Remote Synthesis

Is the JAMstack just fancy buzzword marketing or is there actual substance behind the term?

A look at the latest edition of the largest JavaScript developer survey.

Excited to share my new role as a Developer Advocate at Stackbit!

In some personal news, I am moving on to a new role.

A look at the evolution of web content management from the early days of the web to the headless, cloud-based CMS systems of today.

There is widespread belief that the tech interview process is broken but little in the way of movement to change it.

What makes a site JAMStack?

What happens when you authenticate in an application using OAuth 2.0 implicit and PKCE flows.

A guide to getting started with IndexedDB for storing large amounts of complex data offline.

Developers are defining themselves into ever smaller niches and that concerns me.

Some tips and advice based on my experiences running conferences for more than a decade.

Understanding the history of the web will help guide you to its future.

Advice and resources from conference organizers on how to create a compelling talk proposal

Many factors can influence technical debt and many of them have nothing to do with code.

Exploring what localStorage is, how it works and how it can be used to store and access data offline.

Different options for determining the user's online/offline status and connection speed.

Constants in JavaScript don't necessarily behave the way you think they would.

Finally taking advantage of some of the platform's more advanced features.

A look at the ethical dilemmas facing today's developers.

Tips for finding your unique path in your career development as a developer.

Some broad guidelines for writing technical or code-focused blog posts and articles

A look at some simple but overlooked as well as some advanced techniques for the Hugo static site generator.

A quick introduction to using the Stackbit service for creating a content-managed JAMStack site

Configuring an existing site to use Netlify CMS

A look at two libraries designed to help improve the perceived performance of web apps

An overview of the pros and cons of the different education options to become a developer

A quick look at some highlights from the latest edition of StackOverflow's survey

Setting up a new site using Netlify CMS

Need some help with your session abstract for a conference call for papers?

In 2018, we focused on performance, mobile and how tough it can be to be (or become) a dev.

While working as a developer certainly has its rewards, there are some major issues we need to address.

Running developer events can be tough but rewarding, exhausting but thrilling.

We're clearly entering a new era for Microsoft and for developers

GitHub has finally announced HTTPS support.

Some strategies for local testing with SSL

A guide to developing serverless functions within Kinvey.

Let's dig into the data a little bit.

A rant about defining titles with unachievable standards.

A quick tip on integrating Prettier with ESlint in VS Code.

More evidence that developers aren't noticing the licenses in the software they use.

Tammy Everts talks about what performance metrics matter most to developers.

The sites and newsletters for developers that I follow.

Aimee Knight shares some of what she's learned on her journey from ice skater to full stack developer

Some great session recordings from last year's events.

A yearly tradition featuring my favorite songs of the year.

Converting the previous example to work in a Vue app

The very first step to getting started with the Kinvey mBaaS

Brian Leroux previews his upcoming presentation by discussing why he created arc.codes and why serverless matters.

Don't let this intimidate you into not sharing!

There's so much to learn - where do I even start?