works for one site/product/app might not work for another. What works for one user might not work for another.

For example, you might need to onboard a developer vs. an average user.

Designing a user onboarding flow that works is complicated. It involves a lot of research, testing, and optimization.

Contact our UX design experts to shorten your users’ time-to-value, get them to that ‘aha moment,’ strengthen your brand, and do it all fast!

About Galaxy Weblinks

We specialize in delivering end-to-end software design & development services. Our UI/UX designers are creative problem-solvers with a decade of experience in all facets of digital and interactive design. We create compelling and human-focused experiences delivered through clean, and minimalist UI.

Migration Plan To The All New Vue JS 3

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Vue 3 is here and everyone is looking forward to catching up with the upgrade ASAP.

Vue JS is the best client-side framework out there! It has improved its bundle size and performance under the hood, making this new version appealing to the developers.

What’s the catch? Some breaking changes, deprecations, and new syntax might make your migration plan slightly harder than expected. Let’s dive in and see what you should expect.

In this article, we’ll look at how you can upgrade your Vue.js 2 application into Vue 3, and what are the breaking changes you should expect in Vue 3.

How to upgrade from Vue 2 to Vue 3

Let’s assume a scenario where you have a usual Vue.js project. You would also have a main.js file where you import the Vue router and Vuex configuration and set it to the Vue instance.

Using the CLI

Now to upgrade a Vue.js 2 project to Vue.js 3 project, you can simply add an official CLI for Vue projects, the Vue-next plugin. Besides deployment and development tooling, it simplifies the upgrade to a one-line command:

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This plugin upgrades and installs the new dependencies for Vue Router, Vue, and Vuex. It also modifies the code to be compatible with Vue 3 version.

So it becomes important to create a backup of your project at the very start.

Installing Dependencies

Installing the plugin upgrades the packages @vue/test-utils, eslint-plugin-vue, vue-router, vuex, and vue to the new version. Also, a new package appears among the development dependencies, named @vue/compiler-sfc.

It helps in compiling the new Vue single file components into runnable Javascript code. Now, you can use your source control panel to see and compare all the changes.

Code Comparisons

The first thing you will notice is that the way of instantiating and configuring your application has changed. It looks and works much better than before.

Same for the Vue router. If you take a look at the configuration file, a new VueRouter becomes a call to createRouter, and the global plugin setup must be left. Instead, you’ll be using some functions from this library.

The same goes for the Vuex Store. You can use the new ‘createStore’ function to create a new instance and set the store configuration.

Breaking Changes You Would See in Vue 3

The above modifications are done automatically by the Vue CLI.

All you have to do now is to start experimenting with all the below new features that Vue 3 offers for which you will need experienced developers. Let’s understand this better.

Vue Filters and Eventbus are deprecated in the new version. EventBus was there in the Vue development whenever you’re facing a situation where you need to make a shortcut to emit events from a child to parent, or vice versa. Whereas, filters were there to help you ‘format’ your value, for example: to short URL, add currency, uppercase, etc.

You will need experts in complex cases to make the required changes in your application code and refactor both of them.

You should expect a more maintainable, smaller, faster version with the new features. Most of them are additions and improvements over the existing API.

Composition API

Composition API is Vue 3’s biggest feature so far, which provides an alternate syntax for using TypeScript, reusing code across components, and writing larger components.

This is an alternative syntax and not the new way we code components in Vue 3. You might choose to use it based on the above three reasons.

Another good thing is that the existing Options API is not deprecated. Everything is for handling advanced use cases and mainly replace mixins usage that admittedly has caused a lot of problems in large scale applications.

Mounting

As we mentioned before, the first thing that you will notice is the difference in initializing your app. In Vue 2 you use Vue constructor with the $mount method and a render function like this:

In Vue 3, you will find a more elegant syntax

Fragments

In Vue 2, multi-root components were not supported. The solution was to wrap your code in a wrapper element.

In Vue 3, components can have multiple root nodes now. This removes the use of wrapper elements and enables writing a cleaner markup.

