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Code, thoughts, and tech adventures.

Tutorials, experiments, honest lessons, and the occasional strong opinion from the everyday work of building for the web.

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Life as a Dev

Aug 14, 2026

Going Back to Self-Hosting

After years with Webflow, rising costs and shifting priorities pushed me back to self-hosting.

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Life as a Dev

Feb 11, 2026

The Work That Made Me Better: My Time at Skyrocket

Four and a half years at Skyrocket Digital, what agency work taught me about code, ownership, and people.

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JavaScript 101

Jan 31, 2026

JavaScript Core Array Methods You Should Know

Let’s break down JavaScript’s core array methods, push, pop, forEach, and others

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JavaScript 101

Dec 31, 2025

Understanding Loops (for, while, and more)

New to JavaScript? Learn how for, while, and do...while loops work, with simple examples and tips to avoid common mistakes.

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JavaScript 101

Dec 30, 2025

A Beginner's Guide to JavaScript Operators

Confused about JavaScript operators? This beginner-friendly guide breaks down arithmetic, assignment, comparison, logical, and ternary operators with simple examples.

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JavaScript 101

Dec 16, 2025

Getting Started with Control Flow

Learn how if, else if, and else guide your JavaScript code to the right path, with simple examples, tips, and boundary checks.

Tech Talk

Nov 30, 2025

Meet use-async-view for React

Meet use-async-view, a tiny React hook that handles loading, error, and success views for async screens. Works in React and React Native with a built-in reload function.

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Life as a Dev

Nov 19, 2025

Projects, Updates, and Why haven’t I posted recently

Catching up after a month off, here’s what I’ve been working on: new JS 101 posts, a big update to the Stardew Valley Progress Tracker, Webtricks milestones, and more.

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Life as a Dev

Oct 14, 2025

I accidentally made a VS Code extension

While updating an old project, I ran into a massive JSON file, and instead of using a third-party tool, I built my own. The result? A handy little VS Code extension called JSON2Type Generator. It converts JSON into TypeScript types and is now live on the marketplace. Here’s how it came to be, and what’s next.

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Tutorial

Sep 30, 2025

Testing Webflow MCP: SEO Wins, CMS Experiments, and Lessons After 1 Month

Tried Webflow MCP for a month, broke a few things, fixed a few more. Here’s the good, the bad, and how it held up on real sites.

Tutorial

Sep 1, 2025

How to Add Webflow's MCP to VS Code (No Cursor Needed)

I like trying new tools, but I’m not switching editors every time a new AI thing drops. Here’s how I got Webflow’s MCP running in VS Code without giving up my setup.

JavaScript 101

Aug 25, 2025

Functions And Arrow Functions

Learn what JavaScript functions are and when to use arrow functions with real examples and beginner-friendly tips.

JavaScript 101

Aug 4, 2025

Data Types Explained

A beginner‑friendly guide to JavaScript’s data types. Learn the difference between primitive and reference types, how type conversion and coercion work, and why truthy and falsy values can make or break your logic.

JavaScript 101

Jul 23, 2025

Master your keywords

In our last post, we wrote our first line of JavaScript, the classic “Hello World!”. Now we're digging into something you'll use constantly: variables.

JavaScript 101

Jul 14, 2025

JavaScript 101

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Life as a Dev

Jul 13, 2025

Learning by Teaching: My JavaScript Challenge

After 12 years of coding, I'm proving I know my stuff by teaching JavaScript from scratch. Join me, learn, and maybe prove it to yourself too!

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Tech Talk

Jul 1, 2025

7 Tips on how I Leverage AI and Still Write My Own Code

Discover 7 habits to weave AI into your workflow. Brainstorm with LLMs, vet every suggestion, write tests first, and even schedule no-AI deep-work so your coding skills stay razor-sharp.

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Web Development

Jun 2, 2025

My Webflow Toolkit: Tools, Tips, and Resources I use daily

After building many sites with Webflow, here’s my go-to stack from planning and design tools to automation and custom features.

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Tech Talk

May 19, 2025

Coding with AI in 2025: What It’s Really Like

After 6 months of coding with AI tools, I’ve seen the good, the weird, and the just plain over-engineered. Here's what dev life really looks like in 2025—and why writing code still matters.

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Tech Talk

Feb 15, 2025

High-Quality Software: What Is It and Why Is It Worth It?

Most people assume better software quality costs more. The truth? High internal quality makes future development faster and cheaper. Here’s why.

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Tech Talk

Jan 14, 2025

When AI Falls Short: A Developer's Guide to Knowing Better

AI is changing software development, but it’s not perfect. Learn how AI tools impact coding workflows and why developers still need to rely on good documentation to tackle complex challenges.

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Life as a Dev

Dec 31, 2024

2024 in Review: Growth, Challenges, and Big Plans for 2025

A personal and professional recap of 2024, reflecting on achievements, challenges, and lessons learned. From launching WebTricks to setting 2025 goals like a GitHub Green Wall and open-source contributions.

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Tech Talk

Dec 24, 2024

Webtricks is here! - Merry Christmas for the no-code community!

Webtricks is a new open-source library offering scripts to enhance no-code platforms, built by and for developers. Join, contribute, and overcome along with the community!

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Tech Talk

Nov 3, 2024

A decade as a profesional software developer

From learning to code in the early 2000 to building a tech career, my journey's been all about learning, experimenting, and growing with every line of code. Here’s where it’s led me.

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Web Development

Aug 1, 2024

Unlocking the Power of Design Consistency: The Magic of Style Guides and Design Systems

Nowadays, striking the perfect balance between creativity and consistency often holds the key to success.

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Web Development

May 5, 2023

How to get started with Webflow

It is not the only tool that exists but Webflow has come with a lot of possibilities few competitors can match.

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Tutorial

Apr 7, 2023

How to turn your GitHub repos into a CDN

it is that time of the week again and I’ve been wanting to talk about a really cool tool I’ve been using lately.

Tutorial

Mar 31, 2023

Adding the code to No-Code

When a full stack dev starts using no-code apps it is only fair it also adds a bit of it's own knowledge right? come with me through what I've found about no-code apps and how I'm trying to make them better for everyone!

Life as a Dev

May 5, 2021

Updates are here!

Latest updates from the Stardew Valley Progress Tracker

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Life as a Dev

Jul 9, 2020

Stardew Valley Progress tracker

After a few weeks of test and fix I finally finished the first release for the Stardew valley progress tracker project

Life as a Dev

Jun 23, 2020

Quarantine Update!

News from what has happened in the last few months!