css: box model sizing

2021-03-29

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~4 min read

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620 words

There’s quite a bit to unpack when it comes to the box-model, which is why it’s a topic that I feel like I constantly need to revisit if I…

getting better help by getting better at asking for help

2021-03-29

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~1 min read

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186 words

I was working on a problem recently where I needed to extend the type of a standard HTML element. It was an interesting problem and I hope…

matt ridley on amazon's ability to maintain an innovative culture

2021-03-27

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~1 min read

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194 words

During an interview with Russ Roberts on EconTalk (Matt Ridley on How Innovation Works), Matt Ridley relayed a story about how Amazon has…

eslint: multiple configs automated linting

2021-03-26

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~2 min read

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284 words

I’ve written several times before about using to automate linting of staged commits (here and here for example). Today, I had a variation…

three css related dev tool tips

2021-03-25

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~2 min read

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260 words

Three quick dev tool tips courtesy of Josh W Comeau’s Css-for-JS course: Shift-Click Colors CSS Comments Unmet Dependencies (Firefox Only…

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