May 7th: How do Service Workers Work? Only recently did designer Frances Berriman and Google Chrome engineer Alex Russell coin the term “progressive web apps.” In 2015 the pair introduced PWAs as a way to describe how apps will leverage new features supported by modern browsers, including service workers and web app manifests, which allow users to still use their native operating system (OS), but […]
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When we think about building modern web applications, we think about being online, about updating users with the latest news and offers. We think about flashy, and attractive animations. In the process of building a web application we often forget that the reality can be dramatically different. We are so busy focusing on the design, […]
Learn MoreApril 23rd: Do You Control Your Browser? Stanley Kubrick predicted first contact in his film 2001: A Space Odyssey and introduced a now-iconic, silver-tongued psychopathic A.I. by the name of “HAL” (1 character below “IBM”—get it?), but all we got in our own 2001 was United States v. Microsoft Corp. Some liked it and some didn’t but what everyone agreed on was that our freedom to […]
Learn MoreIt was a humbling experience to kick off the InRhythmU Speaker Series at InRhythm HQ. InRhythmU was created to foster a culture of continuous education through onsite events and comprehensive workshops for anyone who is looking to learn and grow in their field. As the Director of UX/UI Design at InRhythm, it seemed fitting to […]
Learn MoreThe Sociocultural Theory, developed by seminal psychologist Lev Vygotsky, argues that a person’s cognitive development is largely influenced by their surrounding culture, and that social interaction is the foundation for learning. To test this theory, we recently partnered with Codeolio for a tech talk in which engineers shared their experiences and learnings with React Hooks […]
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April 12th: VR-room At InRhythm we’re constantly experimenting with new technologies, both within our internal teams and with our clients on the cutting-edge projects they’re working on. Virtual Reality (or VR) is one trend that we’ve been following very closely; while overly optimistic predictions abound, the promise of the technology is real. One of the […]
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