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BackstopJS Part Deux: Javascript Config and Makefile
I’ve written previously about my setup for BackstopJS (which I’m still excited to say is the creator-recommended
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AWS DevOps
Using Serverless Config to Deploy an AWS CloudWatch Dashboard
My team’s most recent project has been really interesting - it’s a JavaScript project that includes using the Serverless Framework to deploy a...
JavaScript
Initial Impressions of Android Kotlin
As almost every Android developer has heard of by now, Kotlin is being included as a first class language in Android Studio.
Artificial Intelligence
Secrets to Project Happiness Using Git
I have worked with dozens of projects over my career, on platforms ranging from Drupal to Yii to Django to AngularJS
HTML & CSS
A Front-end Build Task With A Living Style Guide, Part 1: SCSS
At Metal Toad our front-end build is important to us. It helps us keep standards consistent and improves the quality of our projects.
Artificial Intelligence
A Better Javascript
I've been thinking a lot about Javascript over the last few months. And not the "How can we architect a better system" type of thinking, but the "Why...
Machine Learning
Writing a haiku-detecting bot for Slack
At Metal Toad, we have several bots integrated into Slack.
Artificial Intelligence
ReactJS Architecture (3 of 3): Proper React Component Structure
The point I’d like to get across in this post is why I structure React components the way that I do for this architecture. It pairs nicely with the...
Artificial Intelligence
URL Routing for a Decoupled App, with Angular 2 and Django
Lately, I have worked on a few projects where a single-page Angular app is contained within a site built on a server-side framework like Django.
SaaS Application
Angular 2: Using the HTTP Service to Write Data to an API
Update, November 27, 2017: This post explains the Http service used in Angular 2. This is now deprecated in favor of the newer HttpClient released in...
JavaScript
ReactJS Architecture (2 of 3): Route Changes and Route Handlers
In React Architecture: Part 1 we discussed a desire to configure a working React website with as few addons as possible. The post ended with the...
JavaScript
ReactJS Architecture (1 of 3): Configuring React
Configuring React with essential tools for streamlined development. Learn about Webpack, Director, and Superagent to efficiently build React...
HTML & CSS
Instant reload with Django, NPM, and Browsersync
Learn how to automate CSS compilation and browser reloads in a Django project using NPM and Browsersync for a seamless development experience.
SaaS Application
Angular 2: HTTP, Observables, and concurrent data loading
How to run multiple concurrent HTTP requests, with the callbacks running only after all of them have completed with Angular 2.
JavaScript
AngularJS: Adding a user-friendly default option to ng-options
Angular's ng-options directive provides a nifty way to build a select element based on an array in your scope. It can even bind the options to...
Artificial Intelligence
OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect: Now What?
A former Toad recently asked my opinion about this article:OAuth 2.0 and the Road to Hell
SaaS Application
AngularJS Query String handling using $location.search()
Note: This article refers to AngularJS v1.x only.
Business
Getting Started in the Tech Community
Everyone wants to change the world, but in order to do so, you have to put on pants. I found a loophole. That loophole is web development.
Artificial Intelligence
Force Touch for Safari in Javascript
First I explored Force Click on the Mac. Now it is on the web with javascript in Safari.
SaaS Application
Autocomplete Using ActiveAdmin and Rails 3
I love how easy ActiveAdmin is to use out of the box, but it can force you into using a panoply of workarounds for forms with any significant level...
Business
Angular JS Promises: From Service to Template
In this blog post, we will learn how to request an HTTP GET call from an AngularJS Service and display the data in the template while avoiding the...
JavaScript
Running a Persistant Node.js Server on an Arduino Yún
We recently had occasion to set up a Node.js web server on an Arduino Yún. It's a bit more complicated than we thought when we set out, so it seemed...
JavaScript
How I learned to stop worrying and love the code
Learn how to embrace coding, overcome frustrations, and access valuable resources for mastering Objective-C and iOS development in this insightful...
Database
Full Stack Basics for the Non-Developer
Discover the essential layers of web development from a non-developer's perspective, covering developers, local environments, repositories, servers,...