AppGyver launches Composer Pro, its new no-code editor

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AppGyver, a startup that has been on the forefront of low-code development since it first launched in 2013, today launched the latest version of its visual development platform. This update, dubbed Composer Pro, has been three years in the making and promises to overcome many of the limitations of today’s low-code environments. It allows developers to build applications for the web, PC, Mac, iOS and Android, using React Web and React Native — and can be extended with plugins for those frameworks. And unless you are a large organization, Composer Pro is available for free — and that includes the ability to use the platform’s database service, CDN and publishing tools.

“We want the Composer Pro to be used to really remove the last limitations of no-code and making no-code as powerful as writing code. That’s what it comes down to and that’s when a whole new world opens,” Marko Lehtimaki, the company’s CEO and co-founder, told me.

As Lehtimaki told me, the company already has plenty of enterprise customers and is cash-flow positive, so with all investors aligned, the team decided that it could give away its platform to individual developers, schools and startups for free. The company’s over 100 enterprise users currently include the likes of DHL and Fingrid.

While the core of the service is obviously the visual editor, a lot of the platform’s power resides in its tools for visually creating logic functions and managing your database, for example. As expected, Composer Pro offers plenty of pre-built UI components and logic flow blocks for building your first application. The company is also creating a marketplace where developers can share (and potentially sell) their own components.

“After releasing Composer 2, we laid out a vision for what we wanted to do next and this was really at the core of it,” Lehtimaki said. “How do we bring the same level of expression of programming languages to visual development? Basically what we thought that this means is that in practice, everybody likes building blocks and to create these big, complex structures, but we wanted to make it possible to create those building blocks themselves without any line of code so that there would be no place where you would ever need to add code.”

While previous versions of the service made an early bet on HTML5, the team is now all in on React and React Native. The company argues that it has spent a lot of time on optimizing the code it creates, beyond what most developers are able to do to optimize their own React Native projects. With that, the company can now take the same code base, with an adaptive design on top, and build apps for virtually any modern platform.

If you really need to, you can get your hands dirty and still write formulas and custom JavaScript by hand, for example, but for the most part, you shouldn’t have to touch any code to build even relatively complex apps with Composer Pro.

That, of course, is the promise of virtually all low-code services, including those from industry giants like Microsoft, which continues to invest heavily in its PowerApps platform, for example. Appgyver’s generous free account makes it worth a look, though, especially if you are an indie developer.

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April 6, 2020 at 01:18PM

A Beautiful “Observation Tower” as Countryside Escape Home

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After purchasing a parcel of land in the Tennessee hills, the new owners built this beautiful, and relatively small "countryside observation tower…the first in a series of structures on the property," according to Style Blueprint, a female-run and female-targeted digital media community. In this time when many of us could use a little escapism and eye candy as well, this structure is well worth a look.

"The idea was to have a small getaway for the owners," says Jamie Pfeffer of Pfeffer Torode Architecture, the firm that designed it, "and to have a place where they could entertain and enjoy the natural setting."

Pfeffer collaborated with Ben Page of Page|Duke Landscape Architects, who points out that they "used native, indigenous materials and were particularly careful to make sure the existing tree canopy was essential to the final design."

The structure itself is pretty compact: With 680 square feet spread over three storeys, we estimate that it sits on a footprint that’s roughly 10′ x 20′. But if the downstairs appears tight…

…"all of the compression that was emphasized below is relieved" when you reach the top storey, Pfeffer states.

I…want to go to there.

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April 6, 2020 at 12:36PM

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April 6, 2020 at 07:44AM

Desktop Helicopter Rotor

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While we’re perplexed by Liberman’s musical selections, we are impressed with what he was able to construct on his workbench. Watch as he puts together a working model of a helicopter rotor from plywood, rulers, popsicle sticks, and off-the-shelf hardware. We love how it even can adjust the angle of its blades.

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April 6, 2020 at 08:00AM

A simple script used to deploy Laravel applications easily

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A simple script for deploying Laravel applications easily

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While there are numerous powerful continuous integration tools out there such as Jenkins, the following script automatizes some burdensome tasks of deploying Laravel applications.

