- Responsive pages and color themes with minimal CSS
Building a responsive website with color themes? Start at the root.
websites
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4 min read
- Build your own serverless subscriber list with Go and AWS
How to build your own newsletter list with DynamoDB and SES email sign up confirmations.
api
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7 min read
- Increase developer confidence with a great Django test suite
How to write tests for your Django applications that boost your team, and are actually useful.
coding
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5 min read
- Django project best practices to keep your developers happy
Using Makefiles, pre-commit, and GitHub Actions to help create a happy development team.
python
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6 min read
- Manipulating data with Django migrations
How to update Django models and manipulate existing data using migrations.
coding
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5 min read
- How GitHub Codespaces increases productivity and lowers barriers
A look at how GitHub Codespaces can increase productivity and help new teammates and contributors start developing fast.
open-source
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3 min read
- How to create a self-documenting Makefile
Accelerate your workflow and DevOps with command-line aliases you can check in
coding
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4 min read
- Writing efficient Django
How to use Django's views, models, and queries to build a better application.
coding
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6 min read
- Look mom, I'm a GitHub Action Hero
The GitHub blog interviews me for their GitHub Action Hero series.
ci/cd
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5 min read
- Technical ergonomics for the efficient developer
If you knew these tools existed, you'd probably be using them by now.
coding
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4 min read
- If you want to build a treehouse, start at the bottom
How threat modeling and pushing left help create a stable foundation for secure software.
cybersecurity
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5 min read
- Hugo vs Jekyll: an epic battle of static site generator themes
A comparison of nuances of creating themes for the top two static site generators.
websites
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13 min read
- Breaking bottlenecks 🍾
A talk on the benefits of non-blocking functions for programs, developers, and organizations.
computing
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12 min read
- The past ten years, or, how to get better at anything
Thoughts on learning software development, technical blogging, and what the past ten years have taught me.
life
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9 min read
- Secure web forms for the front-end developer
How to design secure web forms: validate, sanitize, and control.
cybersecurity
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4 min read
- Secure application architecture basics: separation, configuration, and access
A starting point for building secure application architecture, for busy developers.
cybersecurity
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8 min read
- Migrating to the cloud but without screwing it up, or how to move house
A practical guide to moving to cloud services with minimal downtime, using AWS examples.
aws
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11 min read
- Git commit practices your future self will thank you for
How squash commits, vimrc, and git tags can help you make great Git commits.
git
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15 min read
- An automatic interactive pre-commit checklist, in the style of infomercials
How to set up an interactive checklist using a Git pre-commit hook script.
git
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3 min read
- How to set up a short feedback loop as a solo coder
Strategies for continuous improvement when you're a freelance developer.
coding
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10 min read
- How to code a satellite algorithm and cook paella from scratch
A guide to expertly tackling seemingly complicated problems that you'd rather never tackle in the first place.
algorithms
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7 min read
- Making sandwiches with closures in JavaScript
An explanation of closures and how they can emulate private methods in JavaScript.
javascript
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4 min read
- Understanding Array.prototype.reduce() and recursion using apple pie
An explanation of JavaScript reduce() method and recursive functions using delicious, attention-retaining apples.
javascript
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6 min read
- Iterating over objects and arrays: frequent errors
A quick reference to why your code isn't working, or some errors I frequently make with iteration when the coffee wears off.
coding
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4 min read
- Top free resources for developing coding superpowers
The go-to resources from my bookmarks folder for anyone who wants to learn to code.
coding
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3 min read
- Iteration in Python: for, list, and map
The basics of writing iterations in Python using for loops, list comprehensions, and map.
python
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4 min read