James Thomson

James Thomson @jamesthomson

About: Just another front-end web dev junkie

Location:
Australia
Joined:
Feb 22, 2019

James Thomson
articles - 14 total

Native cloning is coming to Javascript soon!

structuredClone is a new native Javascript method for deep cloning objects

Learn More 11 0Dec 16 '21

Pro Tip: Use a screen recorder to debug DOM mutations

Using a screen recorder can help you easily debug DOM mutations.

Learn More 7 2Apr 30 '20

React Devs & Orgs to Follow on Twitter?

What developers or organisations do you follow on Twitter?

Learn More 7 2Nov 22 '19

5 Things To Do When You're Feeling The Struggle

5 strategies to dealing with the struggle as a developer

Learn More 138 13Aug 30 '19

SVG Tricks: Kickass Hotspots!

A look into creating precise hotspots over images using SVG

Learn More 13 2Aug 1 '19

Wanted: JavaScript Book Recommendations

What are your must read JavaScript book recommendations?

Learn More 78 24Jul 18 '19

Prefix vs Postfix When Using Increment & Decrement Operators.

An overview on the intricacies of prefixing vs postfixing the increment and decrement operators on an operand.

Learn More 18 6Jul 1 '19

Are portfolios still necessary as a front end developer?

It's been a few years since I've had to go through the job seeking process and I'm curious, is it...

Learn More 41 17Jun 19 '19

Google IO: Chrome is closing the gap between web and native

This years Google IO is full of awesome new tech, but one I am most excited about is the effort to...

Learn More 12 6May 9 '19

Sublime 3: Goto Anything... Tip

Exclude directories when using Goto Anything in Sublime

Learn More 9 0May 7 '19

Naming things is hard. Agree or disagree?

I've been a web developer for 10+ years now, mostly on the front-end, and I still find it difficult...

Learn More 14 12May 1 '19

Greatly Reduce PNG Weight With This One Trick

Using SVG masks can greatly reduce the size of an image with transparency.

Learn More 141 8Apr 26 '19

Sublime 3: A Quick Tip Using Find and Replace with Regex

Use Sublime 3's regex option to find all occurrences in a given context and replace with the matched value.

Learn More 12 1Apr 17 '19

SPAs: Have Your Cache And Eat It Too

A small guide on some initial caching steps for your single page application in hopes your users avoid a stale cache hell hole.

Learn More 56 10Apr 8 '19