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2023 6 posts

Programmatically generate files in Cypress tests

#cypress
#javascript
#testing

Aug 9, 2023

reactions: 1

How to copy test results from a container to the host using Docker Compose

#docker
#dockercompose
#testing

May 29, 2023

reactions: 1

Set an Active Storage attachment in an after_save callback

#rails
#ruby

May 18, 2023

reactions: 2
comments: 2

Resize images before saving them with Ruby on Rails Active Storage

#rails
#activestorage
#ruby

Apr 30, 2023

reactions: 3
comments: 2

Faking private class constructors in JavaScript

#javascript

Mar 3, 2023

reactions: 1

Add trailing slashes in Rails without breaking everything

#rails
#ruby

Feb 23, 2023

reactions: 2

2022 12 posts

Using Alpine.js directives on form_with in Ruby on Rails

#rails
#alpinejs
#javascript
#ruby

Sep 10, 2022

reactions: 5

Error boundary causes React Router links to stop working

#react
#javascript

Jul 31, 2022

reactions: 5

Leveraging JavaScript to implement CSS transitions that use display: none

#animation
#css
#javascript

Feb 13, 2022

reactions: 10
comments: 4

Using Google Analytics's gtag.js with Turbolinks

#turbolinks
#analytics
#javascript

Feb 10, 2022

reactions: 3
comments: 2

Using Alpine's Persist plugin in a separate JavaScript file

#alpinejs
#javascript

Feb 9, 2022

reactions: 14
comments: 3

Binding an Alpine.js element to the turbolinks:load event

#alpinejs
#turbolinks
#javascript

Feb 6, 2022

reactions: 10
comments: 1

Scoping variables to a single file in Scss without @use

#scss
#sass

Feb 5, 2022

reactions: 5

Download a webpage and all of its assets using wget

#linux

Jan 26, 2022

reactions: 3

Development-only pages in Next.js

#nextjs
#react
#javascript

Jan 25, 2022

reactions: 1
comments: 1

Development-only routes in Django

#django
#python

Jan 23, 2022

reactions: 11

Styling django-allauth by overriding its templates

#django
#allauth
#python

Jan 22, 2022

reactions: 6
comments: 3

Creating a text column using Ecto in Elixir's Phoenix framework

#phoenix
#ecto
#elixir

Jan 20, 2022

reactions: 9
comments: 2

2021 19 posts

Self-hosting analytics with Plausible & NGINX on Ubuntu Server

#plausible
#linux
#selfhosting

Dec 16, 2021

reactions: 3

A complete guide to deploying Rails on an Ubuntu VirtualBox VM

#rails
#linux
#virtualbox
#ruby

Dec 15, 2021

reactions: 6

Verifying GPG signatures: history, terms and a how-to guide

#gpg
#pgp
#cryptography
#opensource

Dec 15, 2021

reactions: 5

Include a phone frame in a screenshot of an Android Expo project

#expo
#reactnative
#mobile
#android

Dec 12, 2021

reactions: 6

Build an "Edit Page" button in a Hugo template

#hugo
#jamstack

Dec 5, 2021

reactions: 7

Get the absolute path to the project directory in Hugo

#hugo
#jamstack

Dec 5, 2021

reactions: 5

How to check if a Hugo site is in development or production

#hugo
#jamstack

Dec 5, 2021

reactions: 5
comments: 4

Prevent NPM from installing packages outside of a Docker container

#docker
#node
#npm
#javascript

Dec 1, 2021

reactions: 22

Do content management systems actually serve their users?

