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Writing — Page 27
A mix of technical deep-dives, career reflections, and dispatches from the road.
developmentMay 7, 2023· 2 min
The Evolution of Front-End Development: Past, Present, and Future
A look at how front-end development has evolved from table layouts and inline styles to responsive design, component frameworks, and the modern web — with a…
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travelSep 4, 2022· 1 min
Wind Point Lighthouse
One of the oldest and tallest active lighthouses on the Great Lakes, built in 1880 on Lake Michigan north of Racine — tours available and the grounds are…
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developmentMar 26, 2022· 1 min
Avoid Using Else
A case for eliminating else from your code — why it leads to cleaner refactors, pairs well with small named functions, and makes logic easier to read and…
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travelMar 19, 2022· 1 min
Kinkaid Spillway
A Shawnee National Forest spillway in southern Illinois where river otters, beavers, and pileated woodpeckers appear with surprising regularity.
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developmentJun 26, 2021· 1 min
Questions to ask before choosing a static site generator
A link to an Ample blog post covering the key questions to ask when selecting a static site generator — comparing common SSGs to help you pick the right one…
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developmentJun 19, 2021· 1 min
Just How Niche is Headless WordPress?
Thoughts on a CSS-Tricks post about headless WordPress — when it makes sense, why the broader WordPress community may not benefit from it, and how tools…
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developmentJun 13, 2021· 1 min
target=blank (CSS-Tricks)
A CSS-Tricks tip on the difference between target="blank" and target="_blank" — and how the version without the underscore lets you reuse the same tab…
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developmentMay 30, 2021· 1 min
No, Utility Classes Aren't the Same As Inline Styles (by Sarah Dayan)
A link to Sarah Dayan's post making the case that utility classes are fundamentally different from inline styles — and why the rise of Tailwind CSS has made…
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travelMay 17, 2021· 1 min
Little Missouri Falls Recreation Area
A series of cascading rock shelves on the Little Missouri River deep in Arkansas Ouachita National Forest — quiet, beautiful, and the start of the Eagle…
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