Blogging
Writing is a huge part of my content delivery approach. It's the fastest way I know to quickly share the things I've learnt in the course of my work and other activities. I have mostly written content that are published on other platforms, but I've also decided to write specifically for my blog here.
Jamstack Rendering Patterns - The Evolution
I'm happy to announce that I've started a mentorship program to help support developers looking to transition into DevRel. I'll be starting with 5 people with the hopes of expanding this number to benefit more people on the long run...
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Jamstack Rendering Patterns - The Evolution
I'm happy to announce that I've started a mentorship program to help support developers looking to transition into DevRel. I'll be starting with 5 people with the hopes of expanding this number to ben...
March 14, 2022
Announcing DevRel Mentorship for aspiring dev advocates
I'm happy to announce that I've started a mentorship program to help support developers looking to transition into DevRel. I'll be starting with 5 people with the hopes of expanding this number to ben...
March 14, 2022
What is the Edge, CDN, Serverless, Cloud, and all the fancy words you don't really understand
Different people use these terms in a lot of different ways. This makes it difficult to be certain what they mean. I hope this post at the very least helps you understand how to think about them and c...
January 27, 2022
Code faster with these 10 Netlify CLI commands!
Learn how to speed up development time with these 10 Netlify CLI commands. The Netlify Command Line Interface makes it easier and faster to write, test, review code locally. Here's a list of the Netli...
January 21, 2022
Understanding the new script setup with defineProps & defineEmits in Vue 3.2
Learn the fundamentals of Vue 3.2 script setup feature with special APIs like defineProps and defineEmits. Vue 3 introduced us to the Composition API - a different way of handling reactive data using ...
January 13, 2022
Reflections on 2021
I've come to find value in documenting my experiences, choices, the things that worked, the ones that didn't and the lessons I learned. My major driver is to have something I can look back at in 5,10,...
December 31, 2021
How to add custom domains to Netlify sites!
Lets say that you bought a domain from a registrar like Godaddy or Namecheap. Then you build your site and deploy it on Netlify. Now, learn how to add your domain from the registry platform to your Ne...
December 20, 2021
Pairing Nuxt 3 with TailwindCSS and Supabase
So Nuxt 3 is out and I'm obviously very excited about it so I went ahead and paired it up with TailwindCSS and Supabase. Read on and I'll show you how to set it up and build a subscription form with i...
November 1, 2021
Gatsby v4 DSG Rendering mode on Netlify
Amongst other features that came with Gatsby v4 is a Deferred Static Generation (DSG) rendering mode that offers you a new way to render pages on-demand. Let's see it at work on Netlify...
October 18, 2021
Elsewhere
Jamstack Rendering Patterns: The Evolution
In this article, I share my thoughts about the direction of the web in 2022, and what solutions we can expect to see come up in the ecosystem to significantly improve the Jamstack experience.
April 19, 2022
Power your sites with APIs and Build Hooks
Combine 3rd party tools and services with your Netlify site using build hooks
December 22, 2021
Instand deploy rollbacks
Revert your deployed changes globally in milliseconds, thanks to instant deploy rollbacks.
December 8, 2021
Controlling auto publishing for coordinated releases
Locking deploys is helpful technique for coordinating lots of updates for a big launch or announcement. Everything can be readied and verified, and then all go live instantly at the click of a button. Learn how.
December 4, 2021
What is decoupling, actually
In the Jamstack world the word “decoupling” is thrown around a lot, and it can be intimidating to not actually understand that as a concept when it seems so prevalent.
November 3, 2021
Handling data fetching in Next.js with useSWR
Learn the basics of the useSWR hook with this random generator walkthrough for Next.js.
October 13, 2021
Refactoring your Vue 2 apps to Vue 3
Explore the new Vue 3 features that provide developers with a better way to build in this in-depth tutorial with examples.
September 25, 2021
Managing SvelteKit and Shopify cart interactions
Learn how to build shopping cart interactions with SvelteKit and Shopify such as add to cart, remove from cart, and view cart.
September 6, 2021
Build an ecommerce site with SvelteKit and the Shopify Storefront API
Learn how to build a site with SvelteKit to display all your Shopify products, then deploy the site to Netlify.
August 30, 2021
Top 6 things you can do with Netlify Dev in 2021
Learn how to make the most of Netlify Dev with this top 6 tips for faster development.
