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Making Sustainable Safe Smart batteries possible Affordable Second Life Energy Storage Solution Enabling Maximum resource efficiency of lithium batteries Through our solution and services, we aim to extend the resource efficiency of lithium batteries and hence reduce the cost to own batteries ...

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We are happy to share some new impressions with you about our cooperation with the German-Indian start-up Nunam. In a first step, the company took lithium-ion batteries, which were no longer used, to supply people in India with electricity in stationary applications.

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The German-Indian start-up company “Nunam” (Sanskrit “for the future”) has committed itself to give used lithium-ion battery cells such as those from electronic scrap a second life. Thereby it is demonstrating that it is possible to not only reduce waste through reuse, but also lower ...

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Nunam is focused on improving by providing clean energy storage systems using end of life batteries from EVs. Key challenges in enabling battery reuse is in developing scalable technology to assess the remaining useful life of the retired batteries and building new systems from these heterogenou

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&quot;Bangalore based, Nunam is set on a journey to build energy storage devices that run on used lithium-ion batteries. They do this primarily for those communities who need affordable energy the most and live with less or no access to electricity today. The objective is to develop best in class ...

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Nunam develops energy storage devices and electric vehicle batteries from used lithium-ion batteries.

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PS: This story was written in my indigenous language, Pidgin English, a variant of English. I hope you enjoy it. -All misfortune ends up as stories eventually For the longest time, I wanted to run. When you read this, I hope you understand why I did what I did. And you won’t curse me, too. When I was young, I fell in love with various kinds of food. I hated wastage, so I ate whatever I came across, full or not. They called me a glutton and many unflattering names, but my thick hide remained unruffled. Different foods meant the world to me until I found spaghetti. It’s not what you think, no. It’s beguiling and strips you of common sense. The first time I became addicted to spaghetti, the world tilted on its axis. I was floating. Let’s start at the very day my world came unraveled. “Every time carbohydrate. You go dey chop like baby pig, yet e no dey show for your body. Pankere wọ gown.” Mama said when she walked up to me, a laundry basket under her arms with rolls of fat. “Sorry, mama,” I said, slowing down my food. The apartment is tiny and meant to be stuffy, but Mama makes it work somehow. “My pikin, eat o. But eat a balanced diet, eh? I no wan make you get kwashiorkor. E no look good for body. Na so so head and belle remain. You need fat, even if na small. I go buy milk for you when I come back from the market. That milk, wetin dem dey call am again?” Her memory was sometimes glitchy, and I always came to her aid. “Na Complan.” “Ehn ehn, Complan. Na, im be that. You need am make you add flesh for your body.” But what is a twelve-year-old supposed to know about such? Mama goes to do the laundry, and I sit in front of the television, stomach rumbling. “Open the door, person dey knock,” Mama said from the backyard. Her ears are sharper than the talons of a predator on most days. “Nnena, how are you?” A woman in Mama’s size sizes me up, tying her wrapper correctly. “Fine, ma.” I was courteous even though I’d never seen her before. “Your mama no dey?” She asked, trying to peek inside the house. I hold the door firmly, dissuading her from such an act. “She dey backyard,” I responded, not budging an inch. Mama has told me many times not to let strangers in. No matter how they seem. “Okay, I just say make I greet. Before I forget, you fit to give her this? Tell am say na the new product wey come out.” She handed me a sealed product, and my eyes widened when I spotted the name. It was spaghetti. “Who be that?” Mama comes into the room, drying her hands on her wrapper. “I no know o. She just dropped this thing.” I pointed, and Mama’s eyes relaxed. “Ah, na Mama Nedu na. You no know her? She dey sell spaghetti. She say she go drop by.” I heave a breath of relief, staring at the pack of spaghetti, daring me to move forward. I cooked it the next day. Delicious doesn’t even begin to describe it. It finished a little too fast, and I stared disappointed at my empty plate, licked until it shone like the back of Nnamdi’s head. We all laughed when he came to school with a shaved head, and I never forgot ever since. I cooked it again. I was spending the cash I’d been saving for the festivities of Christmas. It finished—all 3,450 naira of it. The withdrawal symptoms started innocently enough when I hallucinated a plate of spaghetti. I reached for it, but it wasn’t there anymore. I hiss at the eba, not knowing what to do. I ate rice that night. And my life changed forever. I could feel a bubbling sensation in my stomach, as though my entrails were being pulled out of my body, acid searing through my stomach’s lining. “Jesus, wetin? Talk to me! My pikin ooo, make una help me o.” Mama rushed me into her arms, cradling my head with such fondness. I could feel my ribs digging into me. “Wetin happen?” Papa Njedika was the first to answer the call, his wife a few feet behind him. “She just begin to convulse. Her body temperature just dey rise. I no know wetin to do. My God oo, make una come o.” And Mama slips into hysteria again. “Make we carry her go hospital; we go figure out the bills later.” Mama nods, letting Papa Njedika remove me from her grasp. I could see the agony create lines on her face. But I was unconscious. Outside my body, watching me. And fear wears me like a sweater. I was dead. ~~ Being dead didn’t feel terrible, until I touched a lone thread. A thread of white and red was before me, and the non-corporeal world filled up my vision. The chairs were in their first form; a tree stood where all the chairs were, and I found myself standing in a forest. Dense. Silent. Alive. The trees encompass the world, stretching forth into eternity. Whichever way I turned, a forest greeted me. The two threads were on the ground, and I knew I couldn’t touch more than one. It was a choice. I was making a choice. I picked the red. Cliché, but it worked. I was carried into the air as though I weighed less than a feather, and I kept rising until I was above the clouds. And the world was before me. I moved, wondering what would happen if I fell from such a stupendous height. Was there a way to die a second death? I didn’t want to find out. My eyesight had no barriers; I could see the entire world simultaneously. “Child of the Stars, what are you doing here?” I heard a voice from the world, and my eyes almost rolled to the back of my head. “I think I died,” I say, turning 360 to see if I could catch a glimpse of the speaker—no such luck. “Yes, but this isn’t your path to follow. Why did you choose this path?” The voice asked again. I’d already gotten over my fear, and I was feeling irritated instead. “Is there meant to be a tutorial or something? Because I didn’t receive one.” The voice chuckled—light and all-encompassing. “Okay, Child of the Stars. Look no further. Remember who you are.” The voice said with a tone of finality and faded out of existence. Curious. After waiting for a few minutes, I got bored and began to touch the trees around me. They felt like they had a soul, as though the world stole their individuality. “What are you trying to tell me?” I whisper, cradling its bark. A purring sound reverberated around me as though waking the world from its slumber. One by one, the trees made groaning sounds, moving as one. “What’s going on?” I screamed, and they turned to me suddenly. “Child of the Stars, you’ve awoken us from our slumber. We have seen what humans have done, and we rise. No longer playthings, no longer useless. Thank you for waking the Soul of the World. Goodbye, we won’t see you again.” The world faded to black, and I opened my eyes groggily, staring at my mother's worried face. “What happened?” I asked, the mother of all headaches deciding to visit me. “My pikin don wake!” Mama screams, hugging me. Papa Njedika and his wife run into the room, looking at me with worry creasing their foreheads. The hospital waiting room seemed to be full of people. People I didn’t even know. “You’re fine now,” Mama said, but I wondered. Three days after I got home, missiles were launched into China and the US, even though there was a non-aggression pact between the World Powers. “The missiles moved like they had a mind of their own.” The president of the US made that statement, looking stupid on live television. But when Switzerland launched a missile, the world began to listen. A neutral country was calling for war. It was darker than people thought. I needed to get back to the non-corporeal world; I needed to right my wrongs. So, I ate spaghetti until I almost passed out. Nothing. I starved myself for days on end, my body worse than it was before. Nothing still. My body was refusing to die. When I dreamt, I saw the Soul of the World standing before me, eyes filled with malice. It was no longer a giant mass of trees; it was a human with eyes as deep as the universe. No, not a figure of speech. The universe was its eyeballs. “Why do you worry, Child of the Stars? They deserve it.” It says, looking down on me with contempt. “But, I’m part of the world too.” I reasoned, but the look it leveled me with was enough to incinerate. “And?” There was no remorse in its voice. “Stop, please,” I beg. “Why should I? You still use plates: books, wood. You take from us and give nothing in return. No homage, no love. You’re human, too. Born in this age, how can you be anything else? Goodbye. We won’t meet again.” “No. We will.” I stared at the Soul of the World, pleading. It smiled briefly and disappeared. “What have I done?” I asked, feeling the weight settle over my soul. “I don’t know, what have you done?” I heard a cheery voice, the same one from before. “How do I fix this?” I scream at the void, my voice not getting past two feet in front of me. “You can’t. This was your purpose all along. I like the bit with spaghetti, though I found it funny. But now, you must wake. Even stars have to face what it means to fall.” The world shattered, and I woke up with tears in my eyes. My mother was beside me, looking older than I’d ever seen her. She had grey hair. “Mama?” I asked, turning around to be sure I was in the right place. Everything looked so unfamiliar. Mama woke up with a start. She saw me and fainted. People rushed into the room, and they ran out when they saw me awake. “What’s happening?” I didn’t know whether to cry or be worried. Papa Njedika was the only person brave enough to talk to me. He approached me and hesitated but placed his hand on my shoulder. “We’re the last of Nigeria. And this is 2025. The Third World War.” It was my turn to faint. But I didn’t. I’d slept for ten years. And the world had ended. All because of spaghetti.

