Blogs and tutorials

Recently, I wrote some bad code. And Sentry showed me why, highlighting the importance of correct HTTP status codes, and how I should really read documentation.

Learn how to set up Sentry monitoring and error tracking for your self-hosted Directus project by building custom hooks.

Understanding how to use jQuery in an Astro project was hard to Google. So I wrote my own guide for you and my future self.

Learn all about image lazy loading and how it can help improve performance, user experience and Core Web Vitals, which all help boost your search engine rankings.

Netlify announced a company-wide restructure in July 2023 and my role was impacted. As a result, I’m excited to be looking for my next role as a Developer Experience Engineer. Here are five reasons why you should hire me.

I love a good party trick, and one of mine is being able to deploy my website using my voice and my Apple Watch. Here’s how I do it using a serverless function and build hook on Netlify, and an Apple Shortcut.

Learn how to build The Ultimate Theme Toggle™️ for your website using JavaScript, CSS custom properties, local storage and system settings. No framework required!

Learn how to run an A/B test using content from your CMS and Netlify Edge Functions.

Learn how to split traffic for A/B testing between different page layouts while retaining the same user-facing URL, using Netlify Edge Functions.

I learned this week that for my ENTIRE professional career I have been living with an enormous misconception: the universal CSS selector doesn't actually select EVERYTHING.

Learn how to hide decorative text generated by CSS pseudo elements from screen readers, so that your weird and wonderful designs don't interrupt the flow of the text.

Learn about different types of rendering on the web, and how it impacts user experience, site performance, and SEO.

Learn how to optimize user experience, site performance and SEO by taking a strategic approach to how you render different pages of your e-commerce store.

A few weeks ago I had read about the book Make Time: How to focus on what matters every day by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky and it piqued my interest. I added it to my cart that day, checked out, and decided to use a week of PTO to see what tips and tricks I could experiment with to try and fix my life. Here’s how it went.

Asking “How do I get started with web dev?” is like asking “How do I get started with cooking?”