August 16, 2021
Shopify announces enhanced Storefront APIs - A first look with Gridsome and Netlify
Get a first look at Shopify's headless commerce solution - the Storefront API with Gridsome and Netlify.
July 19, 2021
How to rollback a deploy in 2 seconds on Netlify
Learn how to rollback to a previous stable deploy on Netlify
July 12, 2021
Some Jamstack features you should use more often
Learn some need to know Jamstack features that will help you and your team get the best out of the Jamstack.
June 17, 2021
Best Practices for Enterprise Applications on the Jamstack
The Jamstack model is currently capable of powering large enterprises, however, we've heard claims that Jamstack is only for small and static sites. Let's take a look at the reality of that in this post.
May 3, 2021
Using forwardRef in React to clean up the DOM
In this tutorial, we'll review the concept of forwarding refs in React and how it helps us manage interactions with the DOM.
March 18, 2021
Building React Native forms with UI components
Learn how to build various performant React Native forms within your app using native React Native UI components.
March 1, 2021
Deep dive into the Vue Composition API's watch() method
This post dives deep into how the Vue 3 watch API works when passed different types of data
January 29, 2021
How React Hooks can replace React Router
Looking for an alternative form of routing in your React projects? Read more to find out how React Hooks can replace React Router.
January 27, 2021
Debug React applications with React DevTools
In this tutorial, we'll highlight the notable additions to the latest React DevTools release and demonstrate a few ways you can leverage its features.
January 20, 2021
Building an Event Registration Page with Composition API and Serverless Functions
We are still very excited about the Vue Composition API. So in this post, we'll explore how it works, build an event registration form and hook it up with a serverless function to submit the form.
January 12, 2021
Using React Spring for animation: Context and examples
Looking for examples of how to implement animations without causing a major performance bottleneck? React Spring may be what you need.
January 7, 2021
Positioning elements with Vue 3 Teleport
In this tutorial, we'll go over the new Vue 3 Teleport feature and also demonstrate an example use case with a modal.
November 5, 2020
Trying out the new Bootstrap 5 with React
In this post, we'll look at how to get started with Bootstrap 5 and how we can use the new version in a React...
August 21, 2020
How to build an ecommerce site with Strapi, Vue.js, and Flutterwave
As a frontend developer, I was excited by how fast I could build backend services that communicate effortlessly with my frontend application.
June 4, 2020
Implementing secure passwordless authentication in React Native apps with Auth0
In this post, we'll go over the concepts involved in implementing passwordless authentication with Auth0 and Twilio in a React Native application.
May 19, 2020
Why you should use refs sparingly in production
A general rule of thumb is to consider how possible it'll be to do exactly what you want to do with props and state...
February 28, 2020
Build more accessible forms with React Icons
The goal of this post is to help you understand how to build more accessible React forms by using the popular react-icons library.
January 24, 2020
Building reusable UI components with React Hooks
In this tutorial, we will build reusable React components that can be used throughout your projects to maintain consistency in logic and presentation.
December 3, 2019
What’s new in Firefox 70
In this post, we'll look at all the new features of Firefox 70 and demonstrate how they help increase our browsing experience.
November 20, 2019
How to handle async side effects in 2019
React Async lets you handle promises and fetch data declaratively to make it easier to handle async UI states.
October 29, 2019
Testing React applications in 2019
While testing can be a very controversial concept, something we can all agree on is testing is a very critical aspect of any product...
September 19, 2019
Simplifying state management in React apps with batched updates
In this post, we will take a closer look at the batched updates feature in React.
September 10, 2019
React Spring vs Animated
In this post, we will look at some of the strengths and weaknesses of both React Spring and Animated.
August 25, 2019
Useful tools and techniques to minify your CSS
Faster page speed, better performance, overall improved user experience — these are the advantages of minifying your CSS files. This may seem obvious, yet it remains...
May 30, 2019
Getting started with BootstrapVue
Vue.js is a popular JavaScript library used for developing prototypes in a short time. This includes user interfaces, frontend applications, static webpages, and native...
April 29, 2019
How to create animated React components with Kendo UI
Animations are a major part of modern-day web development components. They add an aesthetic and visual appeal to how web applications are presented to...
March 28, 2019