Blog

A deep-dive on everything I've learned in the past year building style guides, design systems, component libraries, and their best practices.

Examining the tips and tricks used to make Stripe's website design a notch above the rest.

In this guide, you will learn how to create a Monorepo to manage multiple packages with a shared build, test, and release process.

Learn how I migrated my Next.js website to use MySQL with PlanetScale, resulting in 10x faster response times for my APIs.

Learn about my overnight success story, ten years in the making.

Learn about how I moved into this role, my plans for the future, and an opportunity to join the team.

Did you know it's possible to use Redis for your entire database? Hashmaps, counters, sorted lists, and even queues. Learn how to deploy a Redis & Next.js app in a few short minutes.

Learn about the history of state management in React and what the preferred solutions are today.

Learn the best practices for high-performance sites using web fonts, updated for 2021.

Learn why I switched my Next.js blog to use Tailwind CSS and how it impacted performance.

Learn how CSS has evolved and explore pros and cons of different styling solutions for React.

Learn how to add authentication with Next.js. The guide covers custom React Hooks, protecting routes and redirecting on the server, and includes a variety of examples.

Choosing a service to store data can be confusing and overwhelming for a front-end developer. This comprehensive guide is a choose your own adventure dive into creating your backend.

Learn how to authenticate with the Spotify API to fetch your top tracks in a Next.js API route.

Six months ago, I had an idea for an online course. Today, I've taught students all over the world and made over $7,000 teaching online.

The missing documentation for making requests to the Gumroad API from Node.js.

Learn how to build & deploy a static site using Next.js, Prisma, and a SQLite database.

I revamped my personal site, adding a variety of improvements for the ideal Next.js + MDX blogging experience.

Learn how to add a dynamic sitemap to your Next.js project, along with a robots.txt file for optimal SEO.

Learn how to fetch data with SWR, a React Hooks library which improves the developer experience of retrieving data.

Learn how to use Next.js API routes to integrate with the Google Analytics API and retrieve statistics about a site.

Four days later, the Iowa Caucuses have finally finished. Yet, we're just now seeing the results. What the hell happened?

Learn how to use Next.js API routes to integrate with the YouTube API and retrieve statistics about a channel.

Learn how to use Next.js API routes to integrate with the Unsplash API and retrieve statistics about a user.

Want a better programming resume? Limit it to a single page. See how my resume has transformed over the past five years with some actionable advice.

Highlights and reflections on 2019 and a look forward to 2020.

Which is the best for building React applications? Explore the pros and cons for all three options to make the right choice.

Learn how to integrate Next.js and React with Mailchimp to build a newsletter subscription form.

Understand the growth behind JavaScript's hottest web framework and learn why Next.js can help you build web applications faster.

Learn about how we've adopted GraphQL at Hy-Vee to improve developer efficiency and enhance our user experience.

My recap of 10 days backpacking across Italy - Venice, Cinque Terre, and the Almafi Coast.

Can GitHub Actions relace CircleCI entirely? Find out why I decided to switch CI/CD providers to GitHub Actions.

Want more accurate page view counts? Learn how to track real-time post views using Firebase and Next.js.

A deep-dive on everything I've learned in the past year building style guides, design systems, component libraries, and their best practices.

Learn how to build a serverless application with Next.js, Firebase, Cloud Firestore, and easily deploy it with Vercel.

Five simple things you can do to separate yourself from your peers and become the best developer.

Learn how to place engineers in this competitive market from a 45-minute keynote speech given at Talent42 in Seattle.

Learn how to use iframes to print React components while only printing what's necessary.

Learn how to set up Sentry to capture client-side and server-side exceptions for Next.js applications.

Studies show happiness is correlated to the amount of free time we have. So why is everyone always busy?

In this guide, you will learn how to create a Monorepo to manage multiple packages with a shared build, test, and release process.

We spend ~13 years of our life at work, so it's pretty important we enjoy what we're doing and that it connects with our core values. How can you find purpose-driven work?

Why is there so much recruiter spam? What can we do to fix technical recruiting?

CSS Modules, Font Loading, Polyfills, Dynamic Imports, MDX, and more!

At Hy-Vee, we reached a point where we were spinning up new teams extremely quickly and needed to maintain consistency across products.

Should you care about game rooms and beer on tap? How important is working remotely and a flexible schedule? I give my take on what benefits are important to me in 2019.

Learn how to use Mapbox with Next.js to create a non-SSR map component that is free up to 50,000 map views per month.

Creating open-source software makes me happy. It’s an opportunity for me to showcase my programming skills and gain experience with new languages and frameworks.

Starting the next chapter of my career.

What decisions go into evaluating software solutions?

Exploring the tools I use daily for work and personal use.

Using RSS to aggregate and simplify how I consume media.

Which year was I the most active? Who has commented on my pictures the most? How many songs have I streamed?

Learning to say yes to the unexpected and embracing change.

Leaving my comfort zone and working remotely in Bali, Indonesia.

How to transform your online presence, drive more traffic to your website, and sell yourself.

Examining the tips and tricks used to make Stripe's website design a notch above the rest.

Building a todo list from start to finish.

Using animation to simulate loading text content.

A quick tutorial for making a logo swirl.

Learn how I created a simple application to convert and download YouTube videos as MP3s.

What I learned from this engineering management conference.

Why I chose this static site generator and the benefits you can receive.

Learn what exactly my job looks like on a daily basis.

Visualize my journey through the scenic lands of Norway with rich, stunning pictures and daily travel logs.

Learn how to create your programming portfolio from the ground up, including tips and tricks I learned building my own.

Learn how I got into videography and where I'm headed next.

Reflections on my college years and advice I wish I knew from the start.

A simple Python program to retrieve relevant data.

Using data to determine where to drink.

How I preserved through college and got the job of my dreams.

Utilizing Python and PyGame to revive a classic.