Part 2: Vue Directives — Introduction Last week I painted a bird’s eye view of ….Vue and how it might compare to React. To catch up click on over to Part 1. This week I wanted to jump into Vue directives so you can get an glimpse of the rendering syntax differences between .vue …

Part 1: Overview — Introduction Basic Overview Single-file components Introduction I recently was part of an interview process for a company that builds their front end applications almost entirely with VueJS. Coming from a primarily vanilla JavaScript and React background, naturally I was very curious. Having my potential boss suggest that: “You should look into…

Introduction I’m working on a HUD (heads up display) for the apartment that will have important items like: the current weather, 7-day forecast, and plant care notes for all of our house plants. …

“Where Am I?” — Introduction This is part of an accidental series on a small Node.js app I’ve built to keep me abreast of Philadelphia Department of Streets’ trash/recycling collections status. …

Bugs I found and how I fixed them — Update: Twitter Developer Advocate, Andy Piper, reached out to let me know they fixed this issue. I’m keeping this article as demonstration of how to problem solve when you’re in a pickle. Also how cool is that to get a reach out?!?! Thanks, Andy! What I’m Building It should come to no surprise…

Introduction Recently I was tinkering with a React app to control my Philips Hue smart LED lights that we have around the house. …

Overview What the heck is UUID? Why would I want to use a UUID? Rails Setup DatabaseSetup The Big Reveal! Epilogue 1. What the heck is UUID? A universally unique identifier (UUID) is a 128-bit number used to identify information in computer systems…While the probability that a UUID will be duplicated is not zero, it is close…

As a performing artist I had always been drawn to and needed music. As time went on music production became more and more integrated with and facilitated by technology and computers. Before long I was making my own sounds, songs and video with entry-level digital audio workstations and video editors…