Today is January 28, 2021, and for this Thursday Thoughts episode we're covering: Getting Your First Dev Job What You Should Do as a Junior Developer Helping Developers Be Leaders Let's dive in! ---- When starting off as a web developer it can be difficult to juggle learning and job searching. Therefore, it is important to know what potential emplo…

Today is January 27, 2021, and for this Wednesday Wisdom episode we're covering: Fullstack Development Trends Responsive CSS Frameworks State of Design in 2021 Let's dive in! ---- Fullstack development has moved from rarity to commonplace over the past few years. In 2021 it is easier than ever to be a fullstack developer simply because of all of th…

Today is January 26, 2021, and for this Tuesday Tips episode we're covering How to Setup Your M1 MacBook for Web Development Let's dive in! ---- The worst part (or perhaps the most fun for some) of getting a new laptop is setting up everything you need as a web developer. Adding programs and tools that you had installed over the many years of owner…

Today is January 25, 2021, and for this Monday Medley episode we're covering: Success as a Creative in 2021 Chrome 88 Performant Animations and Micro-Interactions Let's dive in! ---- Last year changed the game for most designers as we had to find new ways to be collaborative, adaptive, and productive in a different environment. Hopefully, 2021 brin…

Today is December 8, 2020, and for this Tuesday Tips episode we're covering The Modern Way to Center Content in CSS Let's dive in! ---- For many years the bane of any web designer's existence was something simple: centering an object on the page. Horizontally centering was one thing, but getting an item to vertically center was a whole different mo…

Today is December 7, 2020, and for this Monday Medley episode we're covering: Reactathon 2020 Helping Clients with a Website Content Strategy Questions to Ask as an Interviewee Let's dive in! ---- Reactathon is typically a conference that takes place in San Francisco every March and involves technical talks and workshops centered around React. This…

Today is September 11, 2020, and for this Friday Facts episode we're covering: Landing Pages that Convert Scaffolding Web Development Tools Design Systems Let's dive in! ---- Landing pages can make or break a product sale or other intended call-to-action. It can be difficult to create a landing page that boils down your product or service into a qu…

Today is September 10, 2020, and for this Thursday Thoughts episode we're covering: Improving App Support Website Considerations for Blind People Tools for Website Accessibility Let's dive in! ---- Without a doubt, when you think of a company you love, one of the key components is most likely a great support team. For me, the way a company handles …

Today is September 9, 2020, and for this Wednesday Wisdom episode we're covering: Reduced Motion Design Linking to the Web Archive Improving Client Communication Let's dive in! ---- Modern web browsers now support a wide range of CSS and JavaScript properties that can create awesome interactive features and animations. However, it is important to k…

Today is September 8, 2020, and for this Tuesday Tips episode we're covering How to Rename Your Master Branch on GitHub Let's dive in! ---- Recent events have brought to light the negative connotations of having the main branch on a repository called master. Whether you want to change your primary branch name for this reason or just for fun, it is …

Today is September 4, 2020, and for this Friday Facts episode we're covering: Building a Portfolio for Your Dream Job Successful Telecommuting Free Courses for Web Designers Let's dive in! ---- A web design portfolio can be one of the most difficult things to create. It can be hard to think up new ideas and projects to build from scratch. Yesterday…

Today is September 3, 2020, and for this Thursday Thoughts episode we're covering: Starting a Freelance Business Finding Freelance Clients Habits of Successful Freelancers Let's dive in! ---- Starting a freelance business is the dream for many web designers and developers. Making your own schedule and working from anywhere are some of the benefits …

Today is September 2, 2020, and for this Wednesday Wisdom episode we're covering: Burnout Symptoms for Developers Writing a Good Pull Request Description Improving Novice JavaScript Coding Patterns Let's dive in! ---- Burnout is defined by the World Health Organization as "a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that ha…

Today is September 1, 2020, and for this Tuesday Tips episode we're covering How to Integrate Media Queries into JavaScript Let's dive in! ---- There's no doubt about it, media queries are one of the most useful CSS features for a modern website. They allow you to create a breakpoint for your website where you can adjust styles for larger or smalle…

Today is August 31, 2020, and for this Monday Medley episode we're covering: Open-Source for Beginners Bootstrap Icons Using Frontity for Headless WordPress Let's dive in! ---- One of the greatest parts of being a developer is using and participating in open-source projects. But it can seem intimidating for first-time developers to jump into a proj…

Today is August 28, 2020, and for this Friday Facts episode we're covering: Landing Page Design Having a High-Quality Website in 2020 Getting More Newsletter Sign-Ups Let's dive in! ---- Landing pages are still an important promotional tool for many modern businesses. They allow a company or individual to promote a product, email list, or other ser…

Today is August 27, 2020, and for this Thursday Thoughts episode we're covering: Fresh Content Marketing Strategies Google vs Netlify Analytics Increasing Productivity in the Workplace Let's dive in! ---- As freelancers, we are always looking for new ways to establish our business as an expert in our respective fields. Content marketing has always …

Today is August 26, 2020, and for this Wednesday Wisdom episode we're covering: WordPress Auto-Updates 10 Online Design Tools React vs Angular Let's dive in! ---- With the recent release of WordPress 5.5, an auto-update feature was added for plugins and themes. This goes along with the auto-update feature for WordPress Core that was recently added.…

Today is August 25, 2020, and for this Tuesday Tips episode we're covering How to Determine Where to Put Logic for Jamstack Websites Let's dive in! ---- A very common blog logic is displaying posts or events on your website based on the date. We may want to not show a post if it is in the future or change how a past event is displayed. When looking…

Today is August 24, 2020, and for this Monday Medley episode we're covering: Most Appreciated Web Solutions of 2020 Bootstrap Alternatives Becoming a Full-Stack Developer without a Degree Let's dive in! ---- Web Designer Depot recently posted a list of 47 most appreciated web solutions of 2020. The list ranges across many areas of web design, inclu…

Today is April 16, 2020, and for this Thursday Thoughts episode we're covering: Improve Your Website in 2020 Thinking in Design Systems Improving Website Readability Let's dive in! ---- Treehouse published an article today titled 5 Ways to Improve Your Website in 2020. The post outlines common issues that people have with websites and how to addres…

Today is April 15, 2020, and for this Wednesday Wisdom episode we're covering: Free GitHub Team Accounts New Firefox 75 Developer Features Shopify’s App Challenge Let's dive in! ---- Yesterday GitHub announced they were making core features free for team accounts. Previously team accounts could not have private repositories without having a paid ac…

Today is April 14, 2020, and for this Tuesday Tips episode we're covering Amazing Pure CSS Creations Let's dive in! ---- CSS is one of the first languages that budding web designers learn. This is probably because the tangible results are easier and quicker to achieve than other languages. However, CSS can be used for so much more than changing a f…

Today is April 13, 2020, and for this Monday Medley episode we're covering: No Media Query Responsive Layouts Onboarding a Junior Developer Open-Source Fonts Let's dive in! ---- CSS-Tricks published a post today titled Thinking in Behaviors, Not Screen Sizes. The main point of the post is that in modern web development we should think beyond breakp…

Today is April 9, 2020, and for this Thursday Thoughts episode we're covering: Google Bans Zoom Targeted Advertising Choosing a Domain Name Let's dive in! ---- Buzzfeed News published a post discussing how Google has banned the use of the popular video conferencing app Zoom for their employees. Zoom has quickly gained traction in the video conferen…