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.
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How to Choose a React Developer. Create Arrays of Any Size with Placeholder Content in JavaScript. Create Arrays of Any Size with Placeholder Content in JavaScript
There are many different ways of creating placeholder arrays in JavaScript ‑ whether the array itself is a placeholder, or simply the content within it.
The Quirks of z‑index. The Quirks of
z‑indexDebug z‑index quirks in CSS by understanding positioning, stacking contexts, opacity, transforms, huge values, and why layers still misbehave again.
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.
ReferenceError: Window is Not Defined in Gatsby. ReferenceError: Window is Not Defined in Gatsby
Fix window is not defined in Gatsby or Next.js by understanding SSR, guarding browser globals, lifecycle timing, dynamic imports, and third‑party modules.
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.
Changing the Colour of Placeholder Text. Changing the Colour of Placeholder Text
Change placeholder text colour with CSS ::placeholder, including browser defaults, form styling, input states, and accessible use of placeholder copy.
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.
Git is a Little Bit Like a Diary. Git is a Little Bit Like a Diary
Git is version control, but it also gives you a running record of how work evolved. This article uses that diary analogy to make Git less abstract.
How Much Does a Front‑End Developer Make? How Much Does a Front‑End Developer Make?
Freelance front‑end developers can earn a wide range of salaries depending on their skills, experience, location, and the type of projects they take on.
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.
Block Bad Bots Using .htaccess. Block Bad Bots Using
.htaccessBlock bad bots with .htaccess and robots.txt, including why unwanted crawlers waste bandwidth, where rules help, and what to treat with caution too.
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.
Access CSS Variables from a Database via db-connect. Access CSS Variables from a Database via
db‑connectIn CSS, db‑connect is a misunderstood but immensely useful technique for connecting to databases directly from vanilla CSS in order to access stored properties.
Incremental Static Regeneration and CMS Publishing Freshness. Incremental Static Regeneration and CMS Publishing Freshness
How Incremental Static Regeneration affects CMS publishing freshness, including rebuild timing, stale pages, previews, and editorial expectations.
Installing Gatsby onto an M1 MacBook Air. Installing Gatsby onto an M1 MacBook Air
Set up Gatsby on an M1 MacBook Air with Xcode, Homebrew, NVM, Node.js, vips, Yarn, the Gatsby CLI, dependency reinstall steps, and native image dependencies.