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2023 has been billing up to be one of–if not the best–year in gaming. With all the fantastic and groundbreaking AAA games released so far, HackerNoon Gaming thinks it's all but fair that some indies get their time to shine, and we got just that at the most recent ID@Xbox Digital Showcase in partnership with IGN. The team at and IGN showcased 20 indie games that included updates to already released fan favorites, details on indies releasing soon, and some world premiere announcements. Indie games range from explosive starship combat to minimalist-style action platforming, a loving chainsaw-wielding family, and much more. ID@Xbox Here's HackerNoon Gaming's full roundup of the ID@Xbox Digital Showcase! Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients A third-person action-adventure game that puts you in the hands of Astor, the game's young hero, as he fights to save his world, Gliese, from destruction. First-time console game developer C2 Game Studio will have you expect to "Learn new abilities, gain magical powers, and collect legendary weapons on your quest to stop an unholy ritual." , developed by C2 Game Studio and published by Versus Evil, is set to release in 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC Monolith: Requiem of the Ancients Hellboy Web of Wyrd Developed by Upstream Arcade and in partnership with series creator Mike Mignola, have you taking the role of Hellboy himself in this original "action roguelike" adventure. Hellboy Web of Wyrd Voiced by the late Lance Reddick, Web of Wyrd will have you "Journey into the deepest realms of the Wyrd, Battle powerful creatures in search of forgotten god forms and magnificent treasures, but beware: ancient evil festers within the Wyrd's darkest reaches... evil that wants out." Hellboy Web of Wyrd was developed by Upstream Arcade and Published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. No release date is set, but expect it to launch on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 Everspace 2 makes the hyperjump to the console, departing from the original game's roguelike action combat. Developer RockFish Games describes the game as a "fast-paced single-player space shooter with deep exploration, tons of loot, classic RPG elements." Everspace 2 Console players can take flight today for Xbox Series X|S with Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation 5. Sea of Stars ID@Xbox presented one of 2023 most beautiful RPGs, Sea of Stars. The team at Sabotage Studio brings a turn-based RPG that is equal parts nostalgic as it is gorgeous. Featuring "Engaging turn-based combat" with "Unshackled traversal" and a team of six stylish and uniquely independent party members, is positioned to continue on its journey of "developing games that blend retro aesthetics and modern game design." Sea of Stars Sea of Stars is out now for PC, Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One. A demo is playable now on all platforms. Solace State Get ready to embrace the power of "Social Hacking" as Chloe in this visual novel about friendship. Chloe takes on a "militarized biotech city" as she embraces the hacking abilities that allow her to "take on another person's identification and find encrypted data at the top of someone's thoughts" In combination with Chloe's powers, you'll make choices with "31 fully illustrated, recurring characters" that can lead you to 38 different endings. , Developed and Published by Vivid Foundry, is slated for a Q3 2023 release on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC Solace State Worldless Noname Studios brings you , a game set in a "nascent existence of polar opposite realities aligned with a common spark." With fast-paced action turned-based combat, players will venture into an abstract setting full of entities with opposing goals. Worldless Absorb enemies to learn new abilities in an ever-expanding skill tree to unlock new ways to explore and add depth to combat encounters. You'll explore intricate areas filled with secrets, using finesse and fluid action to uncover them and engage ferocious beings in fast-paced, turn-based action combat. Worldless is developed by Noname Studios and published by Coatsink and Thunderful. Expect Worldless to launch this October 4th for PC, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One MythForce Join Rico The Rogue, Victoria The Knight, Hawkins The Hunter, and Maggie The Mage in a classic Saturday Morning Cartoon First Person Roguelike adventure. Using mystical weapons and magic, you can crawl through the dungeon alone or with up to 4 friends as you smite your foes. “Meet the heroes” "Fresh adventures await with each new attempt to storm the keep! Explore a replayable dungeon with treasure, traps, and terrors lurking around every corner." MythForce is Developed by Beamdog and Published by Aspyr. You can join early access on PC now but expect Mythforce to release on September 12th on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One Jackbox Party Pack 10 Two new party games are coming to the 10th installment in the fan-favorite series , and ID@Xbox is ready to show them off. Jackbox Party Pack Timejinx Described as a Trivia game, Jackbox Games explains, "You're a time traveler from the future competing in a high-stakes trivia night. Save your current timeline by answering questions about the past. Timejinx supports 1-8 players. Read this to learn more, or watch the trailer below." Hypnotorious Billed as a "Hidden Identity" game, is a game with "secret roles, tentative alliances, and, of course, silly answers to ridiculous questions. Who is on your side? Hypnotorious supports 4-8 players. Read this to learn more, or watch the trailer below." Hypnotorious The Jackbox Party Pack 10 from Jackbox Games invites you to the party in October 2023 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Nintendo Switch Roman Sands RE: Build A game where you find yourself "Washed up on the shores of a timeless luxury retreat," engage with the manic guests, and serve their requests as you navigate a world on the verge of an apocalypse. Expect a moshpit of genres where visual novels, adventure, puzzle solving, horror, and survival simulation combine. is developed by Arbitrary Metric and Published by Serenity Forge and penciled in for a Q3 2023 release for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC Roman Sands RE:Build Scarlet Deer Inn "An embroidered narrative platformer with an emotional story." Play as Elise, a mother of two, as she meets a whole cast of characters and explores dark dungeons teeming with monsters where the "only thing protecting you from certain death is your torch." Developer Attu Games, based in the Czech Republic, brings a world "inspired by Slavic folklore. All character images are embroidered, and we create the music ourselves using traditional instruments." - is developed and published by Attu Games and is set to launch on Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PC with no release date announced Scarlet Deer Inn Rain World: Downpour VIDEOCULT launches its expansion to its popular 2D adventure game. includes ten new regions to explore and adds five new variants of slug, each able to "take advantage of various skills that they possess and explore their own personal tales." With added features like "Challenge Mode," Expedition Mode," A Rain World randomizer, and up to four players, local co-op Rain World: Downpour wants to know if you're ready to "return to the unwavering wild in Downpour." Rain World: Downpour Rain World: Downpour is Developed by VIDEOCULT and published by Akupara Games and is out today on PC, Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One Vampire Survivors Vampire Survivors returns to ID@Xbox and wants you to "Be the bullet hell with your besties" in the newly announced Couch Co-op update. Poncle Games will allow up to 4 survivors to play together in local co-op. Vampire Survivors Vampire Survivors Couch Co-op update will launch on August 17th and will coincide with the launch of the game on the Nintendo Switch and will also be available on PC, iOS, Andriod, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One Axiom Verge 2 Thomas Happ Games launches the sequel to their classic take on Metroidvania on Xbox. The game has been out for over two years on virtually every other console, but now Xbox fans can now experience the "Expansive non-linear exploration of a huge interconnected map." is developed and published by Thomas Happ Games and is out Today on PC, Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One Axiom Verge 2 Stray Souls Enter a world of nightmares in this third-person action-horror inspired by the classics of the genre. Jukai is partnering with legendary Silent Hills composer Akira Yamaoka to create "new original music" for the Stray Souls soundtrack. is developed by Jukai Studio and published by Versus Evil It is set to release on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One and is set to launch in Fall 2023 Stray Souls Birth is an "adventure puzzle game about constructing a creature from spare bones & organs found around the city to quell your loneliness." As you adventure the city in pursuit of making yourself the perfect partner, you'll get to experience the beauty of "hand-drawn museums, bakeries, bookstores, and more." Birth Birth is developed by Madison Karrh and Published by Madison Karhh and Wings. Experience Birth today on PC, MacOS, Xbox Series X|S, and Xbox One The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , a third-person, asymmetrical horror experience based on the terrifying 1974 horror film, takes on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family or their victims. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre With matches consisting of 3v4 team-based multiplayer, three members of the informal Slaughter family will try and pursue the four victims as they try and escape before it’s too late. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was developed by Sumo Digital and Gun Media, which also acts as a publisher of the title. Fans get their chance to cut and run now on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. Dreamers Dreamers will "lead you on an emotional journey in a story about friendship, exploration, and personal growth." As you play, you'll experience three characters as they adventure through a "3D world with secondary storylines." Solve rewarding puzzles, indulge in mini-games, and even bring a friend with a "collaborative split-screen experience." is developed and published by PlaySys and is expected to launch on September 1st on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Dreamers Second Wave Dash into the world of Armantia in , a "free-to-play online multiplayer hero-based shooter MOBA" that has you fighting over control of a remarkable resource, "The Arcane Stone." Get ready to "take matters into your own hands" as you learn how to fight with the different Heroes and Exiles. to take claim of The Arkane Stone. Second Wave Second Wave, Developed and Published by Challengers Games Corp., is listed as coming soon to PC, iOS, Andriod, Playstation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch Stumble Guys stumbles to consoles as one of the most popular games of 2022. With up to 32 players, race through obstacles to become the "Last Stumbler standing." Stumble activities include "events, tournaments, and imaginative levels. Console players can finally enjoy stumbling to the finish line. Stumble Guys Developed and Published by Kitka Games, Stumble is out now on Andriod, iOS, and PC and coming soon to Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One The Making of Karateka The ID@Xbox Digital Showcase finished off with a new series from the team at Digital Eclipse, the Gold Master Series, which they best describe as a series of "interactive documentaries." The first entry of the series is which takes you into Karateka and Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner’s time when he was a college student on his path to creating one of the best-selling games of 1984 , The Making of Karateka Digital Eclipse will have "pixel-perfect versions of the original Karrateka games" along with game art in a virtual museum, playable prototypes of the game, and interviews about the making of Karateka. The Making of Karateka is Developed and Published by Digital Eclipse Software available now on  Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC. That wraps up HackerNoon's roundup of the ID@Xbox Digital Showcase in Partnership with IGN. Comment What your favorite game from the showcase was below, and keep it to HackerNoon for all your gaming news and more.

