Understanding the updates to HTTP over the last few years can help adjust asset delivery strategies to take advantage of the major advances in the protocol, leading to faster sites with better performance optimization scores. Below we’ll look at the evolution of...
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Using the React Hook useEffect
React’s useEffect hook has to be one of the most useful React hooks of all. With applications leaning more toward functional components (as it is undeniably easier to read, maintain, and test), useEffect hooks are generally used to handle side effects of...
Read More Using the React Hook useEffectFinish Your Coding Projects with the MVP Method
Input Overload With so many resources available today, learning software development can still be a challenge. The anxiety of constantly changing technologies, along with having to sort through vast amounts of content, all while committing hours of your life to complete courses...
Read More Finish Your Coding Projects with the MVP MethodAsking Questions as a Website Developer
I started working at WebDevStudios just over six months ago. Previously, I worked as the sole developer at a small design studio. Beyond developing websites, I was responsible for making any development related decisions—from what tools were best for our clients down...
Read More Asking Questions as a Website DeveloperLocal Development with Node and Express
Create your Server If you are working with React and webpack, you probably or mostly never have to create your own local server. If you ever wonder how it works under the hood, here is a simple way to get a local...
Read More Local Development with Node and ExpressHow to Use Dynamic Imports in Next.js
During some late night performance testing, I kept asking myself, “How can I reduce page load times in Next.js load times?” While obsessing over the Network Panel tool, I did what most engineers do in times of desperation and hit the Google....
Read More How to Use Dynamic Imports in Next.jsMySQL Database Export Errors and Solutions
I recently encountered a couple of frustrating MySQL database export errors and wanted to share the solutions I used with other folks, as well as document it for future me. Here’s my setup. These issues could appear on any platform, though. OS:...
Read More MySQL Database Export Errors and SolutionsScary Warning Signs Your Website Needs a Redesign
If your website looks like the one above you either have really, really, really particular brand following… or it might be time for a website redesign. There is never a perfect checklist or milestone your website needs to meet in order to...
Read More Scary Warning Signs Your Website Needs a RedesignSafely Coding: Nonces
Introduction You are working on a new plugin or theme to sell to customers. You think to yourself, let’s just go ahead and process this form or button request. What can go wrong? Nonce so fast. It’s always fun to develop...
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