tutorial

Ionic Socket Chat

Revisiting my real-time chat app. This time using Ionic Framework to build the client.

blog

Scrap that idea...

So, I started this "Code of the Week" series a little while back. The hope was that it would encourage me to write more. I thought it might give me some

react.js

React Roadway

I was working on documentation for another project, and got to the point where I needed to add a router to my app. Of course, the my first instinct was to install React

react.js

React DadJoke

Welcome to the first in a (hopefully) long running series of posts I'm calling Code of the Week. Each week I'll be posting something like a tip, snippet, or example of something small

javascript30

JavaScript 30 - Catching up

So far, JavaScript30 is taking me far longer than it should. I signed up more than 30 days ago, and I'm just starting Day 2. It's not from a lack of interest, but

javascript30

JavaScript30 - Getting Started

I've been wanting to do this for awhile now, but just havne't had the time. What I've recently (re)discovered, is that I'm never going to find the time. I have to make

css

CSS Transition for Text Decoration

I'm not sure why I didn't come across this sooner, but this morning I noticed that the transition property on my a tags didn't have any affect on the text-decoration changing from text-decoration:

css

The Little Things

It's been a long time since I've written a blog post. I really have no excuse. I also have no intention of becoming one of those guys that writes mostly about how little

node

Express Site with Digital Ocean and Dokku

Here we're going to look at building a simple site with Node.js, using the Express framework, deployed to Digital Ocean using Dokku. What's all that? Chances are, if you're reading this you've

css

CSS Class Names

I recently wrote about writing good CSS, and some of the concepts I've been using to approach CSS more effectively. Yesterday at work I came across a CSS class that just made me

css

Writing Good CSS

I'm always trying to learn new things. However, more importantly, I also try to learn ways to improve the way I already do things. Both at my full-time gig and for client side-projects,

html

HTML Basics

I recently began working with someone who wants to learn how to build his website, rather than simply have me build it for him. As a web developer I'd obviously appreciate the longer

css

Vertical Gap Between Divs

Recently, I discovered a very simple solution to what I believe is a pretty major problem. I first encountered the issue when first building my own grid, and I kind of "hacked&

css

Keeping Up To Date

As a developer, I often hear that developers need to keep up to date with new technologies. They need to be continuously learning new things. For a lot of people, this seems to

css

The Full-Stack Web Developer

The Internet has changed a lot over the years. Not just in the way we use it, but also in the way we build it. As a result, we have new job functions

management

People Are Not Resources

While I like the fact that some changes are starting to happen with our processes at work, I also find my self rather disappointed in some of the changes. They're not happening as

management

"Good Enough", Isn't

It's something that plagues many businesses, both small and large. Often business owners get into a particular mind-set when it comes to design projects. They assume that they can, and should, handle everything

management

Lean Software Development

Back in May, I wrote a post called The Process and the Team. It was kind of an extension of an even earlier post, Recognizing Team Dysfunctions. In that I mentioned a few

html

Meta Descriptions

A meta description is an HTML attribute that gives a brief explanation of the contents of a web page. These are often used on search engine results pages to give a preview of

css

Keep it simple

I started out by want to create a simple CSS grid. Eventually I decided to turn that into a CSS framework. Then I wrote about making the grid responsive. While these posts are

javascript

Quote Tweets with a Node.js Twitter Bot

A short time ago I wrote about how to build a Twitter bot with Node.js. Making use of the Twitter API, I have a bot that searches for Tweets with either #CFML

management

Should designers and developers work for free?

I'm a web developer, and my wife is a graphic designer. Over the years I have seen a very disturbing trend. We are often asked to do work for free. Friends, family, even

css

CSS Frameworks

I've done it again. Sort of. I've worked with something long enough to develop it into a great proof of concept, then more or less abandon it. This time it was my CSS

Measuring Developer Productivity

As I've mentioned before, I am not an expert in this area, but I am really passionate about teams working well together and producing high quality code. And I think I have some

html

Semantic HTML

This is a really hot topic among web geeks. Often the group is pretty split. I think everyone agrees that semantics are a good thing, but the split comes in understanding what that