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Russian crowdsourced DDoS attacks are mounting against Ukraine and NATO members’ critical infrastructure. Ukrainian hackers are unleashing similar attacks on Russian invaders. While the damage so far seems limited, the danger for both sides is increasing. A attack floods a website or a server with traffic, overwhelming the target and causing it to slow down or crash. DDoS In the run-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the number of DDoS attacks originating in Russia rose by 450% year on year, according to . cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Since the invasion, DDoS attacks against US national security targets have soared by a staggering 16,815%, according to . NetScout A key factor in Russia’s DDoS offensive is a hacker group called NoName057(16). Its denounces the West for “Russophobia.” manifesto Rather than do the work itself, NoName recruits hackers by offering of thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency for successful DDoS attacks. rewards The platform automates user registration via the messaging service Telegram. Launched in early 2022, NoName counted more than 45,000 subscribers as of June 2023. While Vladimir Putin or Russian security services may or may not run NoName, the group displays unwavering support of the Russian regime. On June 24, 2023, NoName departed from its usual strategy of targeting multiple sites daily and focused its resources on two sites belonging to the Russian mercenaries. Wagner This move coincided with the private paramilitary group’s audacious — and failed — mutiny. Despite their lack of technical sophistication, NoName’s DDoS attacks create significant disruption. The Russian hackers have targeted , including Amsterdam and Groningen, the , and even Czech . Denmark’s financial sector Dutch ports Geneva airport presidential candidate websites Researchers have identified about 1,400 DDoS attack attempts associated with NoName hackers. A particularly sensitive target is healthcare. In February 2022, a DDoS cyberattack bearing hallmarks of a Russia operation Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare’s IT systems, rerouted ambulances, and halted all non-emergency medical procedures. shut down In May 2022, the hacker group to take down life-saving ventilators in British hospitals after one of its members was arrested. threatened Admittedly, Russian hackers tend to exaggerate. Their cyberattacks have to defeat Ukraine. failed While Russia managed to disable Ukraine’s satellite communications at the beginning of the war, the Ukrainians restored them. The country’s electricity lines, banks, and other vulnerable targets continued to run. The key to this success has been Ukraine’s cooperation with Western tech companies such as Microsoft and VMWare to move critical data outside of the country and disperse it around the globe in data centers. Ukrainians, in turn, have mimicked Russian cyber crowdsourcing tactics, bloodying the Russians, though unable to deliver fatal blows. The Ukrainian mobilizes politically motivated hacktivists who download and install a bot on their computers, enabling them to launch denial-of-service attacks. IT ARMY This Ukrainian IT vigilante army orchestrated a that delayed Putin’s speech at an economic forum in 2022. DDoS attack Ukrainian hackers have tapped into security cameras behind enemy lines to spy on Russian . troop locations They even have baited Russian troops by creating fake profiles of attractive women on , getting Russian soldiers to share their locations. social media Russian civilians are targeted. Ukrainians hack pensioner bank accounts and leverage this control to coerce them into acts of arson against draft offices. Similarly, they recruit Russian teenagers via social media platforms to sabotage railway junctions for financial gain. DDoS attacks are straightforward to execute. They do not require the hacker to deploy any code on the target’s server. This low barrier to entry will allow both Russians and Ukrainians to escalate their attacks. But crowdsourced cyberattacks so far have failed to inflict debilitating defeats on either side. Unless either side learns how to launch cyberattacks that inflict debilitating damage, DDoS attacks will remain a regular feature of the war in Ukraine — another sign of how the digital revolution is impacting warfare. Also published here

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Table of Contents Initialize repo using a template Initial structure of a template Adding rules using scripts from a template Write tests for the Eslint plugin Write Eslint rule Small AST explanation Final variant Updating docs using scripts Plugin publishing Connect it with your application Background I will try to write a tutorial based on my PR in the Reatom repository with a step-by-step explanation: https://github.com/artalar/Reatom/pull/488 If you want to know more, you can read the issue https://github.com/artalar/reatom/issues/487. To add a bit of context, Reatom is a state management library. Atoms are a concept in Reatom, a state management library for React. What Are the ESLint Plugins and Rules? ESLint plugins are extensions that work with the core ESLint package to enforce specific coding standards. Plugins contain a folder, which defines individual rules for enforcing these standards. rules Each module has a property that describes the and a property that defines the behavior. rule meta rule create rule's The function takes a argument, which is used to interact with the code being checked, and you can use it to define the logic of your rule, like requiring strict naming conventions for your library. create context Let’s Dive Into the Code Initialize Repo Creating a new TypeScript eslint project npx degit https://github.com/pivaszbs/typescript-template-eslint-plugin reatom-eslint-plugin Then, navigate to the new project directory, and install the dependencies with: cd reatom-eslint-plugin && npm i I want to be a good boy, so I init git. git init && git add . && git commit -m "init" Next, open the file, and locate the field. This field is essential because it will be the main entry point for your plugin when it's used. You can change it to the following: package.json name "name": "eslint-plugin-reatom" Alternatively, you can use the scoped package naming convention: "name": "@reatom/eslint-plugin" Initial Structure - scripts // some automation to concentrate on writing rules
- docs
 - rules // here will be generated by npm run add-rule files
- src
 - configs
 recommended.ts // generated config 
 - rules
 // all your rules
index.ts // Connection point to your plugin, autogenerated by scripts/lib/update-lib-index.ts 😀 In general index, files will be generated by scripts, so you don’t need to worry about it /* DON'T EDIT THIS FILE. This is generated by 'scripts/lib/update-lib-index.ts' */
import { recommended } from './configs/recommended';
import exampleRule from './rules/example-rule'

export const configs = {
 recommended
};

export const rules = {
 'example-rule': exampleRule
}; Adding Rules and Updating Docs In this repository, you'll find some convenient scripts for adding rules and updating documents. To add a new rule, you can use the following command: npm run add-rule atom-rule suggestion This will generate three sections for the new rule: documentation, tests, and actual code. We can skip the documentation section for now and focus on the last two. Write Tests As a TDD (test-driven development) enthusiast, we'll start by creating some simple tests in the file: tests/atom-rule.ts // tests/atom-rule.ts
tester.run('atom-rule', atomRule, {
 valid: [
 {
 code: 'const countAtom = atom(0, "countAtom");'
 },
 ],
 invalid: [
 {
 code: `const countAtom = atom(0);`,
 errors: [{ message: 'atom name is not defined' }]
 },
 {
 code: 'const countAtom = atom(0, "count");',
 errors: [{ message: 'atom name is defined bad'}]
 },
 ]
}); If you run the tests now, they will fail because we haven't implemented the yet. atomRule Writing the Rule The is where we define the rule's behavior. Here's a simple implementation: atomRule import { Rule } from "eslint";

const rule: Rule.RuleModule = {
 meta: {
 docs: {
 description: "Add name for every atom call", // simply describe your rule
 recommended: true, // if it's recommended, then npm run update will add it to recommmended config
 },
 type: "suggestion"
 },
 create: function (context: Rule.RuleContext): Rule.RuleListener {
 return {
 VariableDeclaration: node => { // listener for declaration, here we can specifiy more specific selector
 node.declarations.forEach(d => {
 if (d.init?.type !== 'CallExpression') return;
 if (d.init.callee.type !== 'Identifier') return;
 if (d.init.callee.name !== 'atom') return;
 if (d.id.type !== 'Identifier') return;
 // just guard everything that we don't need

 if (d.init.arguments.length <= 1) {
 // show error in user code
 context.report({ 
 message: `atom name is not defined`,
 // here we can pass what will be underlined by red/yellow line
 node,
 })
 }

 if (d.init.arguments[1]?.type !== 'Literal') return;
 // just another guard
 if (d.init.arguments[1].value !== d.id.name) {
 context.report({ message: `atom name is defined bad`, node })
 }
 })
 }
 };
},
};

