Why Remote Work Did Not Make Brighton Web Developers Less Local
Remote work changed how Brighton web developers collaborate, build trust, support clients, and use local expertise without being limited by geography.
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Why Remote Work Did Not Make Brighton Web Developers Less Local. 
Using CSS Logical Properties for Direction‑Aware Layouts. Using CSS Logical Properties for Direction‑Aware Layouts
Use CSS logical properties for LTR, RTL, and vertical layouts. Map block and inline axes, position components, order fallbacks, and verify support.
How to Import All Named Exports from a JavaScript File. How to Import All Named Exports from a JavaScript File
Import all named exports from a JavaScript module with namespace or explicit named imports, including how each approach handles default exports.
Check If a String Contains Only Whitespace with JavaScript. Check If a String Contains Only Whitespace with JavaScript
Determining whether an input in your application consists of only whitespace needn't be a particularly difficult or complex task. trim() or regex will work!
Keeping Gatsby Build Times Under Control. Keeping Gatsby Build Times Under Control
How to keep Gatsby build times under control by managing data volume, image work, plugins, GraphQL queries, caching, and deployment expectations.
Higher‑Order Functions in JavaScript. Higher‑Order Functions in JavaScript
Higher‑order functions in JavaScript take functions as arguments or return them. Here, I explore their benefits, common use cases, and practical examples.
Improve Page Performance with content-visibility. Improve Page Performance with
content-visibilityUsing the CSS content‑visibility property, we can control when and how an element's content is rendered by the browser.
Resolving mini-css-extract-plugin Warnings in Gatsby. Resolving
mini-css-extract-pluginWarnings in GatsbySeeing Conflicting Order warnings in your Terminal whilst building your Gatsby project is not uncommon, but fortunately is very easy to fix (or suppress) too.
The End of Internet Explorer. The End of Internet Explorer
Today marks a linchpin moment in web development, and especially front‑end development. Microsoft has formally retired their long‑standing, divisive browser.
Using Container Queries in CSS. Using Container Queries in CSS
Learn how CSS container queries apply styles according to a parent container's size, with @container examples, fallbacks and current support context.
Position: sticky in CSS. position: stickyin CSSAchieving sticky positioning on the web was once a weighty process using JavaScript to detect scroll positions and switch styles. Now, we have position: sticky!
Using the CSS :has Pseudo‑Class. Using the CSS
:hasPseudo‑ClassThe :has CSS selector allows you to select a parent element based on whether it has a certain child or children. It's powerful but it has some limitations.
Spread Syntax in JavaScript (...). Spread Syntax in JavaScript (
...)In a nutshell, JavaScript spread syntax allows you to pass the elements of an iterable (for example an array), through to a function as individual elements.
The Safest Way to Test for NaN in JavaScript. The Safest Way to Test for
NaNin JavaScriptWhy equality, typeof and global isNaN() are unreliable JavaScript NaN checks, and when Number.isNaN() provides a safer modern alternative in practice.
When to Use var or let or const. When to Use
varorletorconstCompare var, let, and const in JavaScript, including scope, hoisting, reassignment, block behaviour, ES6 defaults, and when each declaration fits.
Local SEO is a Technical Problem Too. Local SEO is a Technical Problem Too
Local SEO is a technical problem too, covering crawlable content, structured pages, performance, metadata, internal links, and reliable local signals.
What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack? What is a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attack?
Learn how DDoS attacks overwhelm services with distributed botnet traffic, why they are hard to block and which mitigations can reduce the risk.
Gatsby & GraphQL: Nodes vs. Edges. Gatsby & GraphQL: Nodes vs. Edges
Gatsby and GraphQL nodes versus edges explained through graph theory, query shape, pagination, and why Gatsby data often exposes both structures.
HTML Video and the preload Attribute. HTML Video and the
preloadAttributeUnderstand the HTML video preload attribute, including auto, metadata, none, browser behaviour, bandwidth cost, playback expectations, and trade‑offs.
Why You Should Not Use Protocol‑Relative URLs. Why You Should Not Use Protocol‑Relative URLs
Avoid protocol‑relative URLs on modern sites, with reasons around HTTPS, security, performance, browser expectations, and clearer absolute resource loading.
Can I Learn Front‑End Development in 2 Months? Can I Learn Front‑End Development in 2 Months?
Can you learn front‑end development in 2 months? Yes for fundamentals and small projects, no for mastery. Here is what eight focused weeks can realistically do.