by Sourcetoad | Jun 7, 2017 | Cool Tools, Security
Apktool is the original Android application package (Apk) decompiler. Released in January 2010, Apktool is still the most prominent and widespread decompiler available, with tens-of-thousands of downloads every month. The tool reverse engineers third-party binary...
by Sourcetoad | Dec 13, 2016 | Cloud Services, Cool Tools, General
While the Atari video computer system from 1977 gave us plenty of classic games, the Atari 8-bit computer line included productivity applications as well. But could you ever seriously consider employing the business software created for the Atari 400, Atari 800, and...
by Nick | Nov 30, 2016 | Cool Tools
How many times have you bashed numbers and letters into your basic old terminal, thrown the keyboard down to the ground, and yelled about a lack of pizzazz? You wouldn’t be alone. Lack of pizzazz, or panache, is one of the top reasons programmers find themselves...
by Sourcetoad | Nov 14, 2016 | App Development, Code, Cool Tools
Yii and Yii2 utilize various magic methods within the framework, the implementation of which can be found in the Object class, which most of the framework extends off of. These magic methods __get, __set, __isset, __unset, and __call enforce a set of standards...
by admin | Sep 19, 2016 | Cool Tools, Dev Trends, Web Design
In a quickly mutating world of web software development, preprocessors are rapidly becoming the new emperors of the land. And they are steadily carving a grand new path out of a somewhat ancient and rocky past. Let’s talk about how preprocessors are reinventing the...
by Sourcetoad | Aug 30, 2016 | App Development, Cool Tools, Web Design
For those of you unfamiliar with pattern libraries, I’d recommend reading Paul Boag’s excellent blog post on the subject. Basically, a pattern library is a type of style guide for a software application; usually a large web project. They’re essential...
