Sam Hermes

Getting a package published on npm has long been a mystery to me.

When you are creating a web component, you may want to expose certain properties to outside styling.

See how I tried not to say Tailwind?

One of my favorite things about web components is the possibilities they open up for styling.

When I’m using CSS Grid, I’ll often set a grid-template-columns for each breakpoint.

As I’ve recently gotten into web components, I was surprised to learn about what makes a good web component and what doesn’t.

In the Astro docs, the demo code for adding pagination links is not very accessible.

Astro comes with support for paginated collections out of the box, and it’s easy to get it set up.

I have a confession: I’ve been getting really into RSS.

I’ve worked on many a project with an existing Stylelint config, and have worked to maintain consistency with the rules of the specific project.

When I migrated my site from Eleventy to Astro, I had a bunch of posts that were still using a filename structure from when my site was on Jekyll.

As I migrated my site to Astro, one issue that came up was how to handle the flow of metadata when there are multiple types of file formats.

I enjoy being annoyed, which is why I subscribe to Apple Music.

In Astro, you can create your meta tags in whatever way you’d like.

My site is now running on the Astro framework.

One of the worst user experience offenses caused by the JavaScript-ification of the web is a broken back button.

I just released the first version of a new package, Scroll Snap Controls.

I last wrote about this topic in 2019, and, well, not a lot has changed since then.

In WordPress, you can set your homepage to either display a list of the latest posts or a static page.

There are a lot of pieces that go into making a good website.

Modularity is everywhere.

A couple of weeks ago, I pushed out an update to my WordPress theme Halle.

I have a GitHub repository that contains foundational styles and scripts that I use in other projects.

wp-scripts is a great package for building WordPress blocks, as it takes care of the basic build tooling out of the box, getting block development going quickly.

Of all the exciting things happening with CSS, I think container queries are at the top of the list for me.

I was on board with theme.json.

After Scott O’Hara’s suggestion to use the dialog element, I thought that it was time to try it out, see how it works, and what’s different or improved from the way I was approaching dialogs previously.

If you’re here for the code, skip to Modifying the WordPress navigation markup.

When developing a custom WordPress theme for usage with the block editor, there can be an overwhelming amount of possibilities to account for.

When you’re wanting to make something happen after an image has completely loaded, you need an event to attach your script to.

Well, well, well, dear reader.

Here we have an element that is using position: absolute, and is not visible when the page loads or by default.

Update 11/22/21: I have published a follow-up post, where I finally bring this all together.

I’ve long been interested in design systems, pattern libraries, front end frameworks, and the like.

The time has finally come.

I've been intrigued by the role that the web played during the pandemic, so it's high time to reflect on the good and the bad.

I mean, who isn’t!?

In Gutenberg, several core blocks include the option to insert an inline image.

Measuring web traffic on the web.

As part of Google’s Lighthouse tool (which is very useful), it gives feedback on how well a site has implemented progressive web app (PWA) features.

I’ve been making hosting recommendations to clients for a while now, and it’s honestly been a bit of a journey.

I’ve been interested in exploring the practice of product management, as it’s something that I think I do a bits and pieces of in my current role.

When I first started working with the block editor, my assumption was that I would need to define a separate set of styles just for the block editor.

Alternate title: “Upgrade” Ubuntu from 14.04 to 18.04 by just starting over with a fresh droplet because that’s far far easier than actually upgrading.

Why was this so complicated?

I definitely knew about Docker before this, but I’d never really started from the beginning.

The Contract for the Web that Tim Berners-Lee put forth last month has been bouncing around the web.

About six months ago, I made the move from developer to developer/manager.

I came across this article recently that speaks about dignity and the internet.

Before I deep dive into this, a quick disclaimer to say that this is merely a thought exercise.