The Truth About SEO
The Golden Age of SEO is long over. They days when you could hire a specialist and get overnight results are gone. There were a lot of smart people out there who soon had the search engine algorithms completely reverse-engineered. With little expenditure, you could get yourself on the first page of most search engines Continue reading…
Most Developers Can Write HTML/CSS, But Not All of Them Are Truly Advanced
When a developer is first starting out, the first things learned are almost always basic HTML and CSS. To be fair, that’s all you really need to know especially if you’re on your way to learning additional skills. Once you have the basics, increases in skill levels comes through the job. Unless a developer deliberately Continue reading…
Typescript Is NOT Dead
In fact, it’s just getting started. Let’s start by making a clarification: Typescript is NOT a programming language, rather a development tool. Its purpose is to make loosely typed language (javascript) into a strongly typed one. It enforces discipline by disallowing developers to cut corners or be straight-up sloppy. It’s much easier to be write Continue reading…
Dedicated Hosting Providers Suck for eCommerce
A Dedicated Hosting Provider (DHP) is a web hosting service which specializes in hosting a specific Content Management System (CMS). The CMS can be WordPress, Shopify, Magento, Joomla! or any other number of countless CMS’s on the market. The other way to host a website is by using a traditional web server. Most of the Continue reading…
Use jQuery and JSON for Simple Rotating Display
Use jQuery and JSON To make a simple rotating item display. The below example uses jQuery to pull JSON data from a server, either local or remotely hosted. For local development I recommend MAMP PRO. Just setup your virtual host and load the page. This example also uses mustache and Font Awesome. If the user Continue reading…