Shannon Crabill articles - 45 total
focused breathing - A CSS animation to help with meditation and focused breathing exercises
An experiment in CSS Animations
Automatically Open the Current Directory in VS Code From Terminal
In a few steps, set up the `code .` command to automatically open Terminal windows in VS Code.
Orphan Branches in Git
Did you know that git supports orphan branches that do not share a commit history of the branch it was created from?
Doing the `.split()` with Javascript
I recently learned that the .split() method in Javascript can take in an optional second argument tha...
How to Base64 Encode a String in Terminal
While browsing some API documentation, I saw references to Base64 for passing credentials to the API....
Open Graph for Personal Projects
A way to make your posts stand out on social media is to include images. According to Buffer, Tweets...
A Beginner’s Guide to Managing React State with Hooks
Managing state can be one of the more complex aspects of working with React as beginner. What data s...
You Don’t Have to Participate in Hacktoberfest
The first of October. The official start of spooky season. And, if you follow the tech community, the...
Queer Eye Text Effect in HTML & CSS
There’s never enough episodes of Queer Eye. 😭 To hold me over until the next season airs, I wanted...
Drab to Fab: Makeover Your Project README In 3 Steps
Oh yeah! We’re giving your README a makeover! The README will be one of the first things someone s...
Amending Git Commits
A best practice when using version control like git, is that commits should be small and relate to on...
Approaching Problems like a Software Engineer
During a recent, mock technical interview, I was given the following problem to solve. Write a func...
vh and vw units
If you are like me, you probably peek at the source code of a website on occasion. I do this when I’m...
Do you buy domains for personal or side projects?
A post by Shannon Crabill
Coding Everyday Is Fun—Until It Isn’t.
In May, I participated in #7Days7Websites. Created by Florin Pop, #7Days7Websites is a challenge to b...
Which CSS concepts do you find confusing?
A post by Shannon Crabill
Using State in React to Pop Bubbles
I had a moment of nostaliga the other day. I had the idea to build an app that simulated bubble wrap....
Is there a list of all DEV topic-specific accounts on Twitter?
The other day, I came across the @Dev_Pods account on Twitter. Then I remembered that there are simil...
Abstracting Click Events in React
An essential part of programming is having clean and simplified code. A function should do one thing...
Have you changed your professional development goals since COVID-19?
A post by Shannon Crabill
Explain React State & Props Like I'm Five
A post by Shannon Crabill
What do you do when you have writers block?
Specifically, a technical writing project like a blog post, tutorial, documentation, etc. I'm in the...
Singular or Plural? A Cheatsheet for Ruby on Rails Generators
Ruby on Rails (Rails) is good at doing the manual work for you. With one line, Rails can create the m...
Debugging Has Many, Through Relationships in Ruby on Rails
Working with associations was the most difficult part of building Central Perk, my Ruby on Rails appl...
What is the ideal length for a technical blog post?
Today, I drafted a technical blog post on a topic I had been thinking about all week. As of now, I...
I've Rediscovered How Fun Javascript Can Be, Ask Me Anything!
I remember when Javascript finally clicked for me way back in 2017. It was magical. I could build...
How do you refactor personal projects?
Perhaps a better question is do you refactor personal projects? I can see both sides of this. Refa...
Which ruby book would you recommend?
Do you have a favorite? One that is helpful for understanding concepts or that you keep referring to...
Environmental Variables & Hiding Sensitive Information in Ruby
Recently, I learned about user sessions in Sinatra. It involves setting set :sessions, true and assig...
What was your first Hacktoberfest contribution?
The first contribution can be the hardest. For me, it was difficult finding projects where I could c...