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How to become a web developer - Part 1

Part 1

Christmas is the season of giving

Everyone loves a freebie, especially at Christmas. That’s why I’ve decided to make my books free on the 25th December.

Speeding up decision making

We’ve all been there, asked someone a question and instead of answering your question they ask you another question. I’m guilty of it myself, I’ll freely admit it. So what’s the best way of getting a quick decision out of someone?

The ROAD to an Eco-Friendly Future

What’s the most non environmentally friendly thing you can think of? How about the road. Let’s change that!

Going into Aeroplane Mode

Last week I went on holiday abroad and as data was not included on my contract for that country I had to turn data roaming off. I also had to go into aeroplane mode on the flights there and back. The result was no app notifications for a week.

Learnings about Social Media Marketing

I’m a web developer by day for a large business. Luckily, they are already very well established and they get lots of visits each day. But starting from scratch with promoting my own website has been very daunting, but also very rewarding.

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Using when with the Laravel Http Client
Using when with the Laravel Http Client

Here’s a little tip I discovered that I haven’t seen documented anywhere. You can use when() and unless() with the Laravel Http client.

New book announcement!
New book announcement!

Announcing the new book, The Little-Astwick Mysteries - Trouble at the church, by C.S. Rhymes. It is now available for pre-order on the Amazon Kindle store for £2.99, with the release date of the 1st February 2024.

Using prettier to format your Jekyll theme
Using prettier to format your Jekyll theme

I have been using prettier for a few years to automatically format code, especially JavaScript and TypeScript projects, as it helps standardise the output on a shared code project. I have maintained a few different Jekyll themes over the years and wanted to use the power of prettier to automatically format code consistently.

How NOT to make a website

How NOT to make a Website

By C.S. Rhymes

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Nigel's Intranet Adventure

Nigel's Intranet Adventure

By C.S. Rhymes

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