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Python in GitHub Actions(opens in new tab)
GitHub’s own CI called GitHub Actions has been out of closed beta for a while and offers generous free quotas and a seamless integration with the rest of the site. Let’s have a look at how to use it for ...
Python in Production(opens in new tab)
I’m missing a key part from the public Python discourse and I would like to help to change that.
Error installing libv8 on Mac OS Catalina(opens in new tab)
I got an error installing the libv8 gem on Catalina: $ gem install libv8 -v '3.16.14.19' Building native extensions. This could take a while... ERROR: Error installing libv8: ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension. current directory: /Users/will/.rbenv/versions/2.4.5/lib/ruby/gems/2.4.0/gems/libv8-3.16.14.19/ext/libv8 /Users/will/.rbenv/versions/2.4.5/bin/ruby -r ...
Python Packaging Metadata(opens in new tab)
Since this topic keeps coming up, I’d like to briefly share my thoughts on Python package metadata because it’s – as always – more complex than it seems.
Goodbye, Clean Code(opens in new tab)
Let clean code guide you. Then let it go.
How to convert variable TTF font files to WOFF2(opens in new tab)
Impetus I’ve been working on a project lately that requires the loading of many, many webfonts. For the main UI font alone, we needed to download over 980kB of WOFF and WOFF2 files. As it happened, the client eventually developed ...
Quick Tip: Keep a Global Gitignore File(opens in new tab)
Performance Budgets, Pragmatically(opens in new tab)
If you’ve ever struggled to define performance budgets, this off-the-shelf trick is what you’re looking for.
Speed Illustration and Coding of This Site(opens in new tab)
Yesterday it was finally time to give my site some more visual flair, but with an extra twist! I recorded the whole process. Check out the sped-up version to get a glimpse of how it was done.
Three Tips for Becoming a Better Developer in 2020(opens in new tab)
As developers it is crucial to keep learning all the time. Otherwise, you might get caught up in your day-to-day work and stagnate. The cure? Learn something and apply it in your workflow! Here are three tips I wish I ...
My Decade in Review(opens in new tab)
A personal reflection.
Stadium of selves(opens in new tab)
How to add Syntax Highlighting to a Statamic Site(opens in new tab)
We'll cover how to add syntax highlighting to code blocks in Statamic v3 using Prism. With a couple quick steps you'll have your code blocks looking spiffy!
2019: Year in review(opens in new tab)
Introduction This time last year, I Tweeted out some goals for the New Year. 🗣️ Speak about CSS at a conference or school 🎓 Take a class a month 📚 Read a book a month ✈️ Go back to SF, ...
What Are the React Team Principles?(opens in new tab)
UI Before API.
On let vs const(opens in new tab)
So which one should I use?
What Is JavaScript Made Of?(opens in new tab)
Getting a closure on JavaScript.
Site is finally live!(opens in new tab)
Welcome travelers! I’ve been procrastinating putting together a web site/portfolio/blog for the better part of a year and now the first version is finished.
Let’s talk about banning political ads on Twitter(opens in new tab)
Before you get started, fair warning that this post has “takes”, some of which could be considered “hot”. This post is not about web development. So, Twitter recently stopped allowing political advertising. jack 🌍🌏🌎 (@jack) October 30, 2019 We’ve made ...
Books That Changed My Life(opens in new tab)
People always ask for book recommendations, so here’s my list of books that changed my life in one way or another. None of them is related to tech or programming, but all affect how I think and work.
Lazy Pre-Browsing with Prefetch(opens in new tab)
Using prefetch for fun and profit
Making Cloud.typography Fast(er)(opens in new tab)
What issues does Hoefler&Co’s Cloud.typography introduce, and how can we mitigate them?
How To Set Up an AWS CodePipeline for Uploading Your Static Site To S3 On Every Commit(opens in new tab)
Time to First Byte: What It Is and How to Improve It(opens in new tab)
Just how much does TTFB matter when it comes to front-end performance?
How Does the Development Mode Work?(opens in new tab)
Dead code elimination by convention.
Preparing for a Tech Talk, Part 3: Content(opens in new tab)
Turning an idea into a talk.
How to make an animated interactive vue.js slider(opens in new tab)
So, I was looking for a fun example of UI interactivity to prototype on Codepen, and I stumbled upon this really cool shot that Alexsander Barhon shared. It’s a simple enough animation, with a really nice loading effect and staggered ...
Python in Azure Pipelines, Step by Step(opens in new tab)
Since the acquisition of Travis CI, the future of their free offering is unclear. Azure Pipelines has a generous free tier, but the examples I found are discouragingly complex and take advantage of features like templating that most projects don’t ...
Self-Host Your Static Assets(opens in new tab)
Why is it so much better to self-host your static assets?
The Price of the Hallway Track(opens in new tab)
There are many good reasons not to go to every talk possible when attending conferences. However, increasingly, it became hip to boast about avoiding going to talks – encouraging others to follow suit. That rubs me the wrong way as ...
Maintaining a Python Project When It’s Not Your Job(opens in new tab)
PyPI is a gold mine of great packages but those packages have to be written first. More often than not, projects that millions of people depend on are written and maintained by only one person. If you’re unlucky, that person ...
Fixing the ruby 'CoreFoundation/CFString.h' file not found install error(opens in new tab)
I hit this error installing the latest Ruby using rbenv: $ rbenv install 2.6.3 ruby-build: use openssl from homebrew Downloading ruby-2.6.3.tar.bz2... -> https://cache.ruby-lang.org/pub/ruby/2.6/ruby-2.6.3.tar.bz2 Installing ruby-2.6.3... ruby-build: use readline from homebrew BUILD FAILED (OS X 10.14.4 using ruby-build 20190423) Inspect or ...
Uses(opens in new tab)
This is a non-exhaustive list of the tools I use in my day-to-day operation for design, development, and life as a human. If I’m missing something, let me know! Hardware Main Computer — 2023 MacBook Pro, 14-inch, 16GB M2 Webcam ...
Tips for Technical Interviews(opens in new tab)
How can you prepare for and survive a technical interview?