Posts on development — Page 11

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 across multiple link clicks.

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 this distinction more important than ever.

A quick look at VisBug, the browser extension that gives designers and developers a visual layer on top of any site — inspecting accessibility, tweaking colors, and moving elements around without touching the inspector.

Notes and takeaways from Laracon Online 2019 — covering event sourcing in Laravel, writing less complex code, Livewire, and other highlights from the conference sessions.

A quick tip on using WordPress's built-in MockPHPMailer in PHPUnit tests to intercept and assert against outgoing emails without sending anything to real recipients.

A follow-up to the shell setup guide — how to configure your .zshrc with aliases and PATH entries, and use OhMyZSH plugins and themes to make your terminal faster and more enjoyable to work in.

How to install and configure Mailhog on MAMP so all outgoing mail is intercepted locally during development — preventing test emails from reaching real users while you build and debug.

Reflections on mentoring through LaunchCode — why passion and self-driven learning matter more than formal education, and what it means to help someone break into development the way you had to figure it out yourself.

First impressions of Statamic — a flat-file CMS built on Laravel that bridges the gap between WordPress, static site generators, and a full framework, with a Vue-powered admin that feels like WordPress without the baggage.