Major benefits

1. As the Laravel programmers know, deploying Laravel applications, they must copy almost all the application’s folders to the public folder of web server for security reasons. This makes changes to the index.php file of Laravel applications necessary so that it points to the correct paths. The provided script performs the task whenever the programmer deploys their applications.

2. Another deoployment concern of Laravel programmers is to clear previous cache settings in their development environment and set them in the server appropriately. The script does the task as well.

3. The script finally utilizes a composer package to remove any unnecessary package used by Laravel to improve the application performace as much as possible.

4. As I mentioned, the script is easy to use, and it can be executed with minimum software and hardware requirements.

How to use

To use the script, you must set a couple of variables at the beginning of the script once. Then, whenever you would like to deploy your Laravel application, you should issue the command:

Since the script has been written in bash, the user has to use terminals that support bash if they want to utilize it in Windows operating system. I myself use it in Git bash without any problem.

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The James Bond Pistol Returns – Walther PPK & PPK S back to the shelves

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April 6, 2020 at 09:20AM

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April 5, 2020 at 03:14AM

Oral Arguments heard in California Magazine Ban Appeal at Ninth Circuit ~ VIDEO

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U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- On 2 April, 2020, a three-judge panel from the Ninth Circuit heard oral arguments in the Duncan v. Becerra case. The District Court had decided the outright ban of magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds violated the Second Amendment. The opinion, by Judge Roger T. Benitez, was brilliant and extremely well written.

The video lasts over an hour, with strong questioning by the judges. Judge Consuelo Callahan presides and does most of the questioning. Judge Kenneth K. Lee asks some pointed questions, and Judge Barbara M. Lynn asks a few questions.

The appealing attorney for the State of California was John Darrow Echeveria.

The plaintiffs’ attorney for Duncan and the Second Amendment was Erin E.  Murphy.

The State of California did its best at attempting to reduce the Second Amendment right to the minimum possible under the Heller ruling. The argument made was essentially, if California residents had access to some effective means of self-defense in the home, then Heller was satisfied, and the State could ban and regulate almost anything they wished to do.

When asked if the ban could be extended from a 10 round ban to a 1 round ban, Echeveria thought that might be unconstitutional.

This argument was specifically rejected in Heller as being off the table, but the Ninth Circuit has worked hard to forward it.

The attorney representing Duncan and Second Amendment supporters, generally, simply reiterated the Heller and McDonald decisions. Weapons in common use which are used for lawful purposes are protected by the Second Amendment. In particular, a complete ban is off the table.

When asked if the ban violated the “takings clause” of the Constitution, Murphy said it was primarily an issue of compensation.

The State made the claim that limiting magazine capacity was merely reasonable regulation that did not impact the Second Amendment.  It relied on several court cases from other circuits.

This is what happens when the Supreme Court refuses to enforce its previous rulings. Several appellate courts are adamantly hostile to the exercise of Second Amendment rights. They have relegated the Second Amendment to a second class right, as noted by Justice Thomas.

The oral arguments are interesting. They probably make little difference. The finding of the three-judge panel will not be final.

The Ninth Circuit has shown, again and again, Second Amendment rulings will go to an En Banc court.

The makeup of the Ninth Circuit has changed considerably under President Trump. Once a bastion of leftist ideology, which was the most reversed Circuit in the United States, it now has nine judges appointed by President Trump. The Circuit has 29 judges. The Circuit now has a three-judge majority appointed by Democrats.

Not all judges appointed by Republicans are originalist and textualists. They tend in that direction. The Ninth Circuit now has some balance, instead of being overwhelmingly leftist.

One of the judges on the three-judge panel, Judge Lee, was appointed by President Trump.

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April 3, 2020 at 02:52PM

Laravel Excel import-export

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Importing data from Excel sheet into our database and export data from the application into an Excel sheet are most often asked feature for a web application. These features enable us to perform batch import/export data by our web application. In Laravel, we can make excel import/export features easily with laravel maatwebsite/excel package. If you are looking for a step by step tutorial on how you can make excel import/export features in your application then it’s for you. In this post, I’ll show you a step by step guide for making excel import/export features in Laravel by using maatwebsite/excel laravel package with validation.

