development tools
The gear behind the builds — editors, plugins, workflows, and the endless hunt for a better setup.
Jul 10
2020
2020
Our Current WordPress Development Process: Mixing Gutenberg and Beaver Builder
Having built WordPress powered websites for as long as I have, there's one thing that I can bet on: WordPress will change. Most of…
Oct 31
2017
2017
Goodnight Firebug
So many web technologies have come and gone over the years, and when their time is up, most go quietly. Last week Mozilla announced…
Feb 13
2016
2016
WordPress Development with Gulp
Here's how we develop WordPress websites using Sass and Gulp. At least for this week. We use it to compile Sass, concatenate and minify…
Apr 16
2015
2015
Hide xScope floating toolbar
I've had this floating xScope toolbar on my desktop for a few weeks, getting in the way. I use the xScope from the OS…
Nov 4
2014
2014
Update MAMP Pro
The updating process with most Mac software is painless, especially App Store apps. Not so with MAMP. Since I have such a hard time…
Aug 29
2014
2014
From Codekit to Grunt and back
I've used Codekit since the day I started with Sass. It helped me understand Sass and make my CSS authoring fun again. A few…
Mar 25
2014
2014
Codekit 2.0, WordPress, and MAMP
I upgraded to Codekit 2.0 a few days ago and so far it's great. I thought the browser refresh feature was broken but it…
Nov 5
2013
2013
What CSS Measurements to Use When
Here's a great list of general CSS measurement unit guidelines from Dudley Storey. http://demosthenes.info/blog/775/Which-CSS-Measurements-To-Use-When
Sep 26
2013
2013
Text only Pinterest link
As I've said a few times before, I prefer to keep control over the look of the social links that appear on this site.…
Sep 11
2013
2013
Text only Google+ share link
I don't really care for the standard social media share links. It's not that they're ugly per-se, it's that they rarely fit a design…