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dev.to > michaelnocito > show-the-unit-without-breaking-the-number-3foo

Show the Unit Without Breaking the Number

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (752+ words) This article gives you the move that lets a cell read "21.2x" while it still holds 21.1919 underneath: a custom number format. Press Ctrl+1, pick Custom, type 0.0"x". The display changes. The number does not. The principle is one line, and it…...

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dev.to > muhammad_asadullah_63d90 > how-to-do-length-conversions-in-javascript-without-a-library-gm4

A Practical Guide to Converting Inches, Centimeters, Meters, Feet and Millimeters

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (889+ words) If you work with measurements often enough, you eventually run into the same problem: the value you have isn't in the unit you need. A product specification might be in inches. A construction drawing might use feet. A European supplier…...

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dev.to > __1d4febcc4 > show-dev-countryclue-a-fast-and-minimalist-world-flag-guessing-game-4a7j

Show Dev: CountryClue – A fast and minimalist world flag guessing game

2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (148+ words) Hi everyone! 👋 I’ve built CountryClue, a lightweight web game for guessing world flags. I focused heavily on zero-dependency performance and smooth UI animations, trying to keep it as fast and clean as possible. Please check out the game and let…...

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dev.to > ankitarora05 > bmt-holiday-api-the-most-comprehensive-holiday-data-youll-need-for-any-application-3bi2

BMT-Holiday API: The Most Comprehensive Holiday Data You'll Need For Any Application

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (15+ words) 🎯 The Problem Let's face it, most holiday APIs are incomplete, expensive, or just plain......

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dev.to > valeriavg > great-little-software-theo-vangogh-2n07

Great Little Software: Theo & Vangogh

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (317+ words) Theodorus van Gogh (1 May 1857 – 25 January 1891) was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother of... Tagged with showdev, opensource, webdev....

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dev.to > yonatan_naor_5642e43447ea > 26-quizzes-what-weve-learned-about-which-results-people-actually-share-1bda

26 Quizzes: What We've Learned About Which Results People Actually Share

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (472+ words) We launched 26 quizzes on quiz.thicket.sh. This week we added three new ones. I want to talk about what we've learned about quiz results and why people share them. Attachment Style Quiz — Secure, Anxious, Avoidant, or Disorganized. Classic attachment…...

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dev.to > joel_streich_646bdeadb455 > country-flags-widget-23e

Country Flags Widget

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (198+ words) Hi everyone, Currently I’m using the package country_flags_world: ^2.0.2. Do you think this is the best package for handling country flags? I’m working on a Flutter project that needs to display country flags. Some challenges I’ve run into: How to handle caching…...