10 Essential SEO Tips for Front‑End Developers
Ten practical SEO areas front‑end developers can influence, from site speed and semantics to metadata, mobile UX, internal links, and structured data.
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This is a relatively generic and broad category where I attempt to offer guidance or instruction on more‑or‑less anything related to front‑end and web development.
Below you will find a subset of articles from my blog specifically about Guides. This is an area I have worked with for many years, and it has been a regular subject in my writing. There are three hundred forty‑nine articles collected together for you below.
10 Essential SEO Tips for Front‑End Developers. 
All About Headless CMSes. All About Headless CMSes
Websites have not been set‑and‑forget for a long time now, and without the technical know‑how to update a static site, CMSes are a key part of web development.
How to Amend Git Commits. How to Amend Git Commits
Amend Git commits safely with git commit ‑‑amend, message fixes, forgotten files, reset alternatives, tidy history, and remote‑branch cautions cleanly.
A Beginner's Guide to Web Hosting. A Beginner's Guide to Web Hosting
As someone new to the web, or hoping to launch your first website, hosting may come as a bit of a complicated shock. Hopefully I can help offer some advice!
What Makes a Great JavaScript Developer? What Makes a Great JavaScript Developer?
What makes a great JavaScript developer goes well beyond syntax. This article looks at judgement, fundamentals, debugging, and day‑to‑day habits.
What Skills are Required for a Front‑End Developer? What Skills are Required for a Front‑End Developer?
Front‑end developer skills explained, from HTML, CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, debugging, Git, APIs, frameworks, responsive design, and communication.
How to Choose a React Developer. How to Choose a React Developer
Hiring a React developer is about more than matching keywords. This guide looks at fundamentals, judgement, and what good front‑end signals look like.
How to Rename Local and Remote Git Branches. How to Rename Local and Remote Git Branches
Rename local and remote Git branches cleanly, including branch switching, pushing the new name, deleting the old remote, and avoiding typo fallout.
How to Hire a JavaScript Developer. How to Hire a JavaScript Developer
Hire a JavaScript developer by assessing responsibilities, core front‑end skills, framework knowledge, problem solving, collaboration, and hiring sources.
Life as a Freelance Developer in Brighton. Life as a Freelance Developer in Brighton
Freelance development in Brighton examined honestly, covering seaside appeal, local community, high costs, commuting, limited local work, and trade‑offs.
Has Google Killed AMP? Has Google Killed AMP?
AMP has long split opinion: Google's preferential treatment of sites using AMP has long been a contentious point. Is it worth implementing AMP any longer?
Ethical Web Development: Part II. Ethical Web Development: Part II
Ethical web development part two covers accessibility, inclusivity, WCAG, open source responsibility, and how developers can make safer web experiences.
How to Hire a Freelance Front‑End Developer. How to Hire a Freelance Front‑End Developer
Hire a freelance front‑end developer by clarifying scope, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Git, testing, performance, debugging, frameworks, and collaboration needs.
Ethical Web Development: Part I. Ethical Web Development: Part I
As a developer (and especially perhaps as a front end developer) we have a unique responsibility to our users, and to remove unethical practices from the web.
The Differences Between Lead and Senior Roles in Front‑End Development. The Differences Between Lead and Senior Roles in Front‑End Development
Lead and senior front‑end roles overlap, but they are not the same job. This article looks at delivery, ownership, mentoring, and decision‑making.
What Does Front‑End Development Mean? What Does Front‑End Development Mean?
What front‑end development means, what front‑end developers actually build, and how HTML, CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, and performance fit together.
What is Front‑End Development? What is Front‑End Development?
Front‑end web development explained through HTML, CSS, JavaScript, UI work, browser behaviour, back‑end integration, and what front‑end developers do.
React: Functional, Class, and Pure Components. React: Functional, Class, and Pure Components
Compare React functional, class, and pure components, including reusable component design, presentation boundaries, legacy patterns, and when each fits.
