CSS, Javascript, Handlebars, HTML, ZOMG, etc…
So many things involved in web development, I’m kind of glad that it isn’t my day job. Trying to get all the elements in a page to line up and play nice. Checking the layout on different platforms. Testing performance on various devices. Damn man, talk about complicated.
When I first started tweaking this template, I thought it would end with me in a rage induced fit. Fortunately, it’s worked out OK, but I’m sure I’ll tweak it later.
[Read More]So much has happened since my last post and a lot of things were left out of my post from when I started the blog. Four years ago was the last time I wrote about anything life releated. Let’s start with a quick bulleted list, ordered by significance.
I’m sure there are other things that just aren’t coming to mind, but there’s been a lot of changes in four years. This year and last specifically though, have been milestone years. Friends/co-workers having babies, buying homes, traveling the world and starting families. Not necessarily all of those, but that’s the gist. I’m getting excited for the future though, as each day passes we’re closer to being debt free and can live a bit more comfortably.
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Wow… Cascading Style Sheets are complex.
I never properly learned or understood how CSS works in larger quantities than just a few lines. Sure I understand the piece parts, but put them together in a huge file, along with other files, throw some HTML in there and wow, I’m lost.
That being said, I think I’ve fiddled enough with the style sheets of the template that I’m using to be happy. Gone are the days where you only looked at a site on a PC in a few browsers and checked it at different resolutions. Now it has to work on mobile platforms too. I don’t even own an Android device, so I have no idea how it looks there. Hopefully if they render like Chrome does on the PC, it should be OK.
[Read More]Linux.
I missed it, a lot. The challenge of trying so hard to get something to work and the feeling of accomplishment when you finally figure it out. I love it.
Permissions, groups, users, compilation, configs, packages… All these things add up to something beautifully complex and ever evolving. It’s really amazing how far it has truly come.
This webserver is running on a RaspberryPi, which is totally mind-blowing to me. A tiny little ARM processor sipping away at power from the USB to the tune of around 5W. Wow. What a great time to be a geek! All the cool toys we have!
[Read More]Well, it’s been a while… Lots has changed…
Thought I’d give blogging a shot again. I plan mostly for this to be a collection of code, pictures and general geeky things that I find or make.
Guess we’ll see how this goes!