Nathan B Hankes articles - 33 total
Getting Started With C#: Interfaces
This article is part of a series. For part one, visit the link below: Part 1: Getting Started with...
Getting Started with C#: Classes, Objects, and Namespaces
Together, classes, objects, and namespaces form the fundamental building blocks of C# programs. This...
Financial App Design: CSS Considerations
When your app involves handling a user's money, any minor issue with user experience or design will...
The API Series - Part 4: Updating Your GitHub Status With a GraphQL Mutation
Introduction In this tutorial, you'll learn about GraphQL mutations, authorization, and ge...
The API Series - Part 3: GraphQL and Sending Queries with fetch()
Introduction In this tutorial you'll learn how to query data from a GraphQL API. In the pr...
The API Series - Part 2: The REST API, fetch(), and AXIOS
Introduction In this tutorial, you'll learn of different tooling options that allow you to...
The API Series - Part 1: An Intro to APIs
APIs are the workhorse of modern web development. They put the "A" in JAMstack. And knowing how to wo...
Classless CSS Isn't Trashy
Can you write a nice-looking website without adding classes or IDs to your HTML? That's exactly what...
Upgrade Your CSS: The Syntax.fm Typography Sizing Strategy
In a recent episode of the Syntax.fm podcast, Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski discuss how they handle typo...
The CSS Series: Part 13 - CSS Frameworks, CSS-in-JS, Architecture, and Accessibility
While this series hasn't covered every detail of CSS, I hope it leaves you with a solid foundation in...
The CSS Series: Part 12 - Mobile First and Responsive Design
Because your web designs will be viewed on screens ranging from an old iPhone to a 27" iMac and beyon...
The CSS Series: Part 11 - Custom Properties
Once you pick a color palette for your website, you can imagine how often you'll write those color va...
The CSS Series: Part 10 - Specificity
Oftentimes developers will add different styles to the same component. For instance, a stylesheet may...
The CSS Series - Part 8: CSS Grid
Introduction CSS grid layout provides developers a set of properties and property values t...
The CSS Series - Part 9: Display Property
Introduction So far you've learned about the flex and grid display property values. There...
The CSS Series - Part 7: Flexbox
This post is part of an ongoing series teaching the concepts of CSS and providing reference materials...
The CSS Series - Part 6: CSS Units
Part 1: An Intro to CSS Part 2: How to Link a Stylesheet to Your index.html File Part 3: Selectors Pa...
The CSS Series - Part 5: The Box Model
Introduction It's often useful to think of individual HTML elements as boxes within your l...
Your First Step to Resolve Gatsby Dependency Issues
I just ran into an issue where my dependencies broke my Gatsby project. I knew I hadn't done anythi...
The CSS Series - Part 4: Properties
Introduction This tutorial provides the definition of the CSS property and provides variou...
The CSS Series - Part 3: Selectors
Introduction This page provides a definition of the CSS selector and lists the various way...
The CSS Series - Part 2: How to Link a Stylesheet to Your index.html File
This is Part 2 in a multi-part CSS educational series developed for the #vetswhocode non-profit codin...
The CSS Series - Part 1: An Intro to CSS
This is Part 1 in a multi-part CSS educational series developed for the #vetswhocode non-profit codin...
The Yoga of Learning (To Code)
The great yogis across the ages have learned to master their minds. And they've left guidance for asp...
Working Remotely: How to Clone and Create a New Branch with Git
If you want to work on a remote team in 2020, then mastering Git is an essential skill. If you don't...
The React useState Hook
The React useState hook (function) allows users to update the state of a function component. Historic...
How to Build and Deploy Your First Website - For Free.
This tutorial will teach you how to design your first website and deploy it to the web. What you'll...
POST to Database Without Routing to a New Page
The vast majority of online Express app tutorials show how to POST data to the database, but they oft...
An Express Primer for Beginners
Express is a framework for developing software that listens for and responds to HTTP requests over th...
Outsourcing CSS Design with Bootstrap and Bootstrap Themes
I've really enjoyed learning the fundamentals of CSS grid and flexbox. Seeing my html design come to...