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7 posts from 2018.
You ever have that nightmare where you sign up for a class that you forget to drop out of and end up needing to take the final at the end of the semester? Well, this one doesn't fall too far from the tree.
Read more →For those that have been following me for some time, this is approximately attempt \#8 at establishing a solid writing ritual for my coding life. And while there's a part of me that feels ashamed of that fact, the fact this is yet another attempt at something I been unable to accomplish over the last two years encapsulates the essence of tonight's post.
Read more →I have recently taken an interest in trying to utilizing the OKRs on my personal life. It has been a rather complex journey of trying various tools and what not, but I do think the method is promising and will be sure to write more as time goes on.
Read more →As most frontend developers are aware, one of the most frustrating aspects of our job is that we are often evaluated based on the quality of designs that we are building. Whether we like it or not, it is the first thing people see when we send them portfolio items / projects we've worked on. So while this is not as crippling to those with design skills, those of us that fall on the more technical side often have to resort to templates and design systems in order to work on projects without a designer.
Read more →Whelp. Here I am again. This must be like the tenth attempt of mine to get my coding blog up and running. And while that may be discouraging in hindsight, as the saying goes, you only fail when you stop trying. So here I am trying again.
Read more →Recently I've been going back and forth on whether or not it was time for me to return to pure CSS land. With my recent foray in CSS Grid, CSS Variables, and Scoped CSS, there was a serious moment where I considered just going to CSS + PostCSS for all my styling going forward.
Read more →As most of you know, Wes Bos is responsible for creating some of the best courses out there on popular development topics (that are typically front-end). And with all the buzz about CSS Grid, I was looking forward the day he would release a course on it. Much to my delight, I managed to get early access to the course!
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