Teleport

Having part of your component mounted in a different position in DOM than the Vue component hierarchy has been seen as a difficult situation to solve.

The teleport feature helps in creating a component that includes a full-screen modal. In most cases, you’d want the modal’s logic to live within the component, but either it starts requiring a change in component composition or the positioning of the modal quickly becomes hard to solve through CSS.

You can still interact and pass props to it like being inside the component!

Conclusion

If you want your Vue.js application to become faster, smaller, more maintainable, you should upgrade to Vue 3 with an easier approach to target native.

If you want to wait for Vue.js Migration Build release for the whole upgrade process, you can still stick to using Vue.js 2, as it’s stable and it works with any third-party library or tool.

If planning for migration, we recommend that you hire experts who can assist you with a proper migration plan and ensuing and development process, especially as the supporting libraries are still getting updated.

Contact us for your new custom or single-page application Vue.JS project.

About Galaxy Weblinks

We specialize in delivering end-to-end Vue.js software development services, apart from other popular JS frameworks. Our team of skilled and dedicated Vue.JS developers provides initial consultation, migration plan, and the final Vue.JS web app development & support. We deliver powerful front-ends, real-time applications, and single-page apps (SPAs) with on-time delivery with an agile & devOps approach.

Agencies that Build #2 – The Contractor Success Model | Jason Williams

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Hey! We’re back again with the brand-new episode of Agencies That Build. This time around helping Casey with his hosting duties is Varun from Galaxy Weblinks as the co-host.

The latest episode highlights the need for independent contractors and offshoring. We are in conversation with Entrepreneur and Strategic thinker, Jason Williams, Co-founder & CEO of a one of its kind Boulder-based Digital Experience Agency Dfuzr.com. They harness the power and individuality of independent contractors/collaborators to build, deploy, and distribute amazing products.

Before diving further into the session Casey brought out the Mjölnir for some classic myth-busting. Here are some of the myths that Jason busted for us:

Myths

  • To have an agency you need W2 workers, not independent contractors.
  • There is less commitment from freelancers/contractors!
  • Offshore/near shore, the boundaries are becoming irrelevant! Choose the best person/ team to get the job done.

You give people a long rope, and they use it

Jason Williams

On one of the issues that Varun highlighted about establishing a culture in a distributed environment, Jason summed up culture for a distributed team something like this:

  • Culture creates and self corrects itself
  • Do what you said you were going to do
  • Deliver it on time
  • Show up for meetings
  • Communicate

The trio went on to dig deeper and uncover the secrets of working with offshore agencies/Independent contractors and how it’s actually more efficient than working with W2 full-time employees.

“How do you find the right contractors?”

  • Strong network of people
  • Vetting comes collaboratively through this network of people
  • Background checks
  • Efficiency and quality is gauged even before you start talking

Offshore/Onshore, boundaries between those have become irrelevant. You work with whoever is the best person to get the job done.

Jason Williams

On the future of technology, Jason added –

Just like the Internet connects the world, APIs will help establish an interconnected network of businesses that provide services.

For a better experience we highly recommend you give the Agencies That Build Podcast a listen. We’re also on YouTube if in case you prefer video over other mediums.

Takeaways:

  • Using a contractor model allows businesses to scale up or down as there is a need
  • Invest in contractors as well, give them access to agency attorney and accountant, so they can take charge of their finances
  • Using a subscription-based model, customers know that the job will get done in a certain amount of time, given a certain level of service, within a certain capacity

Galaxy is now amongst the Top Web Development Companies in Massachusetts

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Building robust web solutions that transform businesses into online management tools facilitate Galaxy Weblinks to embellish amongst the top web service providers in Massachusetts at GoodFirms. View the Galaxy Weblinks’ GoodFirms’ profile to know about its robust services and other parameters that enable them to thrive in the cutting-edge competition in the web industry.

