Front‑End Web Development: A Beginner's Introduction
Front‑end web development explained through HTML, CSS, JavaScript, UI work, browser behaviour, back‑end integration, and what front‑end developers do.
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The guides are the practical part of this archive: working explanations for a specific web development problem, written to show the decision as well as the answer. The subject varies, but the aim is consistent: enough context to use the technique sensibly rather than copy it blindly.
Front‑End Web Development: A Beginner’s Introduction. 
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.
What Does a Software Engineer Do? What Does a Software Engineer Do?
What a software engineer does day to day, from understanding requirements and writing code to testing, maintenance, teamwork, and long‑term system improvement.
How to Find Your First Web Developer Job in the UK. How to Find Your First Web Developer Job in the UK
A practical guide to finding your first UK web‑development role: learn a stack, build a portfolio, choose a niche and research suitable employers.
Preview Mode in Next.js with a Headless CMS. Preview Mode in Next.js with a Headless CMS
Preview Mode in Next.js explained with a headless CMS, draft content workflows, preview cookies, and how editors can see unpublished pages safely.
Detecting and Dealing with Website Theft. Detecting and Dealing with Website Theft
Website theft is frustrating, but there are practical ways to spot it and respond. This guide covers copied text, copied code, and escalation options.
Disabling Gatsby Telemetry. Disabling Gatsby Telemetry
Disable Gatsby telemetry cleanly, with context on what anonymous analytics collect, why teams opt out, and how the setting affects local and CI work.
Removing p Tags from Contentful List Items. Removing
pTags from Contentful List ItemsOne of the quirks of rendering Rich Text from Contentful is that list items come wrapped in paragraph <p> tags. Fortunately, this is a simple one to resolve.
Rendering Contentful Rich Code Snippets in Gatsby. Rendering Contentful Rich Code Snippets in Gatsby
Contentful rich text and Gatsby work well together until code snippets enter the picture. This guide shows how to render inline and block code cleanly.
What are Array‑Like Objects in JavaScript? What are Array‑Like Objects in JavaScript?
An exploration of array‑like objects in JavaScript. Explanations of their unique characteristics and how to navigate them easily in front‑end development.
Replace Inline Styles in Gatsby with an External CSS File. Replace Inline Styles in Gatsby with an External CSS File
Replace Gatsby's inlined production CSS with an external stylesheet by rewriting headComponents, with performance trade‑offs and historical context.
Why Choose Me as a Brighton and South East Web Developer. Why Choose Me as a Brighton and South East Web Developer
Based in Brighton, I bring more than 23 years of web development experience, clear communication, performance‑focused delivery and ongoing support.
When to Use Promise.allSettled in JavaScript. When to Use
Promise.allSettledin JavaScriptChoose Promise.allSettled() when every outcome matters. Handle fulfilled values and rejected reasons, preserve input order, and keep fail‑fast work distinct.
Disabling Source Maps in Gatsby for Production. Disabling Source Maps in Gatsby for Production
Disable production source maps in Gatsby with webpack, understand external versus inline maps, and clear old map files without changing development builds.
Image Optimisation with next/image. Image Optimisation with
next/imagenext/imageexplained with responsive sizing, lazy loading, layout shift reduction, and why image optimisation matters in real Next.js applications.
Dynamic Imports and Code Splitting in Next.js. Dynamic Imports and Code Splitting in Next.js
Dynamic imports and code splitting in Next.js explained with
next/dynamic, lazy‑loaded components, SSR trade‑offs, and when splitting really helps.
Understanding getStaticPaths in Next.js. Understanding
getStaticPathsin Next.jsgetStaticPathsin Next.js explained with dynamic routes, pre‑rendered paths, fallback behaviour, and how static generation works for slug‑based pages.
getStaticProps vs. getServerSideProps in Next.js. getStaticPropsvs.getServerSidePropsin Next.jsgetStaticPropsvs.getServerSidePropsin Next.js explained with build‑time and request‑time data fetching, trade‑offs, and practical page examples.