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Top 2022 Blog Hits and What I Learned

Miscellaneous

My 2022-year-in-review for blogging. It covers my top posts from this year, top all-time posts by traffic, and the insights I’ve gleaned from the data.

Conditional API Responses For JavaScript vs. HTML Forms

Back End, Development, Edge Compute, HTML, JavaScript

Learn how to build backend APIs that support progressive enhancement by detecting if a request was submitted with HTML forms or JavaScript.

5 ways CSS :has() can make your HTML forms even better

CSS, Development, HTML

Learn how the CSS :has() pseudo-class can improve HTML forms through validation hints, conditional content, fancier designs, and more.

PX or REM in CSS? Just Use REM

Accessibility, CSS, Development

When choosing between pixels and rems in CSS, you should almost always use rems. It's a simple rule to follow. This article explains why.

Automatically Deploy Apps to VPS with Git Triggers & Coolify

Command Line, Development

This is an introduction to Coolify, a project that can deploy custom applications based on Git events. It's similar to a self-hosted Netlify or Heroku.

6 Steps to Improve HTML Images For Users & Developers

Development, Front End, HTML, Optimization

Learn how to make HTML images better for users with responsive sizes and modern formats without making your life as a developer much harder.

Edit Someone Else’s Website: contenteditable & designMode

Development, Front End, HTML

You may be familiar with using devtools to modify a website's HTML. In this blog post, I'll show you two more ways: contenteditable and designMode.

Under-Engineered Productivity > Over-Engineered Distractions

Back End, Development, Optimization, WordPress

My tip for personal blogs is to avoid technical distractions. This article shows how to do so by setting up WordPress on Linode with just a few clicks.