Overview of the Company

Galaxy Weblinks incepted in 2000 is a new generation of e-business solutions based in Massachusetts, catering to clients of different enterprises. The team develops robust web solutions that convert businesses into online administration tools. From startups to authorized companies, the expert developers’ team at Galaxy Weblinks helps people turn their web presence into an asset by creating competitive advantages through e-strategy, development, rapid deployment, and continuous management. The professionals at the company believe that the future belongs to those who prioritize variation in their business applications. Furthermore, the team is looking into the digital horizon to explore the opportunities. Since its inception, Galaxy Weblinks has remodeled many businesses into vibrant Portals, Vortals, and Profit Gateways. Besides this, the team also helps small to medium size companies leverage their inherited strengths and technologies to take full advantage of e-business by profiting on the growth and productivity that can be accomplished by blending many companies into common marketplaces. Moreover, expert professionals continuously strive to exceed customer expectations in all engagements with an optimal mix of technical intensity and performance capability while ensuring high employee spirit. The company holds expertise in varied technologies such as – PHP, core PHP, Laravel, Yii, WordPress, Drupal, Craft, Magento, .Net, Java, NodeJS, Spring, React, Hibernate, Angular, Python, MYSQL, AJAX, HTML5, Android, iOS, WebRTC, and data analytics.

GoodFirms’ Research Process

GoodFirms begets more than 15k legitimate reviews from verified purchasers from different companies & software. Furthermore, GoodFirms holds more than 9000 services and businesses listed with their accurate data. These listed firms are judged based on the three fundamental principles – Quality, Reliability, and Ability. Likewise, GoodFirms also evaluated Galaxy Weblinks and asserted it to the best web development, mobile app development companies in Massachusetts, and New York, respectively, at GoodFirms. It also concluded that the company would soon thrive amongst software service providers at GoodFirms. The in-depth evaluation report of the research process for the Galaxy Weblinks conducted by GoodFirms is as follows:

Builds Modern Websites that Scale

The full-stack web development services empower different businesses across various industries in curating everything from a simple website to complex business websites, e-commerce portals, and SaaS applications. Websites developed at Galaxy Weblinks are easily connected to multiple third-party services, starting with payment gateways and ending with business automation services. Moreover, expert developers focus on making the websites highly secured by executing role-based permission systems, transactions, and data sharing protection. The professional group developed websites that are of high-speed performance, scalability, reliability, easy maintenance, 24/7 availability, and are delivered at a lower cost, which makes cloud platforms an excellent choice for web apps. Besides this, the team strives to produce mobile-responsive websites so that the users can access the functionality and content of websites at any time and from any place and device. All the data are synchronized in real-time. Thus, backed by the team of such professional web developers endows Galaxy Weblinks to burgeon amongst the top web development companies in Massachusetts at GoodFirms. The review obtained at GoodFirms is confirming the quality of websites developed at Galaxy Weblinks.

Mobile Applications Build with a Focus on Business Growth

At Galaxy Weblinks, the app developers craft mobile apps that empower a team to engage with clients’ brands and meet their demands faster. The professional team will build highly performant and scalable mobile apps using the most advanced programming languages and frameworks. The app developers’ expertise is not limited to traditional native apps like iOS, Android, Windows, and cross-platforms but includes the most advanced technologies such as IoT, AR, and VR. Excellent outcomes catered to the clients are the result of continuous research, unceasing creativity, and scrupulous execution performed by the experts. Moreover, the in-house app development team helps businesses to design, develop, and launch their iOS application cost-effectively and within the time-frame. Besides this, the in-house team is also well-acquainted in Android app development by using clear workflows that will help clients to reach the goal. Android applications developed at Galaxy Weblinks bring strength, creativity, and innovation. Thus, the team of mobile app designers and developers and quality assurance specialists follow clear workflows to deliver solid and fully functional mobile apps. This approach opted by the app developers team accredits Galaxy Weblinks to tap into the list of leading mobile app development companies in New York amongst the enlisted ones at GoodFirms. The review displayed below given by one of the service-seekers listed with GoodFirms proves the potentialities of app developers at Galaxy Weblinks.

