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The Most Productive Customization I've Made to My Computer This Year

Experimenting with the Hyper Key


I finally decided to experiment with the Hyper Key and set up some custom keyboard shortcuts on my computer. Here, I'll explain how to set the key and some of the productive shortcuts I created.


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Framer is still alive and well… and it’s a game-changer

A love letter to my prototyping tool of choice.


An app is an experience. I wanted to create a prototype that felt real. They could pull it up on their mobile device and feel like they were using an application — no smoke and mirrors. No handwaving. No magic.


Tracking in git
May
26
2020
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Tracking in git

git for Beginners


When you're working with git, you may run across the term "tracking." Here, I'll explain what that term is and why it matters.


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Writing Pull Requests

git for Beginners


When you're working with git, you can push and pull code. I know it sounds weird. When you push code, it means you putting it on the server. You're pushing it online. When you pull code, it means that you're getting it off the server. You're pulling it down. So, a pull request is an official request to pull or merge your code.


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Merge Conflicts

git for Beginners


When we're merging branches or pushing code, git does a good job of handling updates automatically. Every once in a while, though, you may run into an issue where git doesn't know what to do. It doesn't know the best way to merge your files. This is called a merge conflict. If you've never seen this before, it can be a little scary. But *fear not*, today, we'll talk through how to resolve a merge conflict.


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Branching

git for Beginners


When you're developing, each feature you work on should receive its own branch. This way, development on different features can happen simultaneously. If it's a team with multiple developers, then we can all be working on our own code, at the same time, without worrying about interfering or overwriting each other's code.


Building the Ultimate React Icon Component
February
17
2020
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Building the Ultimate React Icon Component


Let's make the ultimate icon component in React. We want to build something that's as reusable and flexible as possible.


Fancy Ordered Lists
January
7
2020
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Fancy Ordered Lists


One of the design “tricks” in my hat, I’ve been using quite a bit lately is styling the numbers differently than the rest of the content.


Creating a  Fullscreen Video Background in HTML and CSS
August
31
2019
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Creating a Fullscreen Video Background in HTML and CSS


How to code a fullscreen video background with HTML and CSS, including how to compress and encode the video file for the web.


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