#wordpress
#jamstack
#drupal
#headless

Nov 16, 2021

reactions: 11
comments: 6

SSH into a server behind Cloudflare using an SSH config file

#devops
#linux
#sysadmin

Sep 23, 2021

reactions: 9
comments: 4

Validating an upload as an image OR a video with Laravel

#laravel
#php

Sep 18, 2021

reactions: 18
comments: 1

Speed up Laravel in Docker by moving vendor directory

#laravel
#docker
#php

Sep 14, 2021

reactions: 83
comments: 25

Handling url-encoded forwarded slashes in Laravel URLs

#laravel
#php

Sep 13, 2021

reactions: 6

One does not "just containerize" an app

#docker
#devops
#containers
#infrastructure

Sep 11, 2021

reactions: 83
comments: 19

Comparison of MDX integration strategies with Next.js

#nextjs
#mdx
#react
#javascript

Aug 3, 2021

reactions: 49
comments: 11

Read selected text out-loud on Ubuntu Linux

#linux
#a11y

May 13, 2021

reactions: 5
comments: 6

Installing Laravel on a Raspberry Pi with Sail

#laravel
#php
#docker
#raspberrypi

Mar 25, 2021

reactions: 15

Getting Pop_OS! Installed on an HP ProBook x360 11

#linux
#popos

Mar 7, 2021

reactions: 7
comments: 1

Change Laravel's exception screen code editor

#laravel
#php
#tooling

Jan 16, 2021

reactions: 7

2020 15 posts

DEV 2020 Year-in-Review: Scraping data using the Console

#javascript
#tutorial

Dec 26, 2020

reactions: 6

Reflecting on a year with Node.js and why I should have stuck with Laravel

#laravel
#php
#node
#javascript

Dec 23, 2020

reactions: 116
comments: 56

Unpacking the murky distinctions between websites and web applications.

Dec 17, 2020

reactions: 1

"But does it scale?" A pragmatic overview of infrastructure scalability

#performance
#architecture
#codenewbie

Nov 1, 2020

reactions: 5
comments: 1

Is PHP a gnarly language? Yes, yes it is.

#php
#languages
#softwareengineering

Oct 31, 2020

reactions: 8

Why is WordPress development painful?

#wordpress
#softwareengineering

Oct 27, 2020

reactions: 14
comments: 2

Laravel not running accessors with numbers in attribute name when serializing to JSON

#laravel
#php

Oct 12, 2020

reactions: 11

Can you be a good software engineer if you just do it for the money?

#opinion

Oct 3, 2020

reactions: 6

Using a TypeScript interface to define model properties in Objection.js

#typescript

Oct 2, 2020

reactions: 15
comments: 14

Hating jQuery doesn't make you cool

#jquery
#javascript

Jul 27, 2020

reactions: 83
comments: 25

Exiting Node.js when programmatically using "Concurrently" to run multiple scripts

#node
#javascript
#tooling

Jul 26, 2020

reactions: 6

Getting the Community SegmentedControl to Work on iOS in Expo SDK 37

#reactnative
#expo
#mobile

Apr 28, 2020

reactions: 2
comments: 1

What to Consider When Picking a New Programming Language

#languages
#careeradvice

Apr 27, 2020

reactions: 1
comments: 2

No, you don't need to learn the language before you learn a framework

#opinion
#beginners
#frameworks

Apr 19, 2020

reactions: 9
comments: 4

How to Open a CodeSandbox Project Without a Browser Preview

#codesandbox
#tooling

Apr 19, 2020

reactions: 4

2019 7 posts

Fuchsia and the Server: Why I'm Betting on Linux

#fuchsia
#linux
#opensource

Dec 20, 2019

reactions: 73
comments: 12

Casting integers to floats for float division in Hugo

#hugo
#jamstack

Nov 18, 2019

reactions: 7

How to get React Router 4 to allow nested components inside of a Switch

#react
#reactrouter
#javascript

Oct 29, 2019

reactions: 25
comments: 8

How to implement a working checkbox component in Formik 1.5.8

#formik
#react
#javascript

Oct 20, 2019

reactions: 11
comments: 4

Getting Ubuntu Linux Installed on an HP ProBook x360 11

#linux
#ubuntu

Jul 27, 2019

reactions: 7
comments: 14

My Impressions of Hugo as a WordPress Developer

#hugo
#wordpress
#jamstack

Feb 15, 2019

reactions: 36
comments: 15

Simplifying WordPress's functions.php with OOP: Part 2

#wordpress
#oop
#php

Jan 26, 2019

reactions: 31
comments: 3

2018 1 post

Simplifying WordPress's functions.php with OOP

#wordpress
#oop
#php

Nov 30, 2018

reactions: 208
comments: 26