Add server side rendered async api calls to your Next.js application that resolve before the initial page load
August 16, 2019
Add api calls to your application that can all be resolved before the initial render, giving the user (or bot) a fully loaded page right from the get-go.
Secure a Next.js application with JWT and a private route higher order component
August 16, 2019
Authenticating and securing a nextjs application
Create a secured REST Api for a Next.js application using JWT and Golang
August 16, 2019
Create a secured REST Api using JWT and Golang
Upgrade macOS Quick Look to support even more filetypes.
April 24, 2019
The Quick Look feature on macOS (⌘ + Space) an incredible time saving tool. Upgrading it to support more filetypes will make you even more of a macOS ninja.
Enhancing your static site and markdown posts with Vue.js
April 18, 2019
Write inline web components in markdown posts to enhancing your static site
Recovery Passport
March 18, 2019
Recovery Passport is a three tiered support system for mental and drug rehab patients, and those closest to them.
Using the exec command in node.js
March 14, 2019
Using the exec command in Node.js is pretty simple, first import the exec function, and then call it.
Traverse 2: Electric Boogaloo
March 14, 2019
Traverse was rewritten open sourced!
A vanilla JS solution to adding header deep links to your blog for easy sharing to direct content
March 14, 2019
Now every time I am about to launch Chrome, I see the "Launch Firefox Instead of Chrome" launcher.
Fully qualified namespaces in TypeScript (absolute imports)
February 23, 2019
Absolute Imports in TypeScript
What is a tsconfig.json file and why do I need it?
February 21, 2019
Adding this file will give you some control on the compilation of TypeScript into JavaScript.
My first TypeScript file
February 20, 2019
I am a typescript file
Using an Alfred workflow to assist in switching from Google Chrome to Firefox
December 13, 2018
Now every time I am about to launch Chrome, I see the "Launch Firefox Instead of Chrome" launcher.
Auto deploy Docker containers using a self hosted CI (Drone 1.0.0-rc.1) and a multi stage Dockerfile
November 27, 2018
Drone.io is a great, Docker based alternative to Jenkins that is a lot like a self hosted alternative to TravisCI. One of the best ways to get Drone automatically building your images for you, especially images that have a build stage, is to use a multi-stage Dockerfile
Using the 'timer' observable from Rxjs and Chrome Headless to hack a contest at work
October 11, 2018
The official rules read: “Everyone has their own tagged link that points to the landing page — each unique click = 1 point”. Interesting, very interesting.
Optimizing your Dockerfile build layers
October 10, 2018
Too many layers and your machines take a large amount of storage and can take a long time to download and extract. Too few layers and the machine takes F O R E V E R to rebuild.
Getting rid of hiccups
October 10, 2018
I found this the other day when I had the hiccups a few different days. Posting it here because it worked amazing and I do not ever want to forget this technique.
Command/Query Bus with IoC Container
October 5, 2018
Actions can either be a Command or Query. With the ApplicationCore, we can dispatch our Actions.
Showing code coverage for a React app using Code Climate and Travis CI
September 6, 2018
The documentation on Code Climate for setting up auto generation of code coverage for a JavaScript application was lacking pretty hard. Here I show how we can get a React app using Travis CI and Jest to automate generating code coverage that gets sent to Code Climate.
Testing a TypeScript React app using TS-Jest without using Create React App
August 23, 2018
Lets create a TypesScript React app without using the cli tool Create React App. This allows you to create a custom build specific to your deploy process.
Docker Compose, Traefik + Lets Encrypt
August 21, 2018
If you’ve ever configured Docker + Nginx + Lets Encrypt before, it takes some time. Tools like Certbot have made this process easier, but they are not without flaws, especially when deploying to a docker environment. Traefik makes it a cinch.
Traverse: app & website (closed source version)
August 6, 2018
Traverse is a GitHub Explorer App I built using Electron + React, and a whole bunch of other open source tools.
Update PHP using homebrew
April 12, 2018
Update PHP on your Mac using after the homebrew/php tap has been deprecated.
Brew install everything
January 16, 2018
So you just got yourself a fresh Mac, now what? Getting your Mac configured to your workflow is essential to productivity. You spend the better part of every day using it, it is worth spending the time to get it set up right the first time.
Flipp, the light up event
November 14, 2017
At Event Farm, we love throwing cool events with engaging, interactive technology. This was a little something a few coworkers and I created at Event Farm.
Can I Poop?
November 1, 2017
A live view of Event Farm's upstairs/downstairs bathroom occupation status. Keep the window open for a few minutes during week day business hours and watch the room status. It will change without the need of a refresh.
Setting up a private git server using Gogs
September 4, 2017
Getting a private Git/Gogs server behind SSL is actually surprisingly easy to get going. Let's see what it takes to get a containerized Gogs + MySQL running on a VPS server behind SSL using Docker.
Building a PHP7.2 + Nginx application using Docker
August 23, 2017
The goal of this is to have a working development and production build for a PHP7.2 Application using Nginx as our web server.
Configure SSL Using Let’s Encrypt, Nginx, and Docker
August 22, 2017
Some notes on setting up HTTPS on your server using the official Let's Encrypt Docker Image.
Setting Up Laravel Elixir with Foundation 6
May 5, 2016
Laravel Elixir is a wrapper around a traditional Gulp build system that provides a clean, fluent API for defining basic Gulp Tasks.