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You may have seen Andrej Karpathy talk about "LLM Wikis."

So...

I listened to the DHH x Lex Fridman podcast this past week.

Python seems to have a million different options to set up an environment.

This article is sponsored by Fauna.

"SPA" has been a hot topic ever since "modern" JS frameworks like React hit the scene.

Messing with JavaScript objects is pretty easy these days.

Using JS to show and hide something is a web dev rite of passage.

If you're like me, you've probably been stretching CSS variables / custom properties to their limits while building your own design systems.

If you've been building websites for a while, "optimize your images" probably sounds like "eat your veggies."

You know the inspirational phrase "skate to where the puck is going?"

I started my first full-time job as a programmer this year, which means I've been picking up a lot of new tricks in a pretty quick timeframe.

I've resolved to make 2021 my biggest year of learning yet.

If you've run the guantlet of array methods in JavaScript, you've probably hit this roadblock a few times: Wait, how do I use the reduce function again?

Hover states are probably the most fun a developer can have when a designer isn't looking.

I hit a snag recently trying to test a localStorage helper written in React.

Okay, I'll be honest: I have a serious problem with notetaking apps.

At long last... the great dumpster fire that was 2020 is no more.

We built the new Hack4Impact.org in a month-long sprint once we had designs in hand.

I saw a short think piece by @urielbitton recently on why people should "stop using CSS frameworks."

I've been building a lot more static sites recently, and every one of them needs the same thing: A nice and responsive navigation bar with logo on the left, links on the right 💪 For mobile screens, collapse those links on the right into a hamburger menu w…

Ah yes, state machines.

⚠️ Warning: Potentially controversial opinions ahead!

This blog post introduces several new terms you may be unfamiliar with: griddazzle, gridify, getting "griddy" with it, etc.

Trigger warning: I may use SASS and SCSS interchangeably throughout this post.

Ah image carousels... the classic web dev conundrum.

Now that we're turning over a new year (a new decade even!)

Let's get down to the fundamentals.

Writing this, I just finished my summer internship at Peloton Interactive 🥳 As I hang up my biker gang helmet, I wanted to talk about my biggest learning experience: working on a large-scale ReactJS project from concept to MVP presentation.

If you've been using TypeScript for any amount of time, you've probably wondered this at least once: Can I use string values instead of numbers on TypeScript enums?

Step 1: Take deep breaths The best way to overcome your escalating fear that your codebase / world is collapsing around you is deep breathing.

Note: My post is inspired by this article from the brilliant Chris Coyier about the power of CSS calc().

Disclaimer: This was adapted from a guide written internally for our Bits of Good organization to help newbies get their footing when joining a project team.

Many articles tackling the issue of CSS frameworks either argue whether or not they should be used in a project at all, or dig deep on the pitfalls of each potential option.

Update 4.10.19 A recent comment below blew my mind name dropping the Intersection Observer API.

Any web dev who's been at it for a few years has likely heard this question every other day.

Update: I've noticed that Surge hasn't seen many updates to its repo recently.