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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.
Life as a Freelance Developer in Brighton. 
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?
Announcing Dynamic Updates with ARIA Live Regions. Announcing Dynamic Updates with ARIA Live Regions
Use ARIA live regions for dynamic status updates, choose polite or assertive announcements, handle repeated messages, and know when focus should move.
Ethical Web Development II: Accessibility and Inclusivity. Ethical Web Development II: Accessibility and Inclusivity
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 I: Privacy, Consent, and Security. Ethical Web Development I: Privacy, Consent, and Security
Why web developers are responsible for protecting user privacy, rejecting manipulative consent patterns, and building secure, maintainable websites.
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.
Front‑End Web Development: A Beginner’s Introduction. 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.
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.