Developer Advice
Should You Use a Book to Learn to Code?
Is learning to write code with a book a thing of the past? Or is there still something we can get from a book that we can’t get from a web-based resource?
11 Tasks Before Launching a Website
A punchlist of the last few tasks for developers to consider before launching a new website.
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.
Should You Learn jQuery in 2022?
It may seem like jQuery has been dead for years, but it is still widely used in 2022. But should you take the time to learn it?
Making Videos with Code is Cool, but is it Productive?
There are more and more tools out there that let you build things (that aren’t websites) with code. Like Remotion for making videos with React. It’s super cool. But should you use it?
Prerender if You Can Prerender
As edge computing advances, we have more power and more options on how pages are delivered. And yet, I continue to use this principal to begin the decision-making process.
Avoid these 6 Common Mistakes when Building a Website
A list of six crucial factors to a strong, modern website to improve the content, performance, visibility, and aesthetics of your website.
10 Unspoken Truths on Being a Developer
From a series of tweets by @laurieontech, here are 10 unspoken truths on life as a developer.
Developer Advice: Put Everything on GitHub
Some of the most valuable advice I've received is to put my code out their for the world to read, no matter how embarrassing it may be.