export default rule; It’s a simple variant, but here, we can easily understand what’s going on. For a better understanding of the AST structure of your code, you can use or simply console.log parsed nodes. https://astexplorer.net/ A Small Explanation for AST Typings Better Understanding Here's a small description of each identifier in a small example: const kek = atom(‘kek’) : a TypeScript interface that represents an identifier node in an AST. Identifier const = (‘kek’), and are Identifiers nodes. kek atom kek, atom : a TypeScript interface that represents a literal value (string, number, boolean, etc.) node in an AST. const kek = atom(‘ ’), ‘kek’ is a Literal kek Literal. : a TypeScript interface that represents a function call expression node in an abstract syntax tree (AST). CallExpression In our example, is a CallExpression, which consists of atom(‘kek’) atom - Identifier and kek - Literal. : a TypeScript interface that represents a variable declarator node in an AST VariableDeclarator In our example, the whole expression except const is VariableDeclarator kek = atom(‘kek’) : a TypeScript interface that represents a generic AST node. Node Or simply using astexplorer https://astexplorer.net/?embedable=true#/gist/7fe145026f1b15adefeb307427210d38/35f114eb5b9c4d3cb626e76aa6af7782927315ed Final Variant The final tests tester.run('atom-rule', rule, {
 valid: [
 {
 code: `
 import { atom } from '@reatom/framework'
 const countAtom = atom(0, "countAtom");
 `
 },
 {
 code: `const countAtom = atom(0);`,
 },
 {
 code: 'const countAtom = atom(0, "count");',
 },
 ],
 invalid: [
 {
 code: `
 import { atom } from '@reatom/framework'
 const countAtom = atom(0);
 `,
 errors: [{ message: 'atom "countAtom" should has a name inside atom() call', }],
 output: `
 import { atom } from '@reatom/framework'
 const countAtom = atom(0, "countAtom");
 `,
 },
 {
 code: `
 import { atom } from '@reatom/framework'
 const countAtom = atom(0, "count");
 `,
 errors: [{ message: `atom "countAtom" should be named as it's variable name, rename it to "countAtom"` }],
 output: `
 import { atom } from '@reatom/framework'
 const countAtom = atom(0, "countAtom");
 `,
 },
 ]
}); From tests, we understand that we need somehow change the source code by using our rule. How to Make Your Rule Fixable? Add a simple line to the context report. fix: fixer => fixer.replaceText(node, replaceString) - may be an actual node or range of symbols that you want to replace. node - what code you expect to see. replaceString Don’t forget to add : 'code' or : 'whitespace' for your rule meta tags. fixable fixable If you are not familiar with how to fix it with eslint, just try on your existing project. eslint --fix ./src Code Itself import { Rule } from "eslint";
import { CallExpression, Identifier, Literal, VariableDeclarator, Node } from 'estree';
import { isIdentifier, isLiteral } from "../lib";

type AtomCallExpression = CallExpression & { callee: Identifier, arguments: [Literal] | [Literal, Literal] }
type AtomVariableDeclarator = VariableDeclarator & { id: Identifier, init: AtomCallExpression }

const noname = (atomName: string) => `atom "${atomName}" should has a name inside atom() call`;
const invalidName = (atomName: string) => `atom "${atomName}" should be named as it's variable name, rename it to "${atomName}"`;

export const atomRule: Rule.RuleModule = {
 meta: {
 type: 'suggestion',
 docs: {
 recommended: true,
 description: "Add name for every atom call"
 },
 fixable: 'code'
 },
 create: function (context: Rule.RuleContext): Rule.RuleListener {
 let importedFromReatom = false;

 return {
 ImportSpecifier(node) {
 const imported = node.imported.name;
 // @ts-ignore
 const from = node.parent.source.value;
 if (from.startsWith('@reatom') && imported === 'atom') {
 importedFromReatom = true;
 }
 },
 VariableDeclarator: d => {
 if (!isAtomVariableDeclarator(d) || !importedFromReatom) return;

 if (d.init.arguments.length === 1) {
 reportUndefinedAtomName(context, d);
 } else if (isLiteral(d.init.arguments[1]) && d.init.arguments[1].value !== d.id.name) {
 reportBadAtomName(context, d);
 }
 }
 };
 }
}

function isAtomCallExpression(node?: Node | null): node is AtomCallExpression {
 return node?.type === 'CallExpression' && node.callee?.type === 'Identifier' && node.callee.name === 'atom';
}

function isAtomVariableDeclarator(node: VariableDeclarator): node is AtomVariableDeclarator {
 return isAtomCallExpression(node.init) && isIdentifier(node.id);
}

function reportUndefinedAtomName(context: Rule.RuleContext, d: AtomVariableDeclarator) {
 context.report({
 message: noname(d.id.name),
 node: d,
 fix: fixer => fixer.insertTextAfter(d.init.arguments[0], `, "${d.id.name}"`)
 });
}

function reportBadAtomName(context: Rule.RuleContext, d: AtomVariableDeclarator) {
 context.report({
 message: invalidName(d.id.name),
 node: d,
 fix: fixer => fixer.replaceText(d.init.arguments[1], `"${d.id.name}"`)
 });
} As you can see, it just has better errors, type guards, and includes import checking. And, of course, I make the rule fixable. Updating the Docs To update the documents, you can use the following command: npm run update This command will update README.md and update docs for each rule (but you need to write a bit about each rule in the docs/{rule} file). Also, as I said, you don’t need to worry about the index file. Publish Step Ensure the version is in your package.json. "version": "1.0.0" Write in term if it’s not 1.0.0. npm version 1.0.0 Then just write in the root. npm publish Everything will be built and published with your defined package name. Connect It With Your Application I name my package. @reatom/eslint-plugin So, I need to install it. npm i @reatom/eslint-plugin And add to my .eslintrc config. module.exports = {
 plugins: [
 "@reatom"
 ],
// use all rules
 extends: [
 "plugin:@reatom/recommended"
 ],
 // or pick some
 rules: {
 '@reatom/atom-rule': 'error',
 // aditional rules, you can see it in PR
 '@reatom/action-rule': 'error',
 '@reatom/reatom-prefix-rule': 'error'
 }
} And everything just works (for just you should write instead everywhere). reatom-eslint-plugin “reatom” “@reatom" Conclusion In this tutorial, we walked through the process of creating an ESLint plugin for the Reatom state management library. We cover: How to write an eslint plugin in Typescript. How to cover it with tests. How to make it work with the --fix option. How to use my template. How to publish the eslint plugin. How to add it to your existing repository with eslint Resources for further learning and exploration https://github.com/pivaszbs/typescript-template-eslint-plugin https://astexplorer.net/ https://github.com/artalar/reatom/pull/488/files https://eslint.org/docs/latest/extend/plugins https://www.reatom.dev/ https://github.com/artalar/reatom https://docs.npmjs.com/about-semantic-versioning Have fun :)

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Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage by Richard Hakluyt is part of the HackerNoon Books Series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here . Chapter III TO PROVE BY EXPERIENCE OF SUNDRY MEN’S TRAVELS THE OPENING OF SOME PART OF THIS NORTH-WEST PASSAGE, WHEREBY GOOD HOPE REMAINETH OF THE REST. 1.  Paulus Venetus, who dwelt many years in Cathay, affirmed that he had sailed 1,500 miles upon the coast of Mangia and Anian, towards the north-east, always finding the seas open before him, not only as far as he went, but also as far as he could discern. 2.  Also Franciscus Vasquez de Coronado, passing from Mexico by Cevola, through the country of Quiver to Sierra Nevada, found there a great sea, where were certain ships laden with merchandise, the mariners wearing on their heads the pictures of certain birds called Alcatrarzi, part whereof were made of gold and part of silver; who signified by signs that they were thirty days coming thither, which likewise proveth America by experience to be disjoined from Cathay, on that part, by a great sea, because they could not come from any part of America as natives thereof; for that, so far as is discovered, there hath not been found there any one ship of that country. 3.  In like manner, Johann Baros testifieth that the cosmographers of China (where he himself had been) affirm that the sea coast trendeth from thence north-east to fifty degrees of septentrional latitude, being the farthest part that way, which the Portuguese had then knowledge of; and that the said cosmographers knew no cause to the contrary, but that it might continue farther. By whose experiences America is proved to be separate from those parts of Asia, directly against the same.  And not contented with the judgments of these learned men only, I have searched what might be further said for the confirmation hereof. 4.  And I found that Franciscus Lopez de Gomara affirmeth America to be an island, and likewise Greenland; and that Greenland is distant from Lapland forty leagues, and from Terra de Labrador fifty. 5.  Moreover Alvarez Nunmius, a Spaniard, and learned cosmographer, and Jacques Cartier, who made two voyages into those parts, and sailed five hundred miles upon the north-east coasts of America. 6.  Likewise Hieronimus Fracastorius, a learned Italian, and traveller in the north parts of the same land. 7.  Also Jacques Cartier, having done the like, heard say at Hochelaga, in Nova Francia, how that there was a great sea at Saguinay, whereof the end was not known: which they presupposed to be the passage to Cathay.  Furthermore, Sebastian Cabot, by his personal experience and travel, has set forth and described this passage in his charts which are yet to be seen in the Queen’s Majesty’s Privy Gallery at Whitehall, who was sent to make this discovery by King Henry VII. and entered the same straits, affirming that he sailed very far westward with a quarter of the north, on the north side of Terra de Labrador, the 11th of June, until he came to the septentrional latitude of sixty-seven and a half degrees, and finding the seas still open, said, that he might and would have gone to Cathay if the mutiny of the master and mariners had not been. Now, as these men’s experience have proved some part of this passage, so the chapter following shall put you in full assurance of the rest by their experiences which have passed through every part thereof. About HackerNoon Book Series: We bring you the most important technical, scientific, and insightful public domain books. This book is part of the public domain. Richard Hakluyt (2002). Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage. Urbana, Illinois: Project Gutenberg. Retrieved October 2022 https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/3482/pg3482-images.html This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org , located at https://www.gutenberg.org/policy/license.html .

