Category Archives: best practices

Replacing jQuery with Vanilla JS / ES6

Following a discussion with a colleague about how “necessary” jQuery is now-days, considering how far ES6 has come, I decided to conduct a small experiment: I would clone a live, functioning JS module and replace as much jQuery as possible … Continue reading

“Switching to night-mode” (sort of)

Want to give your users the option of a “dark” or “night” mode? Me too! Then I tried it, and decided “maybe later?”… Continue reading

Bringing this Site out of Mothballs!

After nearly a three-year hiatus, I will attempt to kickstart this old blog, and see if anyone is still out there. Now where did I put that engine crank… Continue reading

Today’s Readings

The latest installment in my “Today’s Readings” series, offering my rants and thoughts based on findings from around the world-wide web. Happy reading! Continue reading

How to add Critical CSS to a WordPress site

As part of my ongoing attempt to improve page load speeds and incorporate best practices, I have incorporated inlining critical CSS into a WordPress site via a Grunt task, documenting all the fun along the way! Continue reading

Today’s Readings

The latest installment in my “Today’s Readings” series, offering my rants and thoughts based on findings from around the world-wide web. Happy reading! Continue reading

Notes from The State of Front-End Dev Hangout

While watching The State of Front-End Dev Hangout, hosted by Chris Coyier, I took a few notes on bits and pieces that really sparked my imagination. Here are a few semi-quotes, self-notes, and other musings on the topics covered. Continue reading

Today’s Readings

The latest installment in my “Today’s Readings” series, offering my rants and thoughts based on findings from around the world-wide web. Happy reading! Continue reading

Today’s Readings

The latest installment in my “Today’s Readings” series, offering my rants and thoughts based on findings from around the world-wide web. Happy reading! Continue reading

Today’s Readings

The latest installment in my “Today’s Readings” series, offering my rants and thoughts based on findings from around the world-wide web. Happy reading! Continue reading