You may have heard of another social network called Pinterest, but what is it and what do you need to do to optimise your site for it?
Getting your site ready for Pinterest
What is the difference between web developers and web designers
To some people, the differences in these two roles are obvious. A developer is the one that makes the code and the designer is the one that decides how it will look. But in my experience it is not as simple as it may appear.
7 Tips when building an app
There are probably about a million different articles and blog posts online that have a very similar title to this, but I thought I would share my own thoughts with you as each person learns something different. You will probably have your own thoughts on what is important when building an app.
If cycling were Formula 1
I’ve started cycling again after a break of a few years and I have to say I’m loving it! Not only is it good exercise, but it also gives me time to clear my head and think about random things. This gives me an opportunity to think about work projects and problem solving, as well as the plot for my next chapter in a book I’m writing, but it also gives me a chance to have some random thoughts, such as what if cycling were Formula 1.
How computers work - Bits, Bytes and Lights
If you work in IT then I’m sure you get asked the question ‘How do computers work?’, well here’s a simple post you can reference…
If you are a web developer but fancy getting started with apps then Cordova could be the way forward for you.
Latest Posts
Bulma Blade UI
I would like to introduce a new Laravel package I have been working on for a little while called Bulma Blade UI. It offers a set of reusable Blade components with the Bulma html structure and CSS classes, as well as basic authentication views for use with Laravel Fortify, ready to go with minimal setup.
Testing a Laravel Console Command
I recently discovered that you can test an artisan console command very easily in Laravel 8 and make assertions on the output. In this example we are going to make a console command to import some products into our database from a csv file and then test they are all added as expected.
Splitting a large Laravel Livewire Component
Sometimes, no matter what solution you use to build your system, there comes a point where everything tends to grow a bit big and edges towards being unmanageable. Luckily Livewire offers a solution to this problem.
