What is an API?

API stands for application programming interface, an integral part of web development that appears in a multitude of ways in the programming world. APIs are important to know and learn when working with everything from command-line tools, to Java code, to Ruby on Rails web applications, and everything in between. An API provides a platform to interact with separate software components or resources. Google APIs allow developers to connect code to the whole range of Google services, such as Maps, Translate, or Google Calendar. APIs are so critical for Google’s operations and business model that they acquired Apigee, a leading API platform, to further optimize their APIs and make them more easily integrated for third-party clients who want to weave them into their programs.

Arya Tuba DurgunTuesday, 17 Aug 2021

A great institutional support for startups: SeedUP Program

SeedUP is an accelerator program for innovative entrepreneurs whose ideas have commercialization potential. It is governed by multiple government institutions and universities in Turkey like Anadolu University Technology Transfer Office (Arinkom TTO), Anaç Pre-seed Incubation Center, Bursa Eskişehir Bilecik Development Agency, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Technology Transfer Office Application and Research Center, and Bilecik Şeyh Edebali University Technology Transfer Office. SeedUP Program is custom-designed for startups emerging from Eskişehir and Bilecik specifically with an aim to develop the local region. Also, one major goal of the program is to increase the number of innovative entrepreneurship and to provide necessary mentorship not only for the company foundation but also to maintain the company for new entrepreneurs. Throughout the program, entrepreneurs are trained by academic and industry professionals via mentorship and consultancy services.

Ece MetinThursday, 22 Jul 2021

Emotional Intelligence

### What is Emotional Intelligence? EI is the ability to **1. Recognize, understand and manage our own emotions &** **2. Recognize, understand and influence the emotions of others.** In simple terms , EI means being aware that emotions can drive our behavior and impact people (positively and negatively), and learning how to manage those emotions – both our own and others.

Vijaya KrishnanMonday, 19 Jul 2021

Writing SCSS with BEM Structure

BEM (Block Element Modifier) is a methodology that helps you to create reusable components and code sharing in front-end development. BEM is a highly useful naming convention that makes your front-end code easier to read and understand, easier to work with, easier to scale and re-use the codebase. Every block .scss will be self-documented at the end.

Shafeeque NarippattaWednesday, 14 Jul 2021

A Beginner's Introduction to GitHub

# A Beginner’s Introduction to GitHub ## What is GitHub? At a high level, GitHub is a website and cloud-based service that helps developers store and manage their code, as well as track and control changes to their code. To understand exactly what GitHub is, you need to know two connected principles: **1. Version Control** **2. Git** ## What is Version Control? Version control helps developers track and manage changes to a software project’s code. As a software project grows, version control becomes essential. Let’s take WordPress as an example.

Arya Tuba DurgunMonday, 12 Jul 2021

HandlebarsJS

# HandlebarsJS Web templates can be a great solution for switching from a static website to a dynamic website, or they may come in handy while dealing with hundreds of different pages. Let’s assume that a website has a hundred members. The owner of the site wants them to see their name on the welcome screen if they’re logged in. To make this happen, a hundred separate HTML files can be created and adjusted for each user, but it is obvious that this will be very time-consuming and won’t be sustainable as more users come in. Instead of that, creating a template for the welcome screen will be very helpful and probably solve the problem once and for all as the template uses that particular name from the database to display it on the screen.

Lütfü Orçun SelbasanFriday, 9 Jul 2021