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Think before you reach for that div
Using semantic HTML elements has several benefits over using plain divs.
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JavaScript, CSS, web platform APIs, accessibility, and lessons from two decades of building for the web.
Is vibe coding the future?
Andrej Karpathy coined “vibe coding” in early 2025, and it has strong supporters and detractors. Is it really the future of software development?
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4 years of "Modern CSS"
It's October 2024, and I am celebrating four years as a published author. According to Amazon, Modern CSS was published on October 7, 2020.
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Earlier posts
Beyond breakpoints: Leveraging user preference media queries in CSS
If you build web sites or apps, chances are you work with media queries. These handy CSS tools allow you to adjust your layout depending on the size of the device.
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Using git bisect, the detective tool for debugging
An overview of using the git bisect command to quickly locate which commit introduced a bug.
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Steps for installing a local AI copilot in Visual Studio Code
Does your company block ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot? Do you have security or trust concerns sending your code to a third party AI service?
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Fun with arrays
In this article, we'll look at some weird quirks with JavaScript arrays to learn a little more about how they work under the hood. An array is a collection or list of values.
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Are Computer Science degrees still relevant?
I took a more traditional path into tech, going to a 4-year university and getting a Computer Science degree (way back in 2004!).
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Understanding color contrast for accessibility
Accessibility is a popular topic these days - as it should be. There are many benefits of making your application accessible - it promotes inclusivity by making your app usable by everyone.
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Understanding error handling in Promise chains
How errors propagate through a chain of Promises, and where your catch handlers should go.
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Customizing
JSON.parseandJSON.stringifyThe JSON.stringify and JSON.parse functions are handy for converting objects to JSON strings and back again. However, not all properties of an object are serializable.
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