 

Steps for Laravel Excel Import-Export

1. Install a new Laravel Framework instance
2. Setup the database config & model.
3. Install Laravel maatwebsite/excel package
4. Make an Import class for import data.
5. Make an Export class for export data
6. Make a controller for handle excel data import or export

 

Install a new Laravel Framework instance

The first step, we need a fresh Laravel Framework instance. If you have already an application installed then skip this step. Let’s do that by composer command.

composer create-project laravel/laravel laravel-import-export

 

Setup the database config & model

In this step, we’ll set up our database configuration in the .env file.

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
 DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
 DB_PORT=3306
 DB_DATABASE=laravel-import-export
 DB_USERNAME=root
 DB_PASSWORD=

 

Now make a model. Here we’ll make a contact model for our contacts table. Our contacts table contains id, name, phone, email fields.

<?php namespace App;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
 
 class Contact extends Model {
 public $timestamps = false;
 protected $fillable = ['name', 'phone', 'email'];
 } 

 

Install Laravel maatwebsite/excel package

Now install the Laravel maatwebsite/excel version 3.1 package via composer command.

composer require maatwebsite/excel

This package has auto-discovery features so you don’t need to add the service provider manually.

 

Make an Import class for import data.

Now we have to make an Import class for importing data into our database from Excel sheet via our contact model. The maatwebsite/excel package provides useful command to make the class easily. Let’s do that.

php artisan make:import ContactsImport --model=Contact

with this command, a Contact import class will create in the app/Imports directory.

<?php
 
 namespace App\Imports;
 
 use App\Contact;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Hash;
 use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\ToModel;
 
 class ContactsImport implements ToModel
 {
 /**
 * @param array $row
 *
 * @return Contact|null
 */
 public function model(array $row)
 {
 return new Contact([
 'name' => $row[0],
 'phone' => $row[1], 
 'email' => $row[2]
 ]);
 }
 }

 

Make an Export class for export data

For export data from our database to Excel sheet, we need to make an Export class via command line.

php artisan make:export ContactsExport --model=Contact

By this command, a class file will create in app/Exports directory.

<?php
 
 namespace App\Exports;
 
 use App\Contact;
 use Maatwebsite\Excel\Concerns\FromCollection;
 
 class ContactsExport implements FromCollection
 {
 public function collection()
 {
 return Contact::all();
 }
 }

 

Make a controller for handle excel data import or export

Now the final part where we’ll handle how we’ll export or import data and what will be the logic goes to. Let’s make a controller by artisan make command.

php artisan make:controller ContactController

 

Handle Excel data import

To import data from excel sheet, make an import method inside the contact controller. In this import method, we’ll validate our request file and code for import the excel sheet data.

<?php
 
 use App\Imports\ContactsImport;
 use Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 
 class ContactsController extends Controller 
 {
 public function import(Request $request) 
 {
 $this->validate($request, [
 'file' => 'required|file|mimes:xls,xlsx'
 ]);
 
 $file = $request->file('file');
 Excel::import(new ContactsImport, $file);
 return redirect()->back()->with('success', 'All data successfully imported!');
 }
 }

 

Handle Excel data export

With the data export feature, we can export our table data into an excel sheet very easily. For that, make an export method inside the contact controller and do code for model data export into an excel sheet.

<?php
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers;
 
 use App\Exports\ContactsExport;
 use Maatwebsite\Excel\Facades\Excel;
 
 class ContactController extends Controller 
 {
 
 public function export() 
 {
 return Excel::download(new ContactsExport, 'contacts.xlsx');
 }
 }

 

Hopefully, this step by step tutorial post will help you to add excel data import/export features in your laravel application. If this post helpful to you then please share with others so that they get helped.

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April 3, 2020 at 08:00AM

Fisher Clutch Space Pen

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Made from black anodized aluminum, Fisher’s Clutch Space Pen has a bold and substantial look. Its hexagonal barrel provides a confident grip, and won’t roll off your desk. With its pressurized ink cartridge, it has no trouble writing upside-down, or in extreme temperatures, and can even write underwater.

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April 2, 2020 at 10:31AM