If you reference W3Schools as “spec” on stackoverflow, you are a bad person #justsaying
Separation of concerns in CSS
I recently started a process of refactoring all the front-end code at my full time gig. I have also been reading tons of articles relating to style guides and pattern libraries … and, subsequently, just about every article on the topic of OOCSS, SMACSS and Atomic Design and just realised again how poorly the code base I inherited was designed/architected. { full article… }
State of the blog address
So I’m moving house – well … not in the literal sense; I’m moving my hosting to Hetzner and am in the middle of the tedious process of backing up and migrating stuff … and, of course, I am easily distracted, so I look at some of the stuff that has been hosted with WebAfrica for the last 10 years or so – fucking LOL! { full article… }
Don’t feed your trolls
I was doing some research as part of the process for interviewing new candidates for a position at my day job today – as ever my first reference is an article (now slightly dated) by Chris Coyier on the topic. I have used this as a base for many interviews in the past, it’s really simple and aids in quickly disqualifying chancers. { full article… }
SEO experts not required
First off: I’ve been naughty – I haven’t been writing enough posts … it’s a combination of bloggers curse and a ton of work to do before I set off on a new adventure.
{ full article… }
Styling checkboxes – the CSS-only way (styling form fields – part 2)
In part 2 of my series of styling form fields using only CSS, we look at checkboxes. The approach and elements will be very similar to how we styled radio buttons – again we’ll be hiding the actual form element and focus on styling the label and adding some pseudo elements to achieve the desired effect …
{ full article… }
Styling radio buttons – the CSS-only way (styling form fields – part 1)
Most form fields can be styled without fancy JavaScript and or JS plugins. This post is part 1 of a few posts I intend to do on the topic … all revolving around the styling of form fields – in this post I’ll take you through the process of styling radio buttons using only CSS …
{ full article… }
Now hiring – front-end developer [insert buzzword]
This post is about something that has been nagging at me for a while now. Apparently it is head hunting season again and time to dust off the handbook for inaccurate job titles … accompanied by enough buzz words to choke on … you know: “guru”, “rock star”, “ninja” etc. Really? We still do that? Aren’t we well past web 2.0 now? It’s time to get with the times.
{ full article… }
The problem with StackOverflow karma
Something has been bugging me about StackOverflow for quite a while now … I have a serious problem with wrong answers being up-voted and/or accepted, simply because they were posted first and the solution worked, even though there might be a better answer that makes more sense programatically/semantically.
{ full article… }
Fizz-buzz with just CSS
If you’ve ever been interviewed for a developer position, you have (no doubt) encountered the Fizz-buzz test. It’s a “simple” problem solving test used to quickly eliminate candidates who do not grasp the basics of programming.
{ full article… }