How to Build Your Own AI Assistant Using Api.ai
Want to have an in-depth understanding of artificial intelligence? Watch our video tutorial "Microsoft Cognitive Services and Text Analysis API: Implementing AI Sentiment Analysis in Your Robot". The world of smart assistants is changing with each passing day - Siri, Cortana, Alexa, Ok Google, Facebook M, Bixby - All tech giants have their own smart assistants. However, many developers don’t realize that building their own AI assistant is actually very simple! You can customize to your needs, IoT devices, and custom APIs, and the possibilities are endless. Note: This article was updated in 2017 to reflect the latest changes in Api.ai. Earlier, I wrote an article about
Feb 17, 2025 am 09:16 AM
The Psychology of Speed
(This excerpt is from Lean Websites, by Barbara Bermes. Available in bookstores worldwide and as an ebook.) Website abandonment: Why do visitors leave? While factors like poor navigation contribute, slow loading speeds are a major culprit. This sec
Feb 17, 2025 am 09:14 AM
Your Domain Name: Do You www or Not?
Core points Although the "www" prefix is ??technically accurate and avoids confusion with similar URLs for other protocols, it is no longer necessary in the modern era. Most people understand that .com, .org, or .net addresses are websites, even if they do not have the "www" prefix. Whether to use "www" is usually determined by aesthetic preference and typing ease. However, be sure to make sure both the "www" version and the non-"www" version of your domain are accessible, as users may enter either version. This can be achieved through simple web server configuration settings. Once you decide to use or not to use "www", you must stick to it. Switching between the two can cause search engine indexing and user access issues. If a switch is made, you should
Feb 17, 2025 am 09:12 AM
How to Get Started with Your Website Content Security Policy
Content Security Policy (CSP): A Crucial Web Security Tool Content Security Policy (CSP) is a vital web security mechanism empowering developers to control the resources a browser is permitted to load for a given page. This whitelisting approach pre
Feb 17, 2025 am 09:10 AM
Is Using SVG Images Good for Your Website's Performance?
SVG Images: Ideal for Web Design Scalable vector graphics (SVG) is an excellent choice for web graphics formats for many reasons, one of the important reasons is its relatively small file size. However, this is not absolute. Let's take a deeper look. (This article is part of a series of articles in collaboration with SiteGround. Thank you for your support for the partners who made SitePoint possible.) Advantages of vector images Raster images (such as .JPEG, .PNG, etc.) are composed of square pixels arranged in the grid. Therefore, the larger the image, the more pixels are used, resulting in an increase in file size. Not only that, pixel-based graphics scaling is not good. what does that mean? This is a piece with original width of 30
Feb 17, 2025 am 09:06 AM
A Brief Introduction to Scrum
Scrum: A Deep Dive into Agile Software Development This excerpt from Scrum: Novice to Ninja by M. David Green clarifies Scrum's role in modern software development, particularly for web and mobile applications. (Available in stores and as an ebook.)
Feb 17, 2025 am 09:05 AM
21 Steps to Becoming a Successful Web Developer
Want to be a successful web developer? Don't just ask "how to become a web developer", but ask "how to become a successful web developer". There are many web developers around the world, but how many are truly successful? This article aims to help you develop the mindset of a successful web developer, master the necessary knowledge and skills, so that you can stand out from the competition and achieve a brilliant career—whether working in a company or starting an independent business. This article is aimed at web developers who are interested in becoming web developers and those who are difficult to break through bottlenecks. The following 21 steps will help you succeed. Key Points The key to successful web development is real enthusiasm and strong internal driving force – your goals. Developing an action plan is essential, including learning the necessary skills, building portfolios and
Feb 17, 2025 am 09:00 AM
What is HTTP/2?
HTTP/2: A major upgrade to web page transport protocol HTTP/2 is the latest version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) and is designed to replace HTTP/1.1. It significantly improves data transmission efficiency and speed through features such as binary data, compression headers, pipelineization, multiplexing and server push. Differences between HTTP/2 and HTTP/1.1 HTTP/2 (originally named HTTP/2.0) originated from the SPDY protocol designed by Google in 2009. HTTP/1.1 has some limitations, such as designing in an era of small web page sizes and limited CSS and JavaScript applications, it is difficult to cope with the current situation of high bandwidth, Ajax drivers, single-page applications and client frameworks. HTT
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:49 AM
4 Signs Your Employer Will Ruin Your Career
“No one will hire me.” Jim Walters was blacklisted. His former boss tried to ruin his career. When potential employers contact Jim, they will ask for a letter of recommendation. So he sent it to them. Inevitably, these employers decided they didn’t want to hire Jim. All 12 employers issued invitations to hire, but after contacting his referee, they all went back on their word. His former boss is trying to ruin his career. Looking for your next position? SitePoint Remote Job Recruitment Website can help you find the best remote work in the tech field. Key Points Pay attention to long-term emotional negation: If your employer always denies or devalues ??your feelings and thoughts, this is a sign that they may damage
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:44 AM
Grab Our Free Printable Markdown Cheat Sheet
HTML has revolutionized the way we communicate. It formats the colossal amounts of information we read online, and is often used beyond the Web to format books and other reading materials. Yet, until the advent of Markdown, it was a clumsy exercise
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:43 AM
Cloud Hosting: the Pros and Cons
Cloud Hosting: Flexible Choice Between Dedicated Server and Shared Server Cloud hosting provides a flexible intermediate solution between dedicated and shared servers, which combines scalability, high availability and potential performance improvements. Its working principle is to distribute data across multiple servers, thereby reducing the risk of downtime due to hardware failures. Pros and cons of cloud hosting Although cloud hosting has many advantages, it can be more expensive than traditional hosting, especially for high traffic sites or sites that require a lot of storage space. Due to the distributed nature of data, there are also potential security risks, although most providers provide strong security measures. The cloud hosting industry is still developing, the types of services are increasing, and the market environment is constantly changing. Choose cloud hosting
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:39 AM
Chat Bots and the Future of Web Development
Since Facebook launched its annual F8 conference for robot developers in 2016, Microsoft has followed closely, with the hype, excitement and speculation surrounding chatbots. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has said that chatbots will “fundamentally change the way people experience computing” and change the way content and services are created and consumed on the web. On the Messenger network alone, there are currently more than 100,000 robots and developers. More than 10,000 businesses are already using or developing their own bots, and by 2020, 80% want to have chatbots for interacting with customers. This article will explore what chatbots are, why their popularity suddenly soars, and how they significantly change our browsing
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:35 AM
Grab Our Free Printable Docker Cheat Sheet
Application deployment is becoming more and more complex. Getting a dedicated server, installing, setting up and maintaining applications is just the beginning. The risk of system failure always exists in the face of complex and tightly coupled systems, different services and programming languages. Docker makes software delivery easy again. It allows you to set everything up — the software you develop, the operating system it runs, the services it needs, modules, and backend tools (such as cron jobs). All of this can be set up in minutes and ensures that it works as well on the target system as your development environment. Our Docker quick lookup table brings together the commands you most likely need in your Docker workflow so that you can focus on your work, not search
Feb 17, 2025 am 08:32 AM
Getting Started with Python and MongoDB
This article, originally featured on MongoDB, is proudly supported by our partners at SitePoint. This tutorial guides Python developers new to MongoDB through essential tasks. We'll cover: Setting up a free MongoDB Atlas database. Installing the Py
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