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Heyo Hackers! The Round 2 results announcement of is FINALLY Here! The DeFi Writing Contest by SORA & HackerNoon The rewards for this contest will be distributed in XSTUSD. Here’s a complete . guideline for you to get acquainted with XSTUSD Without further ado, let’s see who won: The Defi Writing Contest: Round 2 Nominees Like all other contests, we pick our winners by selecting the top 10 story submissions using weightage respectively to: 60:30:10 Number of hours read The number of people reached The freshness of the content The HackerNoon’s editorial team then vote, picking the top three stories among them and deciding which order to place the winners. The Defi Writing Contest by SORA: Round 2 Winners Here are the Top 10 nominees: by A Short Guide to DeFi and The Metaverse: What is it and Why Should You Care? @nonamec3po by The Native Stabila Crypto Wallet @digitec by Is It Worth It to Invest In Tech Right Now? @devinpartida by How Crypto Is Changing The Gig Economy @Gautam by Generating Passive Income Through Filecoin Staking @shounak by Is the Bear Market a Blessing for the Wise? @moderneremite by DeFi May Save The World Financially @mashacryptoprlab by Perpetual Swaps - Origins in CEX, with a Future in DeFi! @mickey-maler by DeFi Without Defiance. An Ode to Lost Crypto Culture @kellanjansen by Ownership, Authenticity and Cloning of NFTs for the Greater Good @dfxluna In the first place we have: https://hackernoon.com/ownership-authenticity-and-cloning-of-nfts-for-the-greater-good?embedable=true “As much as I dislike the current implementations of NFTs, they do accomplish one thing better than almost any other format has: artists get paid. Modern artists have to jump through so many hoops to get paid, and anything from shilling sponsorships to farming ad revenue or selling "fans only" content is on the table. Most of these methods leverage the artist's reputation and audience engagement as the product being sold rather than the art itself.” Congratulations ! You have won 2500 XSTUSD! @dfxluna The second place is won by: https://hackernoon.com/is-the-bear-market-a-blessing-for-the-wise?embedable=true “Bear markets give us time to look back at recent trends without the bias of emotion and information. We can conduct a ‘post-mortem’ analysis to look for common traits and mechanisms. The subject of our analysis should not be only the project or trend, but also the psychology of ‘investors’ and their market behaviours.” Congratulations @ ! You have won 1500 XSTUSD. moderneremite In the third place, we have: https://hackernoon.com/how-crypto-is-changing-the-gig-economy?embedable=true “The creator economy, emerging online trends, and new crypto economies are pioneering more opportunities for creators to capitalize. Various platforms, protocols, and digital marketplaces are all competing for the attention of users and the creativity they provide. This is spearheading a high level of independence and entrepreneurial mindset, especially within the younger digital-native Gen Z generation. Crypto economies are shaping the future of work for the next generations of creator economy participants.“ Yay, ! You’ve won 1000 XSTUSD. @Gautam Congratulations y’all! You can check out . XSTUSD use cases here We will contact all the winners shortly. For updates, keep an eye on ! contests.hackernoon.com HackerNoon and/or any of its employees, representatives, and/or contractors shall never ask for your wallet seed, your secret keys, private keys, and/or mnemonics to your wallet. Treat such emails with distrust - as you should any email/SMS that asks for such private information. Always remember, he/she/they who have your keys have your wallet. Do not hand out your wallet to internet strangers!!

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What is Happening? , a web3 company co-founded by Steve Wozniak (Apple co-founder), is building the first Energy Efficiency NFTs to help fund energy-efficient projects. EFFORCE These projects focus on a sustainable future by bringing a novel "Proof of Contribution" concept that underpins a new breed of utility NFTs. The Genesis NFTs are a resource for making the necessary energy efficiency upgrades to businesses, as part of the Energy Efficiency NFT initiative to meet expectations to reduce energy consumption which is crucial in today's era of climate change and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG). A 180 kwe combined cooling heating and power plant is the first project that will be developed by the company. This sustainable project is a part of an anonymous company's endeavours and is projected to run for more than 8,000 hours annually to meet the business's cooling and air conditioning requirements. Additionally, it will generate 1.4 GWh of electricity on its own each year. The cost is 210 USDC per NFT to fund this sustainable project. 400 WOZX (native tokens) must be locked by users for each mint of these NFTs. Additionally, the project is expected to yield rewards of 735.000 mWOZ. The second project is an Energy Efficiency Project (EEP) for an anonymous company that will supply 60% of the power required by a sewage treatment facility. Additionally, it will provide heat to a sludge drying plant, reducing the weight of the discarded sludge by up to 80%. The projected earnings from that endeavour are $665,000 mWOZ. This model helps to fund sustainable projects where companies can build sustainable projects via funds raised from NFT or token issuance. : Vested Interest Disclosure The author is an independent contributor publishing via our . Be it through direct compensation, media partnerships, or networking. The author has a vested interest in the company/ies mentioned in this story. HackerNoon has reviewed the report for quality, but the claims herein belong to the author. #DYOR brand-as-author program What is EFFORCE? To democratise access to energy efficiency projects, has developed the first platform utilising the power of blockchain technology. EFFORCE was founded by Steve Wozniak, Jacopo Visetti, Jacopo Vanetti, and Ken Hardesty. They have worked in the field for over a decade each on the premise that consumers don't need to alter their energy consumption habits to reap sustainability benefits. EFFORCE Understanding the Importance of a Sustainable Future in the Face of Climate Change According to , the blockchain technology industry is projected to reach $4.94 billion by the year 2030 ( ). The latest emphasizes the critical need for a worldwide energy transition by 2030 to achieve net-zero carbon emissions and keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Fossil fuels must be used much less frequently and cities must run widespread sustainable electricity supported by renewable energy sources to ensure energy efficiency and prevent a climate catastrophe. estimates excluding publicly traded cryptocurrencies Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report In are already struggling to adapt to the changing climate and shrinking ice, threatening their way of life. About one-tenth of the four million people who live in the Arctic, including indigenous groups like the Inuit, Saami, and Chukchi, are at risk due to the region's warming at a rate roughly twice that of the rest of the world. Nunavut, Canada, Inuit hunters Further, in the United States, extreme weather has caused widespread power outages and destructive storms that have disabled large swaths of the country's ageing power grid. Between 2015 and 2020, the frequency of extensive blackouts is expected to increase by over 60%. Due to this, focusing on protecting our environment is critical for the survival of mankind and using cryptocurrencies and NFTs as an alternative mode of finance can help green companies establish sustainable projects to raise money and build projects that help our environment. The Importance of Sustainable Development for the Cryptocurrency Industry According to the maintained by Cambridge University's Centre for Alternative Finance, Bitcoin mining consumes more energy annually than either Malaysia or Sweden. This is a massive concern for environmental activists and the cryptocurrency industry alike. There are growing efforts to make cryptocurrency mining more environmentally friendly in response to rising public concern about the industry's energy footprint. Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index For instance, the Ethereum Foundation that after Ethereum 2.0, energy consumption will be cut by 99.95 percent. This is an excellent example of how the cryptocurrency industry can try to reduce its carbon footprint and develop solutions that protect the environment and increase our economy's sustainable development. predicts Renewable energy expansion, improved energy management practices, and carbon offsets are all examples of how we can reduce carbon emissions. Tokenized carbon credits which trade via blockchain applications are a novel use of technology which can help minimise market inefficiency and help in carbon reduction. TRG Datacenters widespread reform in using existing cryptocurrencies and developing new ones that are more environment-friendly and sustainable. predicts To decarbonize the industry and reach net-zero emissions from the power consumption associated with digital currencies by 2030, the Crypto Climate Accord has been signed by more than 45 companies and individuals in the virtual currencies, financial services, electricity, and technology industries. Using cryptocurrencies such as utility tokens and NFTs to fund environment-based projects can disrupt how green companies can raise finance from the open market to fund sustainable projects. These initiatives are a step in the right direction which removes the stereotype around cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology being bad for the environment and instead focuses on using blockchain as a means of technology to leverage the development of sustainable projects. Final Thoughts on Funding Sustainable Projects via Crypto In my opinion, using tokens and NFTs to raise finance for developing and building sustainable projects is critical for both the cryptocurrency and environment industries. Novel ideas that help green companies fund their renewable energy projects via funding in crypto can help companies when they cannot seek capital from investment funds or venture capital firms. Further, this can bridge the gap between the cryptocurrency industry and environment activists where the latter sees the minimal application of blockchain technology which can help the environment. However, based on projects like these, we can see that this is not the case and blockchain is indeed an instrument that can help build a sustainable future for mankind. Don’t forget to like and share the story! and . Noah Buscher Tyler Casey

