Meteor Using MeteorJS for Client Work In a nutshell, I propose Meteor is pretty damn good for client work. Of course, there are caveats, but with the type of work that I do, it's pretty damn good.
GhostJS Ryan McGovern saves the day. So back in my first post on Ghost I said how much I loved running Ghost as a blogging platform. I still do, but it has its downsides.
Life Update on the move So we moved to the UK on the 17th of December, 2020. It was a big day. The part of the country I'm in locked down shortly afterward, but that
Life So I moved So I moved. I moved to the UK yesterday. 🇬🇧 I've also changed careers. Now I'm a full time developer. Still sorting everything out, but I've posted this for posterity. I'll
Productivity Code under pressure Don't do it. But the servers are literally on fire. No, seriously. Don't do it. But I have to. You're going to regret it. Don't do it. But the C levels are yelling. My job/reputation/company is on the line. OK.
Typescript Adding TypeScript to NextJS & Typing React In this video we setup TypeScript in NextJS and type several files. We're making a web app that I call Blaudible. I'm testing whether Unfluffjs will be suitable for pulling
GhostJS Ghost is not the most 😒 I've been in the serverless world a lot recently. Mostly Vercel and Netlify. Gatsby and NextJS. Love these. I wrote recently how much I've been digging Ghost. Well I still
Productivity 5 tips to avoid rabbit holes I found myself spinning wheels. I found my mind going over the same thing again and again. It feels like I'm going down a rabbit hole just like Alice in Wonderland.
Typescript Project Setup and Unfluffjs In this video we setup a NextJS project to test out Unfluffjs. We're making a web app that I call Blaudible. I'm testing whether Unfluffjs will be suitable for pulling
Hero Hello, I'm Chris Ellis 👋I'm a Fullstack Web Developer and Freelancer. I'm currently in Chelmsford, UK outside of London. I build things, and I'm trying to write more. I've also been streaming lately. (Also here.)
Freelance Greycroft Summit The pandemic has changed a lot for the events industry. Many companies have dropped their events altogether, but that's not an option for some industries. Face to face interactions are
GhostJS Trying out Ghost In this video we check out GhostJS and upload it to Digital Ocean. Getting started with Ghost Using it on Digital Ocean
GhostJS Ghost is the Most I have been converted. I was a believer before. And now that's changed. You see, I'm a developer. I can make my own things. I don't have to pay for
TailwindCSS TailwindCSS in NextJS You know when you're trying to stitch together packages that just don't work? You've tried several different configs, and you start losing track of what you tried? I'm planting my
Streaming WIL from Streaming Daily for Two weeks About a month ago I was home alone. Not by myself for the day. Not for the week. For a whole month. My family was in the UK and I
RedwoodJS Beelion on RedwoodJS You know when you've got a project that's been running for years without updates and you are just waiting for the day that it stops working. What's worse is your
React Martin Lawrence Galleries Integrated embedded video in an event website using Twilio Video + ReactCOVID-19 has changed the landscape for events companies. Many companies depend on periodical events and they were not equipped move
Gatsby NC COVID 19 In March I was faced with the a problem. Most of the world was. It was COVID-19. I wanted more specific information on COVID in my local area and the
Gatsby NC Tech Scene I noticed at the end of 2019 that it was difficult to find relevant information on tech in North Carolina. I was looking for actionable information because I wanted to
Gatsby Weathosaurus My four year old needed to get dressed in the morning before we left her bedroom. She always asked whether it will be a hot or cold day and what we would be doing. I wanted to make a small progressive web application for her to help learn about weather and weekly schedules.
React Cary Connects Parking in the Town of Cary has been a bit tricky. Businesses have preferred parking lots, there are varying restrictions on spaces, and it has been difficult to know when and where to park.
Meteor Beelion App My wife and I were getting frustrated with going to the grocery store frequently. We were spending more than we intended and kept forgetting items we hadn’t added to
