megazear7 articles - 31 total
Weather Bear!
I made a weather app... Check it out at https://weatherbear.app I used LitElement for building...
Introducing JTL: JSON Templating Language
What if you could convert json into html? This would allow you to use json as a templating language...
Static Websites Can Be Progressive Single Page Applications
Progressive single page applications do not require dynamic client or server side rendering. In fact, they lend themselves extremely well to pre-rendered, 'static' views.
The Golden Jam of Web Stacks
Over the course of time my go to tech stack for web development has changed. At one time it was Ruby...
Redeeming the Time
I recently found myself giving time management advice. During this discussion the phrase, "reducing...
The Sales Pitch of Static Site Generation
I have recently developed a static site generator tool called Orison and for this reason among others...
Using Async / Await with Callbacks
I recently ran into the problem of getting a promise interface working alongside a callback...
Web Component as Good as Direct HTML for SEO?
I have been thinking about web components, light dom vs shadow dom, server side rendering, and SEO....
Google Calendar API Integration Made Easy
I recently struggled to integrate the Google Calendar API while trying to create an event listing for...
Considerations for CMS Integrations with JAMstack Sites
It is often assumed that static site generators have limitations that server side rendering or client...
Signs That Your Unit Tests Are Not Helpful
Here are two metrics that you can look at with your unit tests: Percentage of test failures that...
Pinterest, Facebook, and the Future of Social Media
The world wide web promised to allow anyone and everyone to distribute content to the world. In...
Battlesim: Using the PWA Starter Kit
I recently created an app called Battlesim. This app is used to play a table top miniatures game that...
Functional, Verbose, Sensical: A Programming Language Proposal
A while back I wrote up some quick thoughts on what a programming language would look like if it's...
Super Simplified HTML Rendering
I wanted to provide a quick overview of the different ways html can be rendered. At various points I...
Canvas Based Web Components: Lessons Learned
I recently have spent time learning html canvas and found it to be a perfect fit for web components....
Harp: A Static Site Generator Review
I have recently done a series of blog posts on the Harp static site generator. I would like to finish...
Harp Project Organization
I have written a series of blog posts on Harp, the static site generator. I wan...
What is one essential item in your backpack or computer bag?
What is one unexpected item that you always keep with you in your back pack or computer bag?...
Breadcrumbs Component in Harp
So far I have written up two blog posts on the Harp static site generator. The ...
Hosting Harp on Github Pages
Harp is a static site generator that I have recently been learning. As always I...
Getting Started with HarpJS
In this post we will take a look at the basics of the HarpJS static site genera...
Mobile Navigation on the Modern Web
For a long time websites have used a top aligned navigation layout. Go to any w...
When Not to Add Unit Tests
Refactoring poorly written code that has little abstraction and does not separate concerns can...
JSON Form Definition
I work in the area of web development called web content management or WCM for ...
Coding Against Data or Data Structures
Your an applications developer. You are provided data in some format; an API, a database of one...
No Code and the Future of Software Development
No Code is a growing term in the software industry. The concept is around having visual methods for...
No Icon Web Design
In my current about me website I chose to go with a no icon based design for th...
Fire CMS as a Single Page Application
A content management system built on Firebase rendered as a single page application.
The Fire CMS Paradigm
Serverless content management system with localization built on Firebase.