📱 The Road to Publishing an Android App
Published on Jul 30th, 2024
My experience as a web developer deploying my first app to the Google Play Store. Utilizing PWA Builder I was able to accomplish this without needing to learn a new language.
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🦚 Google IDX - The best Flutter Beginner Experience
Published on Jun 7th, 2024
After poking around with Flutter a few times but getting caught up in all the extra mobile setup and configuration, Google IDX finally provided an entry that removed the frustrations that were stopping me from working with Flutter.
🔬 Testing Svelte on the job
Published on Mar 14th, 2024
A quick summary of my breif time testing Svelte to build an internal tool for work.
🐛 Fixing "Global is not Definied" in Vite and Vue 3
Published on Jan 25th, 2023
How to fix a `ReferenceError: global is not defined` error when using Vite, Vue 3, and Piana
🔗 Creating your own Links page in Nuxt
Published on Dec 22nd, 2022
Do you want to set up a simple links page on your Nuxt blog to share on social medias? Here's how I created mine!
🍪 How to Fix Vuex Unknown Mutation Type Error
Published on Jun 29th, 2022
A common spelling typo gotcha that can cause a `[vuex] Unknown mutation type:` error.
🔗 Adding Netlify Redirects to your Nuxt Blog
Published on Feb 21st, 2022
After migrating to Nuxt I saw a huge drop in my Google Search Console results for broken pages. Adding Netlify Redirects to my blog fixed the issue and started returning my pages in search results again!
🧳 Migrating from Gridsome to Nuxt
Published on Feb 1st, 2022
Walkthrough of what steps are required to migrate a Gridsome blog to Nuxt and highlight potential problems with the migration.
🤖 How Roles cause Missing Permission Errors in Discord.js
Published on Jan 20th, 2022
After struggling to understand why my Discord.js bot was throwing a DiscordAPIError: Missing Permissions even with full admin permissions, I found out that role priority can cause this issue
💰 How to Add Web Monetization to a Gridsome Blog
Published on Nov 29th, 2021
Learn how to add web monetization to a Gridsome blog to better understand webmon and add bonus features to your site!
🖇 Intro to SEO | What is a Canonical URL?
Published on Nov 3rd, 2021
Introduction to Canoncial URLs answering questions such as 'What is a canonical URL?', 'How do I use a canonical URL?', and 'When do I need a canonical URL?'
💥 Gridsome SEO Improvement Guide
Updated on Nov 4th, 2021
Improving the SEO of your Gridsome site's blog post with easy to add code snippets.
🤙🏻 Moving from Vue 2's Option API to Vue 3's Composition API
Published on Sep 29th, 2021
Quick introduction to help migrate from the Vue 2 options API to Vue 3's Composition API.
🔗 Beginner's guide to state management
Published on Sep 21st, 2021
What is state management and what problem does state management solve for developers building an application?
🍪 Can you code on a Chromebook?
Published on Sep 15th, 2021
Can you code on a Chromebook? Yes! Here are some ways that you can start programming on a Chromebook - including no-installation options!
🧪 Creating blog post images automatically for Gridsome
Updated on Sep 20th, 2021
Learn how to automate the blog cover image creation process for your Gridsome blog posts!
🗺 Learn in the Wrong Order
Updated on Sep 14th, 2021
My thoughts on how having fun and staying motivated while learning is more important than learning things in a 'correct' order.
❓ Asking better questions
Published on Aug 26th, 2021
Asking good questions is hard. These are a few tips to address common pitfalls I see when asking for help with code.
🎮 My first game jam in 13K or less
Published on Aug 23rd, 2021
A brief retrospective on building my first JS game for js13kGames 2021 covering the fun parts, the challenges, and what I'm submitting as my entry!
📦 Beginner's guide to npm
Published on Aug 6th, 2021
What is npm, and why do we use npm? Walk through what npm is and how/when we use it with me to find out in an npm for beginners walkthrough!
🍪 Are git and GitHub the same?
Published on Aug 3rd, 2021
Git and Github are not the same - let's take a quick look at the differences.
🤔 Why use Gridsome?
Published on Aug 2nd, 2021
Gridsome is a Vue-based Static Site Generator, but why would someone use Gridsome? When is Gridsome best suited for a project? What features and developer quality of life benefits does it offer?
