Tag: Development
Template Map makes my Client Work Easier
TL;DR: Built another WordPress plugin: Template Map (GitHub) Very often my inspiration for building plugins is to make my life easier. Selfish as that may be, I’m a big fan of the idea behind using your own publicly released code as much as possible. When you’re actually in the trenches using the code you’re that […]
Posted: July 20, 2014
Susy
I’m not sure if I’ve become too detached or something, but this is the first time I’ve heard of Susy which can’t be well described by calling it a Sass library because it’s just as much a philosophy. Susy seems to have been born out of the customization frustrations found with more traditional CSS frameworks […]
Posted: June 30, 2014
Cargo Cult CSS
I’ve been sitting on this article for a while but finally was able to give it a good, focused read. If I’m honest, there are many great points to consider. I say that because at first glance it feels very anti-“modern” CSS, but what good is something if it hasn’t been questioned repeatedly (even when […]
Posted: May 01, 2014
joehoyle/Time-Stack
While everyone is spending time reflecting on 2013 with heartfelt goals for next year, I’ve been spending time reflecting on my toolset. Again. I’ve been a big fan of PhpStorm for the past year or so, but I couldn’t help myself from revisiting the last editor I used: Sublime Text 3. What prompted this? I […]
Posted: January 03, 2014
Native equivalents of jQuery functions
It’s all too easy to blur the line between jQuery and native JavaScript, but it’s important to keep in mind that JavaScript is undergoing massive change year-to-year. A ton of really exciting stuff is going on, and I’d be willing to bet that the days of “needing” jQuery to build your app (and even some […]
Posted: July 02, 2013
How to get great support as a technical user
If you build any kind of software that gets used by anyone but yourself, one of the first things you learn is that support usually eats way more time than actual work. It’s somewhat of a depressing discovery, and usually a lesson you learn a number of hard ways. All isn’t lost though, there’s a […]
Posted: July 02, 2013
The world’s two worst variable names
I’ve been trying to sweat the details of my code readability lately. I’m not on a large team of developers, I’m not on a team at all actually. I do, however, need to revisit my own code sometimes years down the line when it comes to long-term recurring projects for clients. I can’t tell you […]
Posted: July 02, 2013
Firefox makes a decision, removes an option
There are two main points to talk about here, the first of which is the observation that Firefox has removed the option to disable JavaScript as of version 23. That is awesome. Naturally, the hive is upset at the decision because it takes away something people feel they have the right to control. I understand […]
Posted: July 02, 2013
Welcome to Cloud.typography
Everyone and their brother is linking to this today but I want to point out some stuff going on under the hood that I really like. Wait. First go create an account at H&FJ because their fonts are just simply spectacular. We’ve been waiting for this day with bated breath and now that it’s here […]
Posted: July 01, 2013
Understanding MySQL in WordPress
If you’re looking to improve your low level WordPress querying chops, this article is great. When building more application-like pieces of functionality in WordPress, it’s really important to understand what’s happening under the hood (at least to a degree) so you can ensure that you’ve taken care of potential bottlenecks when your project gets utterly […]
Posted: June 13, 2013