Franklin Strube

Franklin Strube @fstrube

About: I'm a coder. I love to build things for the web.

Location:
Washington, DC
Joined:
Feb 2, 2025

Franklin Strube
articles - 12 total

Always Version-Control Your Lock Files

It misses the whole point of version-control if you're not adding your lock files (yarn.lock,...

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🔐 Securing Data at Rest and In Transit: A Practical Overview

Computer security is slippery—vulnerabilities exist from firmware to frontend. If you’re storing or...

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The AI Surge: How Large Language Models Are Transforming the Way We Code

Artificial Intelligence (or Large Language Models, if we're being specific) are all the rage these...

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Dopamine-Driven Development: Why That "It Works!" Moment Feels So Good

✅ Identify the challenge ✅ Write code ✅ It works! 🧠 Brain reward system activated 🚀 Confidence...

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JavaScript is so redundant

Why are there so many JavaScript build tools? Gulp, Grunt, Webpack, Laravel Mix, Rollup.js, and now...

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I built a Markdown editor and preview tool in 2025 with NO Copilot

It's 2025 and the year of vibe coding. You reach for your favorite AI and let it run wild while you...

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How to convert Markdown to PDF

There are a million and one document formats out there that all seem to do one thing or another....

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Think about all the greats that came before you.

I think often about the course of history in computing, and find myself in awe of our accomplishments...

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Check out what I just built.

I needed a way to give a new UI framework a test-drive, so I decided to build a quick little PDF...

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About to start my day coding. You?

It's 9:45am. I take my first sip of coffee. "Ready to code?" my mind asks. Absolutely, I am. I...

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Working on some updates to my personal website today, specifically focusing on footer styles. Any feedback is appreciated! franklinstrube.com

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Just finished writing a five-part blog series on Laravel. Parts 1–3 are live on my website, franklinstrube.com

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