New Features in Express FS Router
#javascript#tooling#thoughts
In my last post I talked about replicating Vercel's file-system routing for Express, and the reasoning behind the motivation. For this…
Snakes and Sparklers
Compilation of my thoughts and opinions on all things tech, my experiences in the industry, web development, and oxford commas.
"Snakes and Sparklers are the only ones I like." -Kicking Wing, Joe Dirt (2001)
June 01, 2020
Replicating Vercel's File-System Routing for Express
#javascript#tooling
There is something magical about writing an API with Vercel's (previously known as ZEIT) API routing, where each file is an exposed route…
Serverless GraphQL with FaunaDB and ZEIT Now
#serverless#infrastructure#graphql#fauna
Getting started with databases and GraphQL has really never been easier. Previously I've gone through Wes Bos's Advanced React and GraphQL…
Theming in Svelte with CSS Variables
#svelte#css#theming#websites
In React there are numerous theming solutions to choose from; styled-components, Emotion, styled-system, theme-ui – the list goes on. But…
Custom Theme Toggle with React hooks and Context API
#react#hooks#websites
Nowadays plenty of sites have opted for a theme toggle allowing users to choose between light and dark modes. Typically we see those that…
Using ZEIT's Now as a Reverse Proxy
#infrastructure#websites
For a while now I've wanted to host a simple website that acted as a pretty front-end for my Plex server and the cluster of applications I…
My First Dev Conference
#javascript#conferences#experiences
Late 2018 I attended my first tech conference the Tableau Conference — a massive event full of workshops and sessions stretched across the…
Enhancing Your Workflow With Fish Shell Functions
#tooling#cli#development#workflow#fishshell
The tooling surrounding the JavaScript community is uncanny. There are so many useful tools out in the wild such as Webpack, Rollup, create…
Gatsby & MDX
#javascript#mdx#gatsby#websites
This.tech.is.too.cool. Using Gatsby to write blog posts in Markdown is great, for the most part I don't feel the need to reach for…
VSCode & Installing ESLint Globally
#tooling#javascript
Okay, when I say installing ESLint "globally", I mean using one ESLint config for all VSCode project. You might be wondering why this is…
A New Dawn: My Experiences with Gatsby.js
#websites#javascript#gatsby
Well, I'm sure you've visited the rest of the site by this point. This is my first official site built using Gatsby.js , and I had a great…