Jordan Eldredge's Blog

I wrote a minimal implementation of the game Snake in JavaScript.

A detailed guide for those who are struggling to find a way to contribute to open source.

Video of a talk I gave introducing and explaining Vim Awesome.

Ten common mistakes people make when using Underscore, and a linting tool to detect them.

I made a meme generator where the URL is the user interface.

In which I discuss how constraints have inspired my creative process as a musician and programmer.

I recently released a new website called HashBin which avoids being able to see the content the pastes it helps create.

How we get from a binary Winamp skin file to seeing Winamp2-js take on the look of your favorite skin, all within the limitations of your browser.

The Shepard Tone is an audio illusion that creates the impression of an endlessly rising or falling tone.

Rewriting a PHP script from 2008 in JavaScript.

Free CDNs are a thing, and they can be put to use almost instantaneously during an unexpected traffic spike.

I refactored Winamp2-js to not depend on jQuery, and learned native JavaScript is not so bad.

I've found Plug to be superior to Vundle in several regards.

How I used transactions to make my tests run eight times faster.

How to install CLI tools with Composer.

How to write a custom Codeception module and distribute it as a Composer package.

A simple way to asynchronously load suggestions into an array in JavaScript.

A Codeception helper to test emails sent by your application.

How to get Codeception acceptance tests working in a Vagrant workflow.

I gave a talk at the San Francisco Vim Enthusiasts user group.

Documenting a bug in CodeIgniter that causes sessions to be irretrievable.

A tehcnique to ensure that unchecked checkboxes submit a value of zero with PHP apps.

Documenting a change in Laravel 4.1 that affects how ambiguous routes are handled.

.vimrc settings for PHP completion in Vim

A handy Git alias for merging a feature branch into master and pushing it to the server.

I've been using GitHub issues to track problems with my workflow.

A .vimrc snippet for better indent support for PHP with HTML.

Generate infinite sexy Halloween costume ideas.

I typeset a Creative Commons edition of Charles Gounod's a cappella choral work 'Le Crucifix'.

As a wedding gift for Chelsea I arranged a piano four-hands version of the song her dad wrote to sing her to sleep.

A ringtone for Chelsea based on Papageno's Glockenspiel music from Mozart's The Magic Flute.

I created a website that will generate silly fach names.

One way in which 'curl pipe sh' install scripts can be dangerous.

A solo ukulele arrangement of Charlie Chaplin's 'Smile'.

An original song from the vaults.

I recorded a simple version of Tom Waits' 'Ol' 55' for my friends Jared and Kathleen's wedding.

I wrote and recorded a song about not having time to write songs.

A tiny ukulele track for Chelsea's iPhone text tone.

I arranged and recorded 'I Love You Truly' on electric ukulele for Chelsea.

I arranged and recorded a solo ukulele version of the classic song 'Never on Sunday'.

Chelsea and I recorded a few songs in our backyard with the help of Beau Lambert.

I arranged and recorded the hymn 'In The Garden' on ukulele in memory of George Morris.

I built a website to help opera singers discover role which might suite their voice.

A micro song for Chelsea, written and recorded while she was in San Diego.

I arranged and recorded Irving Berlin's 'Blue Skies' on my new Eleuke electric ukulele.

While visiting my parent's cabin in the woods, I created a little ring-tone song with my Electric Ukulele for Chelsea.

I arranged and recorded a jazz ukulele version of the classic song 'What's New?'

I arranged and recorded 'Love Is a Song' from Walt Disney's Bambi on my new ukulele.

On New Years Day some friends and I recorded a multitrack video of The Beach Boys' song 'In My Room'.

I got bored over winter break and make an electric ukulele out of stuff I found in my parent's basement.