There are a handful of VS Code shortcuts that I use daily to boost productivity and overall efficiency. Here are 10 that you can memorize and incorporate in your workflow today. Note: I’m not “anti-mouse” so this list will include some mouse clicks. Sure using your keyboard exclusively is a nobile pursuit, but on a […]

There are hundreds of curriculums out there to help anyone learn to code and they all have different lengths: 12 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, etc. In this article, I’ll explain why I think 6 months is the sweet spot, and why going longer may actually hinder your learning. I continue to stand […]

I love reading about others’ web development tools, processes, shortcuts, and all that good stuff. Thus, I decided to share about my own WordPress Web Development Tools as I think they’ve evolved quite a bit over time. The abundant wasted time of developers Having a web development process means that you are not distracted by […]

In this video I’ll show you how to add the JavaScript necessary for creating tabs with Bulma.  This is a continuation of a series called JavaScript for Bulma, and specifically a look at using vanilla JavaScript to make the tabs in Bulma fully functional. Enjoy the video!…and be sure to subscribe to the channel.

In this post I’ll show you how to add the JavaScript necessary for creating a Modal with Bulma.  I aim to do a series of posts looking a specific elements and components in Bulma, and putting together some vanilla JavaScript needed to make these functional.  As you probably know, Bulma is a modern, lightweight CSS […]

One of the hardest JavaScript methods to grasp is the reduce method, yet it is very powerful. In this post, I’ll break it down for you step-by-step. What is the JavaScript reduce method? The reduce() method loops through an array, executing a function for each value of the array, from left to right, and reduces the […]

Here’s a quick article on how to change the size of your Open Graph image, or og:image, used by Yoast with just a little snippet of code. I recently had a client ask for help in fixing this dilemma. Their website’s open graph image was strangely at a resolution of 1172 x 256 and as […]

Looking to build a website with Mezzanine CMS? This thorough Mezzanine tutorial will give you a hands-on look at this WordPress-like, content management system. A while back I started learning Python and this soon progressed to Python web frameworks like Django and Flask.  In learning these frameworks, I worked through a number of tutorials including […]

In this post I’ll show you an easy block of code by which you can add and remove a class from list items, not with jQuery, but with pure JavaScript. Lately, I’ve been trying to write more JavaScript over jQuery. I have no dislike of jQuery and actually use it often, however, it is very, […]

If you’ve ever tried to style a select dropdown you know the frustration. Because they are styled by the browser, they can be tricky to manipulate. In this post, I’ll show you how to easily style a select dropdown. My example today will come from a select dropdown found on my own shop page. It […]