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How to Create Themes with Tailwind CSS and React
Use CSS variables to leverage client-side theming with Tailwind CSS and React.js.
Learn Flexbox With Tailwind CSS and React
Master CSS Flexbox with Tailwind CSS.
Learn the Box Model with Tailwind CSS
Learn the box model—a concept fundamental to CSS—using Tailwind CSS.
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How to Add Google Adsense Ads to a Next.js App
Get paid for your content. Learn how I add Google Adsense ads to a Next.js app.
How to Use Firebase Auth with Your Custom Domain
Learn how to use your app's domain name in Firebase Auth flows.
How to Fix Bottom Padding for iOS Mobile Browsers
How to dynamically add extra bottom padding on mobile devices using CSS.
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How to Add Google Adsense Ads to a Next.js App
Get paid for your content. Learn how I add Google Adsense ads to a Next.js app.
Headless UI Transitions
Transitions in Tailwind Lab's Headless UI library made simple.
How to Use Firebase Auth with Your Custom Domain
Learn how to use your app's domain name in Firebase Auth flows.
Frontend
When to Create Custom React Hooks
Find out common scenarios when you should use custom React hooks.
How to Create Themes with Tailwind CSS and React
Use CSS variables to leverage client-side theming with Tailwind CSS and React.js.
How to Fix Bottom Padding for iOS Mobile Browsers
How to dynamically add extra bottom padding on mobile devices using CSS.
Backend
How to Host a Gatsby Site on AWS with Terraform
Deploy S3, CloudFront, Route53 (and more) infrastructure with Terraform to host your Gatsby.js website.
Make Your Code DRY: Don't Repeat Yourself!
Learn about the DRY software design pattern to make your code more maintainable and reusable.
Blur Placeholder Images with Next.js and mdx-bundler
Get that "blur-up" effect we used to love in Gatsby.
Software Engineering
How to Find Important Code in a Large Repo
Large projects can be intimidating. Learn how to find the code you care about and cut through the noise.
Learn the API Gateway Pattern
Learn about the API Gateway software design pattern.
Make Your Code DRY: Don't Repeat Yourself!
Learn about the DRY software design pattern to make your code more maintainable and reusable.
Next.js
How to Make Headless React Notifications in TypeScript
Managing notifications' state does not have to be hard. Learn how to create notifications with ease.
How to Create an MDX Blog with Supabase and Next.js
Superpower your MDX blog with a PostgreSQL database backed by Supabase and Next.js.
How to Ensure Code Only Runs in the Browser in Next.js
How to ensure your code is only run on the client when using a full-stack JavaScript framework such as Next.js or Remix.
Tailwind CSS
Headless UI Transitions
Transitions in Tailwind Lab's Headless UI library made simple.
Learn the Box Model with Tailwind CSS
Learn the box model—a concept fundamental to CSS—using Tailwind CSS.
Simple Trick to Clean Up Tailwind CSS in React
Long strings of Tailwind CSS utility classes can be hard to read. This simple function fixes that.
React.js
How to Make Headless React Notifications in TypeScript
Managing notifications' state does not have to be hard. Learn how to create notifications with ease.
Simple Trick to Clean Up Tailwind CSS in React
Long strings of Tailwind CSS utility classes can be hard to read. This simple function fixes that.
Refactoring State Machines from useEffect to useReducer
How I used useReducer can simplify state machine logic.
JavaScript
Golang for JavaScript Developers
Are you a JavaScript developer interested in learning Golang? This is the article for you.
Building a Mental Model Around JavaScript Promises
Promises can be tricky to understand. I'll demystify promises and show you how you can leverage them to make your apps faster.
How to Create Themes with Tailwind CSS and React
Use CSS variables to leverage client-side theming with Tailwind CSS and React.js.
TypeScript
How to Create Themes with Tailwind CSS and React
Use CSS variables to leverage client-side theming with Tailwind CSS and React.js.
Golang for JavaScript Developers
Are you a JavaScript developer interested in learning Golang? This is the article for you.
How to Ensure Code Only Runs in the Browser in Next.js
How to ensure your code is only run on the client when using a full-stack JavaScript framework such as Next.js or Remix.
CSS
Learn Flexbox With Tailwind CSS and React
Master CSS Flexbox with Tailwind CSS.
How to Learn CSS Fast
CSS can be a struggle to learn. Tailwind CSS was the framework that made CSS concepts stick.
How to Create Themes with Tailwind CSS and React
Use CSS variables to leverage client-side theming with Tailwind CSS and React.js.
Computer Science
Learn the Stack Data Structure
Level up your computer science knowledge by learning about the stack data structure.
Learn the Binary Search Algorithm
How to efficiently search a sorted collection with binary search.
UW CSE College Personal Statement
Here's the personal statement essay I used to get into the University of Washington Computer Science & Engineering program in Seattle.
Headless UI
Headless UI Transitions
Transitions in Tailwind Lab's Headless UI library made simple.
How to Create Themes with Tailwind CSS and React
Use CSS variables to leverage client-side theming with Tailwind CSS and React.js.
How to Use Headless UI's Combobox with Async Data
Learn how to create an autocomplete component that works with your backend.
Gatsby.js
Supercharge SEO with Schema.org Schema Markup
Tell search crawlers about your site with Schema.org JSON-LD markup.
How to Deploy a Gatsby Site to AWS with GitHub Actions
Use Terraform and GitHub Actions to build a CI/CD pipeline for your Gatsby project.
Google Analytics Events with Gatsby and TypeScript
How I use TypeScript to track Google Analytics events in Gatsby.js.
SEO
Supercharge SEO with Schema.org Schema Markup
Tell search crawlers about your site with Schema.org JSON-LD markup.
Improve SEO with Social Sharing Cards
Find out how to get an image and metadata to show up when sharing your link on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites.
Dynamic Sitemap with Next.js and Supabase
How I use Next.js getServerSideProps with Supabase to generate a sitemap on demand.
Testing
Run Cypress Tests against Vercel Preview Deployments
Learn how to use GitHub Actions to run Cypress tests against Vercel deployments.
How to Find Dead Links with Cypress Testing Library
You don't want your users to hit a 404 when they click one of your links. Let's fix that.
How to Find Broken Images with Cypress Testing Library
You don't want your users to have to read the alt tag because your image didn't load. Let's fix it.
