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Written content to help you along your web development journey, without forgetting to have some fun along the way.
Accessing a Notion Database Using the API
Set up a Notion API integration, make a database connection, and write a Node.js script that retrieves an ID value for a Notion database from the API.
Using Notion Callouts to Generate Complex Components
Exploring a theoretical approach to enabling Notion to serve as a CMS for complex websites with interactive components.
Developers: You Will Make Mistakes
Eduardo Bouças shared the worst mistake he’s made as a developer, along with advice on what to do when you do make a mistake.
React Wrap Balancer is Cool. But Should You Use It?
An interesting project that helps avoid handing words in layouts, which is particularly useful for headings.
Icon System for Astro Sites
A simple way to add icons to an Astro site and to stay organized in the process.
Building an SVG Icon System for Web Projects
Icons come up in every project these days. Here’s a generic solution to the foundation that I use to manage icons in all my projects.
Post Messages to Slack with Node.js
Build a simple Slack app that sends one-way messages to a channel using a Node script.
Overriding Next.js Link and Image Components
Next.js ships with these two incredibly useful utility components. You can further abstract these to clean up your code.
Use a Class Map to Set Dynamic Styles
Components often need to use styling based on property combinations. There are a number of ways to solve this, but only one I’ve found to be the cleanest.
Using Node.js to Check for Broken Links
A tutorial that walks through the process of writing a Node.js script to recursively test for broken links on a website.