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Its rich ecosystem makes Laravel Framework a great choice for . There are 15+ standalone extensions to the framework that solve common problems of big and complex apps. PHP development Some of them are very specific, like Laravel Cashier, which provides an easy Stripe integration for your projects. Some of them are useful to projects of any size and complexity, and some of them allow us to build performant and scaling apps. Those extensions I will describe in this part of the series. I will start with absolute . must-haves I believe developers of middle and senior levels should always use those in their process where you have at least one external data store and/or expose any sort of APIs. Telescope https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/telescope#introduction Everything that happens in your applications will be recorded and displayed here. This is a useful tool for finding bottlenecks in your apps. If your API response is slow — is it a database problem or a compute problem? What logs did that job call created? What tasks have the scheduler run in the last 5 minutes? All sorts of information can be found here. One hint: add the Telescope trim job right away, to keep debug tables smaller. $schedule->command('telescope:prune --hours=48')->daily(); Horizon https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/horizon#introduction This requires Redis and your project to be a bit bigger than a starter template. Horizon adds asynchronous task processing to your Laravel application. This allows your API/web pages to respond faster while offloading heavy work to Horizon instances. Must have for any async queues processing, for WebSockets integration in your apps. Has a nice feature of metrics to spot slow-running async jobs. Now, we’ll go over developer productivity addons for your Laravel projects. Laravel IDE Helper https://github.com/barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper This will create a helper file to resolve all of your model fields so PhpStorm is aware of them. This will create a helper description file for all of the magic Eloquent methods (resolving methods and auto-completion, parameters hints). Recommended commands: php artisan ide-helper:model --nowrite php artisan ide-helper:meta php artisan ide-helper:generate Add to your file .gitingore .phpstorm.meta.php _ide_helper.php _ide_helper_models.php And some automation — add to your composer.json scripts Every time you run or — your models are refreshed. composer i composer update Larastan https://github.com/nunomaduro/larastan A static code analysis tool designed for Laravel projects (under the hood is used, so effectively you get both). PhpStan Add to your composer.json scripts "analyze": ["vendor/bin/phpstan analyse"] Now running command will test your code for any problems. the composer analyze This command can be run during CI/CD cycle to ensure code quality on a project with a distributed team. Pro Tip: you can get PhpStorm to automatically analyze working files and show any errors. We’ll see how this can be configured in the next article. PHP_CodeSniffer https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer These tools will help keep your code to a selected standard. When used in CI/CD will enforce code standards on a team of developers for a project. Add to your composer.json scripts "lint": ["vendor/bin/phpcs --parallel=8"],

"lint-fix": ["vendor/bin/phpcbf --parallel=8"], Now running command will test your code for any code standard violations. the composer lint Running will fix any errors that are possible to fix automatically. composer lint-fix Pro Tip: you can get PhpStorm to automatically analyze working files and show any code standard violations. We’ll see how this can be configured in the next article. Slevomat Coding Standard for PHP_CodeSniffer https://github.com/slevomat/coding-standard This package extends PHP_CodeSniffer with a few custom rules, that help keep code organized when the team uses different IDEs with different settings. You will either have in your project or can create one. Just add anything you prefer to that file. phpcs.xml Examples: This will clean up any unused imports from your files. <rule ref="SlevomatCodingStandard.Namespaces.UnusedUses">
 <properties>
 <property name="searchAnnotations" value="true"/>
 </properties>
</rule> Report useless variables in your code: <rule ref="SlevomatCodingStandard.Variables.UselessVariable"></rule> How many spaces do you want to see around anonymous function declarations? <rule ref="SlevomatCodingStandard.Functions.ArrowFunctionDeclaration">
 <properties>
 <property name="spacesCountAfterKeyword" value="0"/>
 <property name="spacesCountBeforeArrow" value="1"/>
 <property name="spacesCountAfterArrow" value="1"/>
 <property name="allowMultiLine" value="true"/>
 </properties>
</rule> And so on. The list of available inspections is really large. and commands will automatically apply newly added rules. composer lint composer lint-fix Notable mentions will help you solve common problems when growing your project. — a CRUD admin for your app, extensible with custom components. Nova / — easy auth flows for your apps using battle-tested standards. Sanctum is for simple apps. Passport — for complex apps. Passport Sanctum — easy social login integration via OAuth. Socialite — full-text search solution for Laravel, provides a driver-based solution so you can do it with your local DB or external specialized services. Scout A bonus — for deploying your apps. I see people trying very hard to deploy their simplest apps and MVPs on complex cloud infrastructures. But for starters, this simple service can take you very far… Recommended for first-time deployments and MVPs, developers, or teams without dedicated DevOps roles. A much cheaper solution than AWS + Terraform, or any other kind of CI/CD automation. Forge https://forge.laravel.com/ Internally it works on pre-configured EC2 servers (or any servers you can provide), but it takes out of the way a lot of obstacles for people new to DevOps. Such as: provides Nginx proxy to serve static content, serve php-fpm threads easy php version switch free HTTPS certificate config and renews runs Laravel Scheduler for you one-click and zero-downtime deploys runs Horizon for async work (and Redis) Hope this was helpful. Good luck and happy engineering! Also published here.

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Launching your product seems a lot more complicated if you don’t know all stages of the process. Let’s compartmentalize it and see what we get. Getting Acquainted We are Rock’n’Block — an international blockchain development company that has been operating since 2017. Our portfolio consists of 300+ projects and 40,000+ deployed smart contracts. Our team is more than 160 specialists, including frontend, backend, and Solidity developers. Whereas creating something is not as easy as using it, our team is willing to show you this side of the blockchain world. The Idea Coming up with an idea is your start line: think of what will be in the collection and how will the graphic elements be arranged. May, you’re inspired by CryptoPunks and The Bored Ape Yacht Club or less conspicuous collections, but, anyway, you need to understand how it can look and what you’re aiming at. Somehow it’s not clear to certain people that the idea needs to be original. Thus, there are a ton of noname NFTs and a small chance to find a “pearl”. Looking for a Contractor You have an idea, and you are looking for a developer that can turn it into a real product. Unfortunately, first, you need to filter out scammers just to avoid time/money loss and hair graying. The next step is avoiding many low-cost developers who can’t offer anything that will set your collection apart from others. They simply assemble the constructor from the same pieces in a primitive and a drab way every time. Please, remember: the basic characteristics of a collection won’t let it promote itself organically. Moreover, the low cost usually means less control, less security, and less feedback. Would you like to manage the supply, to know that users won’t accidentally lose the NFTs they bought from you, and to be in touch with your contractor if you don’t like the result of the work? Probably, yes. And your developer would better know that. At this stage, you choose what blockchain your collection is created on. OpenSea and many other marketplaces show the tokens built on the Ethereum network and Polygon. The programming language needed for them is Solidity, as well as for Binance Smart Chain. This language is expected in the development world, but if you want to create tokens on Solana, you need a developer that has Rust in his stack. Our team has specialists of both types, so our customers can choose the most preferred technology. Creating Artworks A sudden internal discovery — not every customer has ready-made layouts for the collection. Mostly, people have raw ideas and need a designer. If you’re one of these customers, here’s what you can do: find a designer who can become your partner; hire a designer to do it for a fee; find a team that already has a designer and order turnkey development. We always work turnkey in Rock’n’Block, saving time for communications and avoiding misunderstanding. N.B.: If you want to reduce the development time, prepare the artworks before you come to the developer; otherwise, the project can take up to 50% more time. An NFT collection can be made in 2D or 3D. 2D is easier to create, but 3D can provide more space for features. Anyway, the good quality of the artwork is unquestioningly important: both designer’s skill and image resolution. If you go turnkey with us, our designers can produce great graphics in any style or form you need. Generation Logic The full name of the subject is “10k generated NFT collection”, and now let’s talk about its first part. Generation logic is responsible for how items will be created, and it’s even more important than the artworks. At this stage, you set which elements will appear more or less often and according to which pattern. This mechanism directly affects the success of the collection: if it’s unique, the collection has a chance to be popular. Marketplaces are full of generative NFTs — coming up with similar ones can not work anymore. We recommend making an effort to put many factors into it. Quirky but understandable for users is the balance you need. Backend and WEB3 The next step is configuring the backend. It’s the architecture of the project and how it works at its core. However, in plain English, it’s software that implements the generation logic and creates the tokens. It takes different design layers and mixes them according to the generation logic. WEB3 connects it with the smart contract, and the magic happens. Unique Opportunities Your desired features for management and distribution are located in the smart contract. By default, it can mint tokens, but here are some examples of what you can also implement to get the best results. Price changing. You can change the price of your unsold NFTs with a certain pattern. For example, implement a “Dutch auction”: you start the process, and the price goes up/down at set intervals until it reaches the limit. Start/stop presale. Arrange a presale of the tokens for a special group of people and decide if it starts or stops. Airdrop. Collect a blockchain address base to send your tokens to a certain group of people or let them claim the NFTs on your website. Whitelist. Create a list of people who are allowed to buy your tokens and put their blockchain addresses into the smart contract. Only these addresses are allowed to buy. N.B.: this operation can cost a fortune because every entered value (address) assumes the use of gas. Merkle tree. It’s a much more cost-effective way to do the same thing because the smart contract contains only one value. This value leads to a special backend software that contains the address base and proves that the particular one is allowed to buy a certain amount of the NFTs. A user doesn’t see any of these processes because they are 100% automated. Also, the collection creator can set a special price for these people — even 0, so they can pay only for the token minting and transaction to their wallets. Reveal. By default, all your NFTs are tokens with a standard picture. A user buys a pig in a poke, and it reveals itself by your command. Lootbox. It follows the same principle as Reveal but is more complex. A user buys an unrevealed NFT with a certain rarity. If the user wants to reveal it, the backend understands that and generates a token with this exact rarity. Craft. For example, a holder of 2 NFTs can combine them into a new one with some unusual characteristics. It’s possible to implement any way of crafting and realize any creator’s fantasy. The NFT sphere is a huge field for the creation and embedding of different interaction mechanics, but you should decide and tell the developers what you want in the very first place. It’s a lot easier to build a house starting from the foundation. Website and Mainnet To get the collection ready for the sales start, everything stitches with the frontend — your website. It lets users connect Metamask or WalletConnect wallets and refers to the smart contract to mint the tokens. Releasing the website means that the collection is on the mainnet and the development project is over. Resume When you pay even for such an ordinary service as a car wash, you expect that it will be done by someone experienced and reliable, and the same is especially important in hi-tech development. Save your tears for another day. The current development abilities are enough to build outstanding projects, and the market is waiting for them. We wanted to share everything we know so you can create with confidence and passion. We wish you luck and would love to bring your vision to life.

