Keep up with the fast changing front end, full stack, UX, web design and mobile industries with these seven online weekly series

No other field changes more rapidly than the web industry, so it's important to keep learning constantly to stay up with the latest frameworks and languages. These weekly series offer quick, 10 minute tips to help you stay frosty and challenge you to keep learning about Android development, web media, mastering interview code, CSS, Sharepoint, UX and Visual Studio.

Android Development Tips Weekly

Convert image files to WEBP format from Android Development Tips Weekly by David Gassner

In this weekly series, David Gassner shares tips and tricks that you can use to code smarter and create fast, reliable apps that look great. David provides tips on a variety of topics—some of which help you enhance your app's user interface, and others which focus on back-end processing. Plus, he covers some open-source libraries that can help you enhance your development workflow. Tune in every Wednesday for a new tip.

Course link | with: David Gassner

Tags: #Technology #Software #Development #Developer #Intermediate

Creating Web Media

Responsive SVG Logo from Creating Web Media by Chris Converse

High-quality media is a must for any website. But to keep visitors happy, it has to load fast and look great. Web developers need to be able to balance quality and performance for all types, including graphics, animation, video, and audio. Creating Web Media is a weekly series that will help you create, optimize, and implement media in the most modern way possible. Follow along with Chris Converse to learn new ways to integrate bitmap and vector graphics (including SVG), audio and video, and feeds from social media and streaming video sites into your sites, using CSS, HTML, and JavaScript. Check back each Thursday for a new tip and a free exercise file.

Course link | with: Chris Converse

Tags: #Technology #Web #Development #Web #Intermediate

Mastering Web Developer Interview Code

What is a callback and how do you use it? from Mastering Web Developer Interview Code by Ray Villalobos

Whether you're actively looking for a new job, or you just want to keep your coding skills sharp, it's important to refresh your understanding of the kinds of front-end and full-stack developer code that potential employers value. In this weekly series, senior staff author Ray Villalobos explores essential coding skills that every developer should have in their toolkit. In addition to taking you through a series of brief, practical exercises, this course includes interviews with hiring managers and industry professionals that can help demystify the interview process for web developers, and provide you with examples of how others in the field have navigated their careers. Tune in every Tuesday for a new tip.

Course link | with: Ray Villalobos

Tags: #Technology #Web #Development #Web #Intermediate

CSS Shorts Weekly

Animating backgrounds from CSS Shorts Weekly by Chris Converse

CSS Shorts is a weekly series covering all aspects of CSS, including properties, preprocessors, positioning, floats, and the most up-to-date styling techniques. Instructor Chris Converse returns every Tuesday, bringing you short and timely tips that will help new and experienced web developers alike create more beautiful websites and more efficient code. Tune in and learn how to take more control over the style, layout, and even the user experience of your web designs.

Course link | with: Chris Converse

Tags: #Technology #Web #Development #Web #Intermediate

SharePoint Tips Weekly

Cancel an upload from SharePoint Tips Weekly by Mark Abdelnour

Teams and individuals use the power of SharePoint to share content and collaborate, improving their productivity from virtually anywhere. This weekly series is designed to provide quick tips you can use to get the most out of the features in SharePoint. Navigation, customization, file management, and more are explored. Check back each week for a new tip.

Course link | with: Mark Abdelnour

Tags: #Technology #Information #Management #Business #Intermediate

Practical UX Weekly

Case Study: Responsive navigations from Practical UX Weekly by Drew Bridewell

Ever wondered how other UX designers troubleshoot problems and juggle conflicting priorities? In this weekly series, Drew Bridewell—a lead user experience designer at LinkedIn—shares his hard-earned knowledge about how to apply basic UX design principles to real-world projects. Drew discusses his daily workflow, shares tips and tricks for presenting your work and collaborating with others, and walks you through a day in the life of a product designer. Tune in and start looking at your own design projects in a new light.

Course link | with: Drew Bridewell

Tags: #Technology #UserExperience #Web #Intermediate

Visual Studio Developer Tips

Pin data tips in debug window from Visual Studio Developer Tips by Walt Ritscher

Discover tips and techniques that can make working in Microsoft Visual Studio simpler, faster, and more interesting. In this weekly series, Walt Ritscher shines a spotlight on helpful shortcuts for Visual Studio. He dives into a variety of topics, including code programming tips, keyboard secrets, application development suggestions, and more.

Course link | with: Walt Ritscher

Tags: #Technology #Software #Development #Developer #Intermediate