So I landed onto ProcessWire’s home page the other day and quickly got excited about the possibilities of managing and publishing data and content in unique ways. I wanted to try it out for myself. For ProcessWire, Docker Compose would be my go-to install. For much of the past year I have been building...
Put the finishing touches on your site or you might miss something
“I used to be uncomfortable using commercial themes for my web clients,” I heard a speaker say at a developer conference a few years ago, “because I feel like I’m cheating.” There were several faint nods of agreement and guilty averted eyes throughout the room. Do some developers think it’s cheating because they’re not...
When WordPress filters gave me my a-ha moment
There are few feelings more gratifying than that moment when after weeks, months or even years of studying something, it just somehow clicks. Like a old friend, or a book you read several dozen times, it seems that it was always there and always will be. One of the most powerful and confusing parts...
My Holiday Tech Lists, Day 2: The web stack is not just for breakfast
If I remember to look at my web stack next year too, then this will be the start of my annual tradition to look at the web frameworks and languages I used this year, and think about how and whether I will apply them next year as well. All of these things are free to download...
My Holiday Tech Lists, Day 1: Web tools you can use
Just in time for the holidays! Everyone has their gift lists but who wants to fight for a mall parking spot or struggle through a river of angry shoppers like a worn-out salmon swimming upstream to escape a hungry bear? Let me contribute to your peace of mind with my own lists. This series...