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Written content to help you along your web development journey, without forgetting to have some fun along the way.
Passing Arguments to JavaScript Function Parameters
Things can be tricky when you want to use a function (with required parameters) as an argument within another function.
MDX: Benefits, Challenges, & Use Cases
MDX is undeniably powerful. It gives developers an excess of flexibility and efficiency in authoring content. But it has enough challenges that suggest we may be ready for something better.
10 Useful Tasks to Easily Automate During Builds
Common automation approaches to build up your confidence in deploying to production.
Why are There So. Many. CMSs?
It’s difficult to choose a CMS today because there are so many options. But why are there so many options?
4 Less Common, but Super Powerful (Static) Netlify Uses
Netlify isn’t just for websites. Learn how you can use Netlify to serve your other sites with useful content, creating a single source of truth for your assets and data, as needed.
Beware of Modern Web Lock-In
Although developer experience has brought much flexibility to modern web tools and services, vendor lock-in is still very much in play.
Should I Add Images to My Git Repository?
To commit or not commit. A list of reasons and resources to support your decision.
Guiding Principles on Breaking up Components
Use these 4 triggers to understand when to break child components out of a parent. And keep those child components clean following a set of 3 organizational rules.
Is GitHub the Best CMS?
It seems like a silly question, given that GitHub is not typically thought about as a CMS. But I analyze the question anyways, using a series of 11 factors.
3 Creative Uses for GitHub Issues
While GitHub’s primary offering is to host remote Git repositories, the features it has provided to support this offering open the door for non-traditional uses that can boost your productivity and perhaps save you from using additional services.