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Hello everyone 👋, Today I will be going through how to upgrade your Laravel application to version 9, Laravel 9 was released on the 8th of February 2022. It includes many new features but one that stands out is the fact that the latest release only goes with the minimum version of PHP 8.0 🤯! Yes, this certainly means if your Laravel application is in Laravel 8 or older version you might need to upgrade your PHP version before upgrading the application. The following are major updates in L9 Minimum PHP version of 8.0. requirement Shift from swift mailer to symfony mailer Upgrade of the file system to file system 3. x Improved Eloquent Accessors / Mutators Enum Eloquent Attribute Casting Implicit Route Bindings With Enums Forced Scoping Of Route Bindings. Controller Route Groups. 👌 Laravel Scout Database Engine Rendering Inline Blade Templates. 👍 Slot Name Shortcut Checked / Selected Blade Directives 👏 Bootstrap 5 Pagination Views ( Paginator::useBootstrapFive(); ) Improved Validation Of Nested Array Data Laravel Breeze API & Next.js. Improved Ignition Exception Page Improved route: list CLI Output. Test Coverage Using Artisan test Command Socket Echo Server New Helpers. Above are some of the major updates that are in L9, I won't go over them in this article but I will select some of them and create articles explaining what the exact update is and how it works so stay tuned. So how do I Upgrade my Laravel Application? I'll be upgrading my own application to version 9 from version 8 hence this article will be a good explainer so just follow along, First, let's go over our composer.json file and look for laravel/framework and nunomaduro/collision you can look at mine below Change `laravel/framework package from ^8.12 to ^9.0 Change nunomaduro/collision from ^5.0 to ^6.1 change facade/ignition to “spatie/laravel-ignition”: “¹.0” Then run composer update After you have finished running the composer update go to the following page and read about some high-impact changes that you need to make depending on which version you upgrading there will be a few differences in the skeleton framework that you need to make. https://laravel.com/docs/9.x/upgrade Notice this guide is to help you quickly update your application. There may be a few files that need to be updated that have not been listed on this guide. Please do not forget to read the upgrade documentation that is available on the official laravel website. Thanks for reading the article! Before you go… Any questions or comments hit me up on : epmnzava@gmail.com Mail : Twitter https://twitter.com/epmnzava : Github https://github.com/dbrax

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Heyo, HackerNoon contributors! We wish yáll a ! With the December announcement, HackerNoon and Everscale bring you a surprise gift. We are extending the Decentralized Internet Writing Contest for three months! v. happy new year THE GAME IS STILL ON! Here's how you can participate: on HackerNoon. Set up an account the . Check out Decentralized Internet Writing Competition's rules and submit it with as one of the tags. Pen your story #Decentralized-Internet Or give this to qualify for the contest, just like that! interview on decentralized internet So, are you one of the winners of for December? 👀 Let's find out. #Decentralized-Internet writing contest Our top 15 nominations for the month of December Before going through the list, let's understand the process first. We picked all the stories on HackerNoon, published in December 2021. Then we chose the top 15 stories using weightage respectively to: tagged with #Decentralized-Internet 60:30:10 Number of hours read Number of people reached The freshness of the content Here is the list of our top 15 contenders: by 3 Best Metaverse Games to Follow in 2022 @falconite by Web 3.0 For Businesses: A Beginner's Guide @emmanuelawosika by The Top 7 Metaverses That You Can Try Right Now @sergey-baloyan by Understanding DAO: A Basic Explanation @sergey-baloyan by Taking Away The Metaverse from Mark Zuckerberg: Billionaire Brothers Strike Back @extrachain by An Algorithmic Decentralized Central Bank: Eliminating Irrational Token Allocation with SORA @soratopia by Top 7 Investment Firms Leading NFT Venture Rounds @sergey-baloyan by 4 DeFi Protocols that Will Build the Future of Finance @rowenlan by Cefion Anonymous Messenger App Review: Confidentiality, Simplicity, and Blockchain @nonamec3po by Facebook vs. Decentralized Projects: Who Will Win the 'Metaverse War'? @cryptus by The Internet is Broken, But The Metaverse and Web 3.0 Could be the Solution @futuristiclawyer by The Collector's Guide to Avoid Insidious NFT Scams @husseinhallak by In the 90s, Web 1.0 was Running on a Fully Decentralized Infrastructure @randhindi by Whistleblower Blows Lid on the Decentralized Internet: An Interview with Mr. X @metamark by 2021 - One Year in EOS @alfredodecandia Transparency, Democracy! To ensure that our algorithm isn't misused in any way, we have kept the human factor involved. So every time, our editors vote for their favorite stories from the nomination list to finalize the winners! So, here are the winners 🎉 In the first place, we have by In the 90s, Web 1.0 was Running on a Fully Decentralized Infrastructure @randhindi "I believe we are just getting started with Web 3 and Ethereum, and we haven't even seen the full capacity of what it is capable of enabling, just like we hadn't seen anything yet in 1993 with Web 1.0 or in 2005 with Web 2.0. And the best way to choose which project to invest in is to ask yourself: does it compose?" by has won the second position! Whistleblower Blows Lid on the Decentralized Internet: An Interview with Mr. X @metamark This month we shared an interview prompt with our community to share their thoughts on the decentralized web. We got a few quality stories, and one of these has won the second prize! Freedom. Which sounds trivial, as if I am using the technology of the future as a means to collective liberty. The global population are, for better or worse, heading towards a 22nd century lived almost exclusively in the Metaverse, a digital landscape where art, entertainment, culture, and social connections are created, sustained, and ended in binary. If that future is decentralised then it can be free, or at least contain more sustainable liberty. The choice is inherent. You can also enter the decentralized internet writing contest . through this writing prompt In the third place, we have by The Internet is Broken, But The Metaverse and Web 3.0 Could be the Solution @futuristiclawyer ''Mark Zuckerberg’s vision of The Metaverse could provide a foresight of where things are heading on the internet’s current path. The idea of “the metaverse” is not something that frightens me in itself. Rather, I think we should be acutely wary of the companies that design it. The addictive quality of social platforms, coupled with the privacy-intrusive ways major technology companies extract user data, should be a major concern for everyone.'' Congratulations to all of the winners! We will contact you for the payments shortly. Know more about . HackerNoon writing contests here

