The Way I Code (and have been coding for 30 years)
Start with good decomposition. Then use encapsulation to create good abstractions. That's how I code. That's how I was taught to code 30 years ago. And it's still how I code today.
Tag: development
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One does not simply update one’s dependencies
I started trying to explain what I was doing and why, and as I did so I realised all the many, many things you have to understand for this process to make sense.
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WordPress REST API Auth nonces in POST requests
If you're using a script that uses cookie authentication with the WordPress REST API then you may also need a nonce. Here's how to make this work!
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Friction
I want to talk (again) about friction. Things that slow us down. How some friction is good, and some is bad.
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npm-free LiveReload(ish): Simple scripts for asset watching and auto-reload in the browser
A super simple asset-watching script and "LiveReload" functionality. All fitting with my values. Let's see what it looks like!
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Weekend Project: Simple notes app
I can't use any of my favourite note-taking apps at work. But I can use a web browser and I can write JavaScript. The logical conclusion is, of course, that I should build my own!
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I made a(nother) static site generator
This time it's a static-file-driven, mobile-app-like blog. And the tooling I made should be usable on any simple WordPress blog! But... WHY???
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FREE WEBSITES!! How I make small, side-project websites for free (pretty much)
I now have a process that gets me small, fast, side-project websites for virtually zero cost. Let's see how it works...
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I’m tired of web dev
The web used to be fun and simple and easy to get stuff done with. Now it's discovering that someone who doesn't know what they were doing used a div instead of a button and fixing it involves half a day of frustratedly poking around files that make no sense and fixing a broken build process.
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Turbo Admin and the WordPress Command Centre
The experimental "command center" is coming to WordPress core. What do I think of it? And what does it mean for my own "command palette" product, Turbo Admin?