Andreas

Andreas @devmount

About: freelancing software engineer. javascript. php. python. css. husband. dad². guitarero. climber. retrogamer.

Location:
Berlin, Germany
Joined:
Aug 26, 2017

Andreas
articles - 32 total

Building a Static Site Generator in 3 steps

Maybe you know this situation: You are not so happy anymore with your personal website, the look and...

Learn More 74 4May 2 '24

JavaScript Array Methods Explained with Emojis

JavaScript has a lot of useful Array operations. If you are just as confused as me about which one to...

Learn More 156 19Feb 25 '21

PHP 8 features I wish also existed in JavaScript

I know there is still a lot of hatred for PHP out there, but in my opinion with version 7 at the late...

Learn More 248 70Feb 8 '21

ThirdStats — Beautifully Visualized Email Account Stats

In the first post of this series I told you the background story why I built a tool that's able to sh...

Learn More 42 5Sep 29 '20

Automatic Deployment via good ol' FTP

Since their release, GitHub actions are on my long-term todo list for increasing automation of my wor...

Learn More 68 18Sep 3 '20

10 Awesome Pythonic One-Liners Explained

Since I wrote my first lines of code in Python, I was fascinated by its simplicity, excellent readabi...

Learn More 167 35Jul 29 '20

Some Emmet Magic Frontend Devs should know

I would like to share some examples of useful Emmet commands that heavily speed up my markup creation...

Learn More 65 2Jul 20 '20

What was the funniest typo in your client conversations?

Have you ever experienced a funny or embarrassing situation because of a typo you or your client made...

Learn More 23 14Jul 17 '20

You Can Quit! ...with the help of Vue and Dexie

I humbly assume that every single one of us has a bad habit we want to get rid of. At least I have th...

Learn More 38 7Apr 27 '20

4 PHP Tricks to Boost Script Performance

Normally I write code by using the conventional, obvious PHP functions to solve corresponding problem...

Learn More 135 25Apr 14 '20

A CheatSheet of 128 CheatSheets for Developers

I compiled a list of the (in my opinion) best Cheatsheets and tutorials for some of the top...

Learn More 1846 50Feb 25 '20

22 Shout-Outs to Open Source and Infinite Creativity

Sorry if this is a bit emotional, but I just have to say this now. Even at the risk of boring some of...

Learn More 233 14Feb 19 '20

How to use Ionicons v5 with Vue.js

There are a lot of awesome icon sets out there, but the set from the Ionic framework - Ionicons - is...

Learn More 83 13Feb 11 '20

Chromium Developer Tools can do that?

Here are some useful features of the Chromium Developer Tools, you may have missed so far. Those shou...

Learn More 248 24Jan 30 '20

What was the weirdest bug you ever encountered?

As developers we find and troubleshoot bugs everyday. What was the strangest bug you've ever stumbled...

Learn More 38 39Jan 22 '20

I'm here to encourage you, ask me anything!

I started reading articles on dev.to 2.5 years ago and I'm still amazed how welcoming this community...

Learn More 91 69Jan 13 '20

23 lesser known VS Code Shortcuts as GIF

Despite many shortcuts I'm using frequently in VS Code, the following ones can come in very handy but...

Learn More 1585 74Jan 7 '20

What are your goals as developer for 2k20+?

I'm wondering if you developers out there have any plans or goals for the new year or even the new de...

Learn More 65 73Jan 4 '20

What is your preferred Tech Stack?

I'm wondering which Tech Stack you prefer especially for your web development projects. What are the...

Learn More 55 34Dec 27 '19

What is your Favorite Browser?

I assume most of the web developers out there have many browsers installed for cross browser testing....

Learn More 51 62Dec 20 '19

9 Evil Bash Commands Explained

I remember using and understanding a terminal for the first time: That feeling when you realize that...

Learn More 874 69Dec 10 '19

Which movies or series about programming would you recommend?

I would like to know which movies/series you would recommend, where the plot and programming scenes a...

Learn More 246 82Dec 5 '19

Learn CSS animation by creating pure CSS loaders

You always wanted to learn the essentials of CSS animations? Me too! Let's do it together in 5 minute...

Learn More 910 34Nov 26 '19

What was the funniest thing, a non-tech ever said to you?

Let's share some humorous moments with clients from completely different branches. Please, this is...

Learn More 55 44Nov 21 '19

What was your first own computer?

When I was a kid, we had a computer since the mid-90s and my whole family was using it for playing ga...

Learn More 19 64Nov 15 '19

3 CSS Tricks to uncover Accessibility Issues

I recently read a great article by Devon Campbell that reminded me once again how important it is to...

Learn More 119 0Nov 5 '19

How to kickstart a Vue.js project in 3 min

Without losing many words I'll start straight away: This is a guide showing how to rapidly start Vue....

Learn More 92 5Nov 1 '19

8 Games to learn CSS the fun way

I must admit, I have trouble remembering things. Especially when it comes to CSS. The Flexbox Layout...

Learn More 701 98Oct 24 '19

Love at First Code

What was a programming language or framework you fell in love with right after typing the first lines...

Learn More 10 27Oct 16 '19

How to correct Git Commit Messages

Who doesn't know it: You have to finish your work for some reason and quickly do a git commit to real...

Learn More 164 4Oct 10 '19