A Dev's Blog

December 7, 2024 • 5 min read

Fetching Liked Posts Using the Bluesky API

Learn how to programmatically fetch and embed your liked Bluesky posts using authentication, API calls, and oEmbed endpoints.

August 31, 2024 • 4 min read

Dev Roundup, Aug 2024

Dive into our latest roundup featuring cutting-edge innovations and tips for developers. Discover Code Hike 1.0, the open-source tool bridging Markdown and React for interactive technical content. Check out Departure Mono, a nostalgic 90s font, and a few stunning and quirky Codepens! Don’t miss my favorite tweets showcasing CSS animations, new Shadcn updates, and creative Remotion video renderings. Stay up to date with these exciting tidbits from across the web!

August 31, 2024 • 4 min read

Dev Roundup, Jul 2024

Dive into the latest tech trends with our roundup of must-reads! Discover key takeaways from the 2023 State of React survey, explore the 2024 Stack Overflow Developer Survey insights, and get inspired by innovative UI effects like hand-drawn SVG arrows and mesmerizing 3D experiences. Check out these standout resources and elevate your development game today!

July 1, 2024 • 6 min read

Dev Roundup, Jun 2024

Welcome to the June edition of our developer roundup! This month, we dive into tons of resources and updates for your tech toolkit. From Josh Comeau's top notch guide on Promises to an insightful look at Tailwind CSS utility classes, there's plenty to learn and explore. We'll also check out Turborepo 2.0's revamped terminal interface, the handy Tailscan for Tailwind CSS debugging, and the intriguing Remotion for programmatically creating videos. Plus, don't miss out on the latest JavaScript Set methods, Figma's exciting updates, and a sleek screen recording tool for macOS. Let's get into it!

May 31, 2024 • 5 min read

Dev Roundup, May 2024

In this edition discover the latest web UI advancements from Google I/O 2024, including scroll-driven animations, new UI components like the Popover API, and Chromium-exclusive quality-of-life improvements. Explore TerminalTextEffects for animated terminal effects and the sleek DM Sans font. Check out creative UI elements like a bouncy image radio group, CSS scroll-driven image carousel, interactive gradient effects, and cards with inverted border-radius. Stay updated with top web development tweets featuring new React integration for Google Maps and advanced CSS animations.

May 1, 2024 • 4 min read

Dev Roundup, Apr 2024

From finding cool new themes like Oh My Posh for your shell, to learning about a handy CSS function called light-dark(), this month's roundup has something for everyone. Dive into tutorials like building interactive 3D event badges with React Three Fiber, or get insights into essential metrics with "Latency numbers every web developer should know" by Malte Ubl. And don't miss React 19 announcement, packed with new features and improvements that are sure to make waves. Let's explore what's been happening this month in the world of software development!

April 1, 2024 • 4 min read

Dev Roundup, Mar 2024

My collection of new, interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. The March 2024 edition delves into JavaScript and TypeScript performance optimization, explores an eye-catching UI library, and much more!

April 30, 2023 • 11 min read

Dev Roundup, April 2023

My collection of new, interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. In the April 2023 edition we look at the Vercel Image Gallery starter, a debugging story, some new tool and feature releases, and plenty of design inspiration.

March 15, 2023 • 11 min read

Dev Roundup, Mar 2023 Part 1

My collection of new, interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. The Mar 2023 Part 1 edition.

February 28, 2023 • 8 min read

Dev Roundup, Feb 2023 Part 2

My collection of new, interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. The Feb 2023 Part 2 edition includes design resources for devs, unconventional backends, staff engineer archetypes, and more!

February 15, 2023 • 10 min read

Dev Roundup, Feb 2023 Part 1

My collection of new, interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. The Feb 2023 Part 1 edition includes AI, scrolling animations, Lighthouse updates, Typescript tips, and more!

January 31, 2023 • 7 min read

Dev Roundup, Jan 2023 Part 2

My collection of new, interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. The Jan 2023 Part 2 edition features React Wrap Balancer, the Golden Kitty Awards, a Shader Gradient app, a mind-blowing secret, and more.

January 20, 2023 • 5 min read

Create a Dynamic Sitemap for Your Next.js Blog

How to set up a dynamic sitemap that is created and updated automatically at build time.

January 15, 2023 • 9 min read

Dev Roundup, Jan 2023 Pt 1

My collection of interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. The Jan 2023 Part 1 edition.

January 6, 2023 • 4 min read

Generate OG Images Dynamically for Your Blog Posts

How I integrated the @vercel/og package into my blog to automatically build a unique OG image for every post.

January 5, 2023 • 2 min read

A Free & Lightweight Comments Section for Your Blog

Utterances has made adding a comments section to posts on my blog an easy and painless experience.

January 3, 2023 • 5 min read

Build a Mailchimp Subscribe Form in Next.js

Create and embed a simple Mailchimp subscription form on your Next.js site to build your audience list.

December 30, 2022 • 13 min read

Dev Roundup, Dec 2022

My collection of interesting, useful, and trending content for software developers. The Dec 2022 edition.

December 27, 2022 • 7 min read

Convert a Next.js site to a markdown blog

A step-by-step guide to adding a markdown blog to an existing Next.js site.

December 27, 2022 • 2 min read

Simplified Environment Variables with Vercel