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Web Dev Quick Tip: Cross Tab Communication

by Michael on 15th March 2019 @ 18:54 (Updated on 22nd March 2019 @ 18:39)

The other day, I was given an interesting requirement for a webapp I work on: allow the user to open multiple tabs simultaneously. Any data changes in one tab should instantly reflect in the other. Additionally, if the user logged out of the app in one tab, they should also be logged out in the other. There are several ways to implement this func...

JavaScript Event System Tips

by Michael on 7th November 2018 @ 19:00 (Updated on 8th November 2018 @ 03:44)

JavaScript is simultaneously an amazing and terrible language. I've had the pleasure of working with it for about five years now, so here are some useful tips related to its wonderful event system. Automatically Log All Events for an Element (DevTools) Have you ever been confused by the order in which HTML events fire? Or perhaps you would jus...

BAAS: Blogger As a Service

by Michael on 14th January 2018 @ 01:18 (Updated on 30th January 2018 @ 13:10)

I am currently writing a server-side-rendered version of this website. Not only is it better for SEO, but it is supported by many more browsers than the typical client-side-rendering frameworks. This site was originally written in AngularJS, Angular 2, and then Polymer. All of these frameworks are wonderful to write in and do a great job a renderi...