Liz Laffitte articles - 27 total
WP2AT Part 4: Comparing Datasets
I'm working on a Ruby CLI gem that will automate adding WordPress blog data to AirTable. It uses the...
WP2AT Part 3: Retrieving All Table Rows from AirTable
If you've been following along you know I've been working on a Ruby CLI gem that will automate adding...
WP2AT Part 2: Working with WordPress & AirTable APIs
Correction In part 1 I implied that wp2at isn't a CLI. That is incorrect. Just because it...
What I’m Working On: WP2AT – A Ruby Gem
The Scenario: I work for a marketing company and our niche – the thing we’re really, really...
“It used to work!” Reviewing this Week's Web Dev Problem Solved
One thing I hear often when working on web development projects is: “It used to work!” This past week...
Converting CSS to SASS in Rails Project
As an exercise to flex and practice my SASS skills, I recently converted the CSS in one of my project...
Eggasaurus: JavaScript SPA Browser Game
This post will review how I handled gameplay visualization in a JavaScript SPA browser game I built....
Web Development Bad Habits to Kick
Cover photo by mohamed abdelghaffar from Pexels 1. Not Designing for Mobile First You kno...
Creating Accessible Accordions with HTML, CSS & JavaScript
An accordion, in development and design, is a graphical control element that consists of vertically s...
Conquering Twitter OAuth Authorization in a Rails/React App
Cover Photo by Brett Jordan from Pexels This is a quick walkthrough of making Twitter API requests t...
CSS but with Bridgerton Characters
A few CSS selectors explained, but with Bridgerton characters. Possible spoilers! Everythin...
PHP Cheatsheet for Rubyists
This is a quick cheatsheet for every Rubyist struggling to remember PHP syntax. Variables...
Deploying a Rails App with React Frontend to Heroku
This is not an overview of deploying a Rails API/React application, built in two separate pieces, two...
Making Your Apps Pretty & Shareable for Social Media
If you've ever tried to share a deployed personal project on LinkedIn, Facebook or Twitter, you've pr...
Persisting Data Using Cookies in React Apps
When trying to persist data in React apps, there are generally two ways to go: localStorage or cookie...
Converting a React Class Component with Connect to a Functional Component using React Hooks
First things first, make sure that you read the React Hook docs. This post is not a replacement for t...
Resolving the ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken Error in a Rails/React App
You've just started building a Rails (backend) and React (frontend) application. You've configured We...
Building a Social Media Marketing App (Part II)
In Part I, I went over why I want to build a social media marketing app, the languages and frameworks...
Building a Social Media Marketing App (Part I)
I work for a marketing firm, where social media marketing is a big part of my coworker’s lives. They...
Learning RSpec: First Tests for a Rails App
What the hell is RSpec? Since day 2 of learning Ruby, I have heard about RSpec, RSpec, RSp...
Styling An Applications with Flexbox
Flexbox (CSS Flexible Box Layout Module) is a layout module that makes creating responsive web applic...
Deploying a Rails API/ React Application on Heroku, Part 2: Frontend Deploy
Hero-ku! You've probably ended up here after deploying your application's Rails API backend to Heroku...
Deploying a Rails API/ React Application on Heroku, Part 1: Backend Deploy
You’ve built a beautiful, or at least a functional, application with a Rails API backend and React fr...
Mailchimp Email Report Generator Part II
In part I I described my plan for a report generator application. The plan was to build the API in Ra...
5 Reasons Treehouse is Great for Beginners
When I was first learning how to code, I spent a lot of time on a lot of learning platforms. While th...
Mailchimp Email Report Generator Part 1
Working in marketing, I send a lot of emails with Mailchimp. Working with clients who are data-driven...
My Favorite VS Code Shortcuts
Open a Terminal: CTRL + ~ You could have both Ubuntu (or your favorite CLI) and VS Code op...