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
Category Archives: web development
“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
How to use dynamic variables in a Grunt config file
Grunt is a powerful tool, but can seem limiting when you need dynamic values or options. But it’s actually really easy to pass data to Grunt and have it do just about anything you want, dynamically! Continue reading
Converting WordPress to Web App: Adding “Add to home screen” functionality
In this final installment of my Converting WordPress to Web App series, I add “Add to home screen” functionality! The best way to do this has changed a little over the past several years, so I will present a few options, pick the current best practice, and walk through adding this to my site, completing this journey from standard WordPress blog to an installable, offline-ready web app So let’s get started! Continue reading
Converting WordPress to Web App: Adding Caching and Offline Support
In this fifth installment of my Converting WordPress to Web App series, I look into Adding Caching and Offline Support! And to do this, we’re gong to take advantage of the latest darling of the web development, the Service Worker. Service Workers allow us to monitor HTTP Requests and provide alternate functionality. This allows us to handle offline situations, and provide locally-cached assets rather than fetch them from the server. All of this gives our users a better experience, and that’s what it’s all about! So let’s get started! Continue reading
Converting WordPress to Web App: Adding a Deployment Process
In this fourth installment of my Converting WordPress to Web App series, I look into Adding a Deployment Process! Rather than relying on the tried-and-true, manual FTP process, we continue our march into automation, recruiting a service to keep an eye on our repo and partially automate the process of moving our files from here to there! So let’s get started! 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
Adding HTTPS to my Dreamhost WordPress site
For some time I have wanted to upgrade this site to HTTPS, but I have heard so many horror stories that I kept putting it off and putting it off. Finally, a couple articles arrived serendipitously, and helped convince me that now was the time. I have no major breakthroughs here, but a) I wanted to brag a little, and b) I wanted to highlight a couple issues I encountered, resources I found, and workarounds I used. Continue reading
Series Part 6: A beginner’s guide to comparing, and getting started with, MVC frameworks: Summary
The sixth part of my series on MVC frameworks, where I find, collect, and present some fantastic resources for anyone looking to get started, trying to figure out the differences between all the options, find out which is right for them, and find a good starting point. In this final installment, I wrap things up and provide a short summary of what I think of those frameworks examined. Continue reading