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HackerNoon has always been a thriving example of decentralization. With team members spread across 5 continents and 15 countries, centralization just cannot touch us. Building upon that is our (Now Everscale) - a Blockchain birthed out of Telegram's foray into decentralization. partnership with Free TON Under the aegis of this partnership, we're giving away monthly prizes worth $3,500 to the best HackerNoon story submissions on ways and examples furthering the decentralization of the Internet. The Selection Criteria For the first round of awards, we picked all the stories on HackerNoon that were published since Jan 2021. tagged with #Decentralized-Internet This gave us a total of 95 stories. ( ) Source Next, we picked the top 13 stories using a 60:30:10 weightage respectively to: Number of hours read Number of people reached Freshness Now, it was time to vote on our favorite stories. But first, let's look at the nominees: by The Coronavirus Cover-Up: A Closer Look At Internet Censorship in China @sh4rmini by Why Is BTC Over $50k While Other Cryptocurrencies Struggle To Cross $1: A Deep Dive @nonamec3po by 5 Polkadot Projects Worth Checking Out [April 2021] @haroonbaig by The Splinternet is Coming, and How Decentralization Can Stitch It All Back Together Again @SavannahLee by Brave Browser, Brendan Eich, Digital Privacy, Web 3.0 and the Battle Against Surveillance Capitalism @maddykutechno by Does Web 3.0 Need Web Servers? @benjaminbateman by How To Mint Your First NFT (Non-Fungible Token) For Free @sergey-baloyan by More Africans Walk Towards Financial Freedom Due To Cryptocurrencies @nonamec3po by Decentralizing The Internet: The Hitchhiker's Guide Nicholas Resendez by GitHub is Amazing, but its Terms of Service is Extremely Concerning @TheLoneroFoundation by Are NFTs Real Art? Four Artists, One Question @benjaminbateman by Can You Earn Crypto by Mining/Staking If You Are Not a Programmer? @nonamec3po by 3 Reasons Why Blockchain Won't #ReleaseTheKraken: An Interview with John Sebes of TrustTheVote.org @benjaminbateman The Voting Process We used Polly (a slack app) to build the voting panel and true to the spirit of decentralization, everybody on our slack channel got to pick their three favorite stories each. We all had 3 days to pick our favorites. So, who won? With over 25% of all votes cast - by emerged as the clear winner. More Africans Walk Towards Financial Freedom Due To Cryptocurrencies No_name_c3po No_name_c3po wins 1,500 TON crystals Arthur, our Software Development Editor sums up why this story made it to the top of almost everybody's list, "There is something beautiful about the decentralization movement as a whole where they’re all trying in their own ways to bring banking services to locations where there are no banks for hundreds of kilometers." With about 19% of all votes cast, by emerged as the . Decentralizing The Internet: The Hitchhiker's Guide Nicholas Resendez first runner-up Nicholas Resendez wins 1,000 TON crystals The no-holds-barred look at decentralization as a whole, its challenges, and silver-linings was what resonated with the voters, as per Natasha, our VP Of Editorial. The second runner-up position was snatched up by by . It received 14% of the total votes cast. How To Mint Your First NFT (Non-Fungible Token) For Free Sergey Baloyan Sergey Baloyan wins 500 TON crystals. This was the favorite story of our CEO, David Smooke who, as a fan of trading cards has really taken to NFTs. Finally, the last winner to be chosen was by which polled about 11% of the total votes cast. 3 Reasons Why Blockchain Won't #ReleaseTheKraken: An Interview with John Sebes of TrustTheVote.org Benjamin Bateman Benjamin Bateman wins 500 TON crystals. For this one, Benjamin went deep into the camp of the Blockchain-disbelievers and discussed the possibilities and concerns related to voting on the Blockchain. Whither Next? This calls for a celebration and a big round of applause for the victors and the worthy contenders. We'll be continuing to run this contest through the end of 2021, so you can submit your to HackerNoon today to have a chance at monthly prizes! #decentralized-internet stories For those of you who couldn't win this time OR didn't know how to participate, here are the details for this month's writing competition. on HackerNoon Set up an account the Check out Decentralized Internet Writing Competition’s rules and submit it with as one of the tags Pen your story #Decentralized-Internet Share your story on your social media channels to reach a wider audience. If your social media copy is 'kewl', we'll share/retweet it to give you a leg up. Want to boost your chances of winning? With that, we're calling it a wrap until we see you next month. Note: Free TON has now rebranded as Everscale .

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IT is developing at a tremendous speed right now. The increasing demand for programmers is reflected in all areas of life. According to , the developers’ community is expected to hit the 28.7 million mark by the year 2024. Statista.com So if you decide to jump into this fully running train it’s a perfect time. There is a wide range of affordable online courses, helpful tutorials, engaging youtube blogs. But where and how to start? You can find dozens of online and on-site programming courses as a beginner and you can get enrolled in any of these courses, but the choice may not be easy. So, let’s discover the most interesting and effective sources to learn to program and make the start for a bright new career. Reasons to Learn Programming Why exactly do you want to learn programming? To get a specific job? Or to build an app you are thinking about? Or is it just for fun? Understanding your own motivation can help you choose the right tools, courses, and tutorials among a wide range of programming languages and technologies So, let’s see some common reasons which might be the engine behind your passion to learn programming. Develop Tech Skills and Creativity IT-field offers the unique opportunity to combine both the technical and creative skills in the programming activity. This is possible due to the nature of the job. Every time you meet a problem you will have to solve it using different solutions. It may be your own codes, the materials from open sources and libraries, and the advice of more experienced colleagues. This makes a programming career challenging and exciting. More or Better Job Opportunities Every industry in the world today requires the skill of programmers. The number of developers in the world is growing and will continue to grow: now there are approximately 24 million, it is expected that by 2024 there will be . Therefore the programming skills will assure you of a well-paid job in one of the most stable industries at this moment. 28.7 million developers Entrepreneurship Some programmers choose the self-employment path. Knowing how to code allows you to successfully freelance from anywhere in the world or start your own business. This can be an online store, your own website development company, mobile app development, online coding courses and training, and more. The possibilities are endless. What makes it even better is that the demand for these types of businesses is also high. Desire to Create Computer programming, like no other job, gives you the ability to digitize your ideas. For instance, if you are interested in fintech, games, or any other specific direction and love programming, then in almost every field you can participate in the development of cool and useful products. Or you can create and implement some of your own visions. 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And by the way, it’s one of the most popular programming languages both among professionals and beginners — not only because of its versatility but because it’s quite easy to learn. Ways to Learn the Chosen Language After finding your desired programming language, the next step will be to find the right place to master it. There is a wealth of online resources with which you can learn Java, Python, or any other programming language. How to choose? Experienced programmers say that it’s better to choose a highly practical course backed with theory rather than take lectures without actually understanding how to implement the knowledge you’ve got. Here are some ways to learn programming that are great to consider. Courses CodeGym At CodeGym students learn Core Java in a gamified form. The course is divided into a few levels, like a video game, and you learn by gaining points for solving problems. You use these points for the opening of new lectures and levels. 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The majority of the courses offered by the company were designed alongside experts from the industry. But it doesn’t just give you the skills you need. At the end of the course, you will have work samples that will be useful in the future. Udacity gives its students access to 200 free courses. Bootcamps : Tech Elevator offers an extensive coding boot camp that started in 2015. The company’s goal has always been to equip individuals with the skills they need to become software developers. As a result, only instructors with experience in the software development industry are hired. Tech Elevator currently boasts a 90% job placement rate. Tech Elevator : CodingNomads provides boot camps for Java and Python programming. These boot camps are full-time and 10 weeks long. The skills you can acquire at CodingNomads include Java, Python, Django, data science, SQL, and more. 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It is the best resource for learning JavaScript, UX, WordPress, CSS, and more. SitePoint YouTube Videos : thenewboston is an online community in which members learn how to code and also participate in projects. The videos on the YouTube channel are great for beginners thanks to their simplicity and short lengths. The videos are updated regularly too. thenewboston : Derek Banas launched his channel in 2008 to help people learn to program. Since then, he has amassed over one hundred million views. He is a highly experienced professional who is experienced in multiple programming languages. Derek Banas : With about 1.4 million subscribers, ProgrammingKnowledge is one of the most trusted channels on YouTube for programming. You will find numerous videos on the best programming languages on the channel. ProgrammingKnowledge Communicate with Other Programmers Learning programming is easier when you ask others to share their experience, so feel free to reach out to the community to get help and ideas. Below are some communities of programmers that you can join right away: : this forum was established in 2008. Right now it has over 50 million users. You just have to log in, ask questions, and there will be some experts happy to help. Don’t hesitate to offer some solutions for other fellow programmers. Stack Overflow : this platform offers extensive communication possibilities from a worldwide users community. Reddit : This one is good for both beginners and advanced users. If you are a newbie, you can even learn Java here. Also, the Topics section has articles on coding. Coderanch : forum proposes the recent news about cybersecurity and hacking. HackerNews : here you can learn coding for free, along with videos, articles, and interactive classes. freeCodeCamp Pick the First Project After you got the basic practical experience in programming and completed the first course successfully, the following logical step is making your own first project that can be added to your portfolio. Don’t make it too complicated. It can be a plain application, a small game, or a random number generator. Don’t limit your ideas to anything except for your competencies. Select a topic that motivates and excites you. It is important to work on an enjoyable subject so you don’t lose your motivation and passion. Begin with something that you are really able to do. The goal of this project is to demonstrate your knowledge level to the future employer. Don’t try to make the task too complicated, otherwise, it may take too much time and effort and ruin your motivation. Feel free to google, view more lectures, and consult with the programmer’s community. Since it’s your first time, you may face unexpected challenges that are not completely covered by the course you completed, so some additional effort may be required. If you have a lack of ideas, forums and community discussions might be a helpful source to generate some great subjects for the first project. Conclusion Programming is a wonderful skill to learn. All the steps described together should guide you to success. Yet also depends on you, however, nowadays the Internet proposes enough educational sources with which your study will go faster under the guidance of experienced mentors. Also Published At: https://medium.com/quick-code/i-want-to-learn-programming-but-i-dont-know-where-to-start-your-first-steps-in-becoming-a-7bcb9c07770e

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