ReactNative How to Create a Launch Screen & Icons Whilst we seem to have multiple tutorials available on our blog that detail how to develop a brand new app from scratch, we feel it’s important to take some additional time and learn what to do with an app after it’s been created; such as creating a launch screen and configuring launch icons.
Python Creating a Flask App with SQLAlchemy, PostgreSQL, and Alembic Flask is one of the most popular web frameworks for Python. A key contrast between Flask and Django (the other framework) is that the latter comes with several out-of-the-box tools that make configuration much quicker.
ReactNative Using Custom Fonts in React Native Follow along and learn how to add Custom Fonts to an existing React Native project.
Java Collectors in Java 8 In our previous Java 8 article, we spoke about the benefits of the Collection API. In today’s write-up, we’ll be taking a closer look at Collectors and how to use them in Java 8.
ReactNative A Brief Introduction to React Native Hooks If you’ve been keeping up with all-things React Native, you’re likely to have heard about ‘hooks’. And in all honesty, there’s a big hype about about them.
Python How to Use Inbuilt Modules in Python At hackajob HQ, our internal engineers often debate which coding languages are best and for our back-end team, Python is a subject that comes up regularly. In fact, they believe that Python’s inbuilt modules make their lives as programmers so much easier...
Java The Benefits of the Collection API in Java 8: Part 2 In part one of this article, we covered the ‘forEach’ method, the ‘Collection.removeIf’ method, the ‘Iterator.forEachRemaining’ method and the ‘SplitIterator’ interface. For part two, we’ll be looking at the improvements made on both the ‘List’ and ‘Map’ interfaces.
ReactNative Creating a Movie-Themed List App: Part 2 Welcome back to the second part of our movie-themed list app tutorial. If you missed what we worked on last time, make sure to take a look before continuing...
django The Importance of Creating Clean Code Architecture Before we begin discussing the importance of creating clean code architecture, we want to stress that we don’t believe that the concept of clean architecture actually means making your programme ‘clean’.
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ReactNative How to Create a Progress Indicator using React Native Probably one of the most important parts of any app, a Progress Indicator is integral to the overall user experience.
Java The Benefits of the Collection API in Java 8: Part 1 Java 8 has made some significant improvements to the Collection API and in part 1 of this article, we’ve decided to jump right in.
Java How to use the DateTime API in Java 8: Part 2 Following on from our previous tutorial, today we’re going full steam ahead with part 2, this time focusing on ‘ZonedDateTime’.
ReactNative Redux for React Native When implementing an app, it’s easy enough to manage some states if the app in question is simple to manage or is a single-pager, but when adding some layers, screens and generally more complex elements, the states can start to get out of hand or become too complex to stay ‘integer’.
Hiring Google Hire Calls it a Day At hackajob, we hate to see good products go, and it's sad to see Google Hire call it a day - after all, we all love competition.
django Django's New Database Constraints In April 2019, Django released version 2.2. Offering long term support, this new version marks the end of mainstream support for Django 2.1. This new version comes with several updates that are aimed at making things easier for those who work with Django.
Java How to Use the DateTime API in Java 8: Part 1 One of the latest features to be introduced in Java 8 is the ‘DateTime API’. Enabling users to easily perform date and time manipulation, this new feature is one of Java 8’s most exciting to date (it’s certainly loved by the hackajob team!).
ReactNative Getting to Grips with Styled-Components Ever wondered about Styled-Components? If you’re a web developer, you’ll know that ‘styled-components’ allow you to write CSS code for components in React Native. In fact, they can help to ease your path through React Native entirely.
Java How to Use Functional Interfaces in Java 8 A new concept introduced in Java 8, functional interfaces were added to support lambda expressions. We’ll be covering what functional interfaces are and the reason why they were added to Java 8, as well as the benefits they provide.
ReactNative React Native and Modals One way or another, most developers are familiar with modals. There are lots of different ways to use modals in React Native. We’re going to be showing you how to use them via the ‘Alert’ component.
Java Using Method References in Java 8 Java 8 has introduced a new feature called the ‘Method Reference Operator’. In this article, we’ll be explaining what method references are, as well as the different types of method references available.
ReactNative How to Create Swipe Buttons (using React Native) In our previous React Native article, we learned how to use ‘FlatList’ with the react-native-elements lib. In this hackajob tutorial, you’ll learn how to add a plus functionality within the app you created previously.
Diversity Diversity at hackajob At hackajob, our mission is to eradicate bias entirely from the hiring process. We’re always considering how we can improve our processes and culture, especially considering that when it comes to internal recruitment...
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