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The Radar: December 16, 2015

December 16th, 2015 - by Michelle Mann - Salt Lake City, Utah

Keeping up with design and technology is a lot of work. Luckily, we enjoy wading through the noise just to find the gems of awesomeness sprinkled throughout. The Radar is our gift to you, Current or Potential Client, so that you can enjoy all of the awesome without any of the drudgery. Unwrap it each week, and know that you’re loved by the geeks and pixel-pushers at Objective.

Google’s Angular 2 Release

Google has released version 2 of its Angular JavaScript framework which will extend beyond the browser, letting coders build native apps for iPhones and Android devices.

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Creating a Tool That Records User Interactions

Jaco’s case study is about building a minimal product, collecting data, and then continuing design on their app once they had validation.

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The “Blur Up” Technique for Loading Background Images

This article outlines how to improve loading time by showing a blurry low res image while the full size one loads.

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Refile Github

Refile is a new gem made by the makers of Carrierwave. It uses configurable backends, on-the-fly processing (process when requested, then cache the processed file), and supports multiple file uploads.

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Computer Science and State Machines

A fun read in which Leslie Lamport explores how various aspects and topics in computer science can all be tied back to state machines.

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The Changelog Podcast

A podcast with news and discussions about open source software.

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Photoshop CC 2015

You can now import and export SVG files from Photoshop. This article sums up the updates of Photoshop CC 2015.

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