Custom Software Solutions that Boosts Clients’ Business

The expert software engineers at Galaxy Weblinks builds software that aligns with clients’ processes and workflows instead of picking up off the shelf solutions. Custom software developed at the company will provide flexibility, minimizes security risks, and increases the revenue of the clients’ business. The dedicated software engineers’ team renders a strategic solution to the most complex custom software application provisions. Moreover, the expert team adept at developing products that utilize innovative technologies for solving challenges that demand modern new-world solutions. The group helps clients automate their processes so that they can free up resources and focus on delivering better services to their users. Once the team at Galaxy Weblinks has scoped the requirements, they adopt responsibility for project implementation to deliver the best possible software solutions that enhance clients’ business resulting in high profits. Thus, looking to the dedication for delivering high-end results, the GoodFirms team believes that Galaxy Weblinks would soon get dubbed as one of the top custom software development companies in the USA at GoodFirms. To confirm the quality service offerings, one can check the review displayed below obtained at GoodFirms. About GoodFirms Washington, D.C. based GoodFirms is a maverick B2B research and reviews company that helps in finding the web development, mobile app development, and software development companies rendering the best services to its customers. GoodFirms’ extensive research process ranks the companies, boosts their online reputation and helps service seekers pick the right technology partner that meets their business needs. About the Author Anna Stark is presently working as a Content Writer with GoodFirms – Washington D.C. based B2B Research Company, which bridges the gap between service seekers and service providers. Anna’s current role lingers to shape every company’s performance and critical attributes into words. She firmly believes in the magic of words and equips new strategies that work, always in with ideas, something new to carve, and something original to decorate the firm’s identity.

3 Cloud Problems That Needs Your Attention

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2020 is almost at a close and it would be a safe bet to say that out of all the technologies, Cloud surged the most. Some may believe that they may have figured out the Cloud completely. However, there still are some underlying issues that need to be addressed. Let’s have a look at what needs fixing:

Cost management

Most businesses would agree that cloud providers keep changing their billing practices, adding unwarranted complexity to what is supposed to be a fairly simple thing. When you look at all the possible configurations it’s easy to get lost in the services enlisted in the invoice by your provider. It’s not that just providers are at fault here! Businesses often make several mistakes that can increase their expenses. Sometimes, IT professionals like developers turn on a cloud instance implied to be utilized temporarily and then forget about it later. If you cannot make sense of your bill, what you save on the infrastructure will be lost on bandwidth and other hidden things.

Compliance

Enterprises use the cloud to store all sorts of information, personal and otherwise. With all that information and migration of this information, GDPR compliance poses a challenge. While handling complex cloud environments, there is little time for organizations to worry about the implementation of GDPR. Any breach of the compliance and the business goes under. Add to this mix the fines which can range from 2-4% of the company’s annual revenue, if found violating the law. Many organizations turn to employ a data protection professional who can anticipate data security and privacy according to the needs of the law. These professionals are aware of the compliance needs of the organizations they are employed in, concentrating on the duties for compliance will help organizations fulfill every legal responsibility.

Cloud Security

According to a Unisys-sponsored survey, 64% of U.S. Federal Government IT leaders view identity management solutions as critical to cybersecurity. When we talk about security, we’re just scraping the surface of the cloud concerning what we know about the cloud and how to secure it. Furthermore, the cloud providers do not give us any choices besides using their native security solution the platform comes equipped with. A recipe for a complex system we must add. IAM or Identity Access Management means seamlessly controlling access and rights for every user on the network. Almost every enterprise has IAM best practices in place. However, they are only effective if strictly followed across the organization. Unchecked or mismanaged exceptions and exemptions to IAM policies are some of the leading causes of compromised data. Multifactor authentication is our best bet at securing our clouds and will eventually become ubiquitous.

To Conclude

When compared with the benefits, the cloud limitations seem to get dwarfed. However, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done by both – the services providers as well as the enterprises. Organizations can steer clear of these challenges if they have verified cloud experts by their side to guide them through. Need help with your cloud implementation?? Let us help you. About Galaxy Weblinks  Galaxy has a proactive cloud team that works round the clock to deploy and ensure the safety of the systems across various clouds like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure.