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Written content to help you along your web development journey, without forgetting to have some fun along the way.
Being "Busy" Isn't An Excuse
We're all busy. All the time. You aren't busier than anyone else. You just need to learn how to communicate why you can't (or couldn't) do something.
Use Inline Style Attributes on SVG Elements to Avoid Overwriting Styles
When SVGs starting looking weird on your website, it might be because their styles are being overwritten.
Learn by Solving Solved Problems
It's important to revisit the learning process every once in awhile. It strengthens the core of your abilities and can help prevent you from getting stuck going through the motions.
3 Reasons Why Turbolinks Is Not Worth The Effort
Turbolinks is a great idea in theory, but it comes with enough problems to offset its benefits.
2 Reasons Why I Don't Use Mint.com For Budgeting
I've gone back to Mint.com a few times because it's supposed to be the best of the best. But I just can't get past these two issues.
Access A Deleted Class In A Rails Migration
Sometimes you need to get to a class that you have deleted or renamed within a migration file. Here's how you do it.
Rollback A Deleted Rails Database Migration
You got yourself into that pickle where you created a migration, migrated, deleted the migration, then tried to rollback. Here's how you get around it!
Animating Dots Using HTML5 Canvas
This builds on a previous example and brings some movement to our dots!
Make Smarter Decisions by Ignoring Sunk Costs
Making decisions about money or time you've already spent is illogical. Learn how to make smarter, more logical decisions.
Create a Multi-Colored, Dotted Grid with HTML5 Canvas
The wide world of canvas is open-ended. Here's a fun example to dig in and learn some of the basics of HTML5 canvas.