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March 26, 2022
Avoid Using Else
I agree with this post from Freek Van der Herten. Avoiding else is one thing I feel makes for a quick win when refactoring code. I feel like if you want to add else you...
June 26, 2021
Questions to ask before choosing a static site generator
I wrote this "Questions to ask before choosing a static site generator" on my works (Ample) blog a while ago. Though, I had never added a link to it here. I outline some of the most common static...
ReadJune 19, 2021
Just How Niche is Headless WordPress?
I thought this post Just How Niche is Headless WordPress? on CSS-Tricks does a great job at outlining how Headless WordPress can be utilized. I believe for certain situations headless WordPress is...
ReadJune 13, 2021
target=blank (CSS-Tricks)
I saw this post (Originally posted on CSS-Tricks) this week about using target="blank" instead of target="_blank" earlier this week. I was amazed that I did not learn this...
May 30, 2021
No, Utility Classes Aren't the Same As Inline Styles (by Sarah Dayan)
This post (linked below) by Sarah Dayan is a really good take on how utility classes are not the same as inline styles. I believe the rise of tools like Tailwindcss has pushed the bounds of what is...
ReadSeptember 2, 2019
VisBug (Dev Tools for Designers)
I was listening to the ShopTalk Show a little while ago and they had Adam Argyle on talking about VisBug. It's a browser extension that is almost like Dev Tools for designers. I like the...
ReadMarch 7, 2019
Laracon Online 2019 Notes and Thoughts
These are my notes from Laracon 2019 was an interesting conference and a lot of fun. I think you may still be able to buy tickets to access the recordings at https://laracon.net/. It is nice being...
ReadDecember 15, 2018
Testing mocked email in WordPress with PHPUnit
Before we get started this post assumes the following. You have some understanding of PHPUnit and using it with WordPress You are...
ReadJuly 3, 2016
Setting Up Your Shell Configuration and OHMyZSH
A while ago I wrote a post on Setting Up Your Shell. I wanted to follow up with more information about ZShell and OHMyZSH. Since both have really made using the terminal a lot easier and more...
ReadJune 26, 2016
Setting up Mailhog on MAMP
Mailhog is a tool that allows all of your outgoing mail to be intercepted. This is great for your development environment since you may need to test things incrementally. You really do not want your...
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