Published in The Code Less Travelled·Oct 31, 2022Member-onlySass type-safety and validationWriting robust functions and mixins in .scss files — Sass is a seriously powerful tool for writing awesome stylesheets, and I love it. Amongst all the other great features are a bunch of amazing built-in modules that expose a load of functions and mixins that we can use to do some really cool things in our .scss files. One…CSS8 min readCSS8 min read
Published in Owl Theology·Oct 28, 2022Member-onlyAn eternal perspectiveI gave this talk at my local church recently, here’s the transcript — You can listen to the talk here, or read on 😃, I’m trying to use my notes less while speaking, so what you’ll hear on the video is not verbatim what’s written below…you’ll just have to forgive me 🙏. We’re re-joining our sermon series today called “Keys to Faith” —this…Christianity10 min readChristianity10 min read
Published in The Code Less Travelled·Oct 28, 2022Member-onlySass — the map-merge patternAn elegant solution for handling module configuration in Sass. — One of the many beautiful things about Sass is that it lets us write modules of CSS that we can then consume around the rest of our project. To give a very simplistic example, I might have a ‘color’ module that looks something like this: // src/scss/color.scss $dark: #222; $light…CSS5 min readCSS5 min read
Sep 23, 2022Member-onlyWhy Budgeting is the side-hustle everyone should be talking aboutWorking hard at saving money can offer a better ROI than almost any other side-hustle. — So, no-one has any money at the moment. I don’t know what it’s like in your part of the world, but from where I’m sitting (a little outside of London, UK, if you’re interested) the vista is an ugly one of eye-watering interest and inflation rates. …Money8 min readMoney8 min read
Published in The Code Less Travelled·Sep 1, 2022Member-onlyNo.js — Dark modeImplementing ‘dark mode’ with just CSS & HTML. — See the demo // See the code Dark mode is incredibly vogue. And rightly so — you’re giving your user the ability to change the presentation of your content based on their own preferences and what they find to be easiest on the eyes. With modern CSS super powers, we…CSS6 min readCSS6 min read
Published in The Code Less Travelled·Aug 24, 2022Member-onlyNo.js — Navigation ComponentBuilding a togglable navigation component with just CSS & HTML. — See the demo // See the code One of the most ubiquitous and evergreen elements of a modern UI is the navigation/menu — you can’t really have a site or app without one. Whilst creative riffs on this idea exist, the most prominent pattern is to have a bar across…Java Script7 min readJava Script7 min read
Published in Owl Theology·Aug 24, 2022Member-onlyWhat is the Gospel..?How do we tell the greatest story ever told? — I think every time I’ve been at a Christian conference, or ecumenical service, or youth event etc. and someone’s said they’re going to “give a gospel presentation” I immediately (I’m not pround of myself) think I know what they’re going to say — and I’m normally not far from the…Bible6 min readBible6 min read
Published in The Code Less Travelled·Aug 19, 2022Member-only#9 — Demo 2: The Blog Post (refresh)Simply CSS — the beginner’s guide to styling the web. — Do you remember this beauty from Part 6..?CSS5 min readCSS5 min read
Published in The Code Less Travelled·Aug 18, 2022Member-onlyCode Architecture in SassHow to structure your styles in a growing codebase — We all start off with the best of intentions, creating that _variables.scss file somewhere near the root of our project. But it’s not then long, of course, before we find ourselves vacantly scrolling through dozens (or maybe hundreds!?) …CSS6 min readCSS6 min read
Published in The Code Less Travelled·Aug 16, 2022Member-onlyNo.js — Core ConceptsThe fundamental building blocks of no-javascript interactivity — This is an overview article. We’ll jump into the practical examples next time, but for now I wanted to expand on the philosophy and approach behind No.js a bit. …Java Script3 min readJava Script3 min read
