Up and Running with Sass
As part of the Happy Cog Way series, I created a 48-minute course on all things Sass. This beginner-level course goes from installation to implementation of Sass.
A Faster Horse
The Web is indistinguishable from its early days, yet the underlying language is nearly the same. Until now.
Under Pressure
Alone in a dark room in the middle of the night, monitoring a small army of servers. Development in high-pressure situations is a different beast.
Appreciate Your Craft
It’s ok to resize your browser when you get to a new site. It’s your craft. You’re supposed to do that. I promise.
MTV O Music Awards 4
In my second year working on this project, I led the back-end development of a Rube Goldberg-esque system. Combining Laravel, Craft, Redis, and more, we built a system capable of handling 97,597,768 votes over the course of a 30-day voting period.
The Design of Code: Organizing JavaScript
The module pattern can help create reusable, maintainable JavaScript, setting projects up for future success.
Go Vertical
As responsive designers, we’ve been preoccupied with screen width, but that’s only half the equation. Become truly responsive with vertical media queries.
I'm a Nominee in the 2013 .net Awards
It's an absolute honor to say that I've been nominated for Young Developer of the Year in the 2013 .net Awards! Voting is open until April 8th, so go vote now!
Growing Up with The Web
I was born in the 90s. I missed out, professionally, on the formative years of our industry, but that's totally alright.
jPanelMenu
An open-source jQuery plugin for creating and managing off-canvas content, like navigational menus. Grumble grumble hamburger icon, or something like that.
One Small Step
As designers and developers, we are explorers. Proof-of-concepts are our ship, the web is our sea. Explore by building and share with your team.
Responsive Design Panel
PhillyCHI and Tech in Motion will be co-hosting a responsive design panel on Tuesday, July 24, 2012. Come join me and five other panelists for a night of discussion about responsive design.
Setting Responsive Breakpoints
Few things are more fleeting than popular screen resolutions. Let your content and design, not resolution popularity, lead your decisions.
MTV O Music Awards 3
As part of the development team for MTV’s third O Music Awards, I focused on systems behind the voting and social mechanics of the event. Over a 30-day voting period, our system handled more than 44 million votes.
Why You Should Judge Books by Their Covers
People always tell us to not judge books by their covers. They couldn’t be more wrong. The cover of a book can tell us a lot about what type of care was put into the making of the book — and that makes all the difference.
The Responsive Nature of the Web
Ethan Marcotte’s evil plan for world domination, responsive web design, has a lot more to teach us about our industry than how to make your site look great on mobile devices. It teaches us how to make things that last.