🌍 How to add Internationalization to a Vue Single File Component App
Published on Jun 28th, 2021
A complete guide on adding Internationalization (I18n) to a Single File Component (SFC) Vue App using vue-i18n.
👩💻👨💻 Committing Changes within Visual Studio Code
Published on Jun 9th, 2021
Sometimes you don't want to have to bust out the terminal and do everything in Visual Studio Code instead. Learn how to commit to GitHub from VS Code!
👨💻👩💻 Fixing UserProfilelookup Nintex Function returning blank values in Nintex Forms
Published on Jun 1st, 2021
This post acts as both a collection of the documentation for UserProfilelookup() in Nintex Forms and offers the troubleshooting steps for when UserProfilelookup() is returning no values.
📝 Organizing my life with Todoist
Published on May 3rd, 2021
Having failed to commit fully to the digital organization thus far, I'm committing to making things different this month and trying to organize my life better!
📚 3 takeaways from my experience as a Technical Reviewer
Published on Nov 4th, 2020
Things I wish I had done differently as a first-time technical reviewer.
📈 Devalytics - DIY detailed Dev.to Analytics
Updated on May 13th, 2021
Creating a self-hosted detailed Dev.to analytics site.
📁 Intro to Gridsome's Folder Structure
Published on Sep 24th, 2020
Outlining the differences between the many folders of Gridsome's file structure.
🔥 No-Nonsense Firebase Auth + Firestore in Vue
Published on Sep 9th, 2020
Get Firestore + Auth working. Do not pass Go. Do not collect 200 tutorials.
🙈 How to Create A Custom 404 Page In Gridsome
Published on Aug 31st, 2020
How I created a custom 404 page in Gridsome for my site!
💚 3 Things That I Love About Vue
Published on Aug 25th, 2020
3 of the biggest reasons I find the Vue Developer Experience so enjoyable!
🎨 Create a Favicon using only your Browser with Gravit.io
Published on Aug 13th, 2020
An introductory guide to Gravit.io and using it to create a minimal favicon for your website in 10 steps!
🔪 How to find and terminate a Windows Processes by Port
Published on Jun 12th, 2020
Learn how to locate the Windows Process occupying a specific port and terminate it when you get an "error listen eaddrinuse: address already in use :::8080" or "error listen eaddrinuse: address already in use :::8081" error!
👨💻👩💻 How to start coding on a Chromebook
Published on Mar 22nd, 2020
Beginner's guide to setting up a Chromebook for coding, including how to install VS Code on a Chromebook!
🚦 Error Handling in Vue with Vuex
Published on Feb 5th, 2020
Vuex error handling in a flash message format with an error component, including setting an error message from a vuex module.
🌈 Creating a rainbow in Vue using v-for
Published on Aug 28th, 2019
Learn how to use an array of colors with v-for to generate a colored pattern.
👋🏻 Hello, Terminal! - Windows Edition
Published on Jul 17th, 2019
Terminals are a scary place - especially when everything is written for another OS's terminal language. Let's make the Windows terminal a little less scary!
👩💻👨💻 Getting Started with Firebase for the Web - Authentication
Updated on Apr 4th, 2022
Firebase Authentication web example covering how to get started with Firebase web authentication services including an example of using Firebase authentication for the web to create a login user interface.
🌐 Website Deployment with Hover & Netlify
Published on May 30th, 2019
Walk through the process of deploying your website to Netlify to share with the world and setting up a custom domain name to direct to it from Hover.
🍞 Arrays, any way you slice it
Updated on Sep 17th, 2021
Beginner's guide to Array.slice(). Everything you need to know about array.slice() by thinking of an array as a loaf of bread!
👩💻👨💻 How to make your first Pull Request
Published on May 2nd, 2019
Tutorial walking through making your first pull request on GitHub
🌐 Crash Course: git Lingo
Published on May 1st, 2019
A Git Crash Course breaking down common git keywords and lingo to be friendly for new git users.
🌐 Crash Course: WebDev Buzzwords
Published on Apr 19th, 2019
Explaining frequently used web development keywords and phrases in a beginner friendly way