Web Development
Building Fast Web Apps with Astro
Why I pick Astro for content-heavy sites, how the islands architecture actually works, and what I learned building this site with it.
May 28, 2026
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Web Development
Articles on building modern, fast and maintainable web applications.
Web Development
TypeScript Tips for Larger Codebases
The TypeScript habits that keep a project maintainable as it grows, learned from working on codebases that have been running for years.
May 12, 2026
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A Quick Contact Widget with Plain HTML and CSS
A floating contact bar with chat, call and directions links: docked to the left on desktop, turning into a bottom bar on mobile, with no JavaScript.
Jan 23, 2023
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Removing index.php from NukeViet URLs
Rewrite is enabled in the admin panel but the URLs still contain index.php? The problem is one line in a config file the admin interface never touches.
Jan 20, 2023
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9 Algorithms Every Developer Should Know
Searching, sorting, hashing, dynamic programming, recursion: nine foundational families of algorithms and where they actually show up in daily work.
Jan 15, 2022
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Allowing SVG Uploads in WordPress
WordPress blocks SVG for security reasons. Here is how to enable it properly with code, and the risks you should understand before you do.
Aug 14, 2021
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Building a Real-time Clock with JavaScript
A date and time display that updates every second, plus the two bugs almost everyone writes on their first attempt.
Aug 1, 2021
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Adding Menus to the WordPress Admin
Using add_menu_page and add_submenu_page to add your own admin pages for a plugin or theme.
Jul 22, 2021
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The wp-config.php Constants Worth Knowing
13 constants in wp-config.php I have used over and over across years of WordPress work, with notes on when to turn each one on and when not to.
Jul 21, 2021
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Summing the Digits of a Number in PHP
A basic PHP exercise with three different solutions, and why the modulo version is the one actually worth learning.
Jul 21, 2021
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Translating Strings in a WordPress Child Theme
The parent theme ships with language files, but what about the strings you wrote yourself in the child theme? How to load your own text domain with Poedit.
Jul 21, 2021
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Path and URL Functions in WordPress
Telling filesystem paths and URLs apart in WordPress, and picking the right function for each case instead of building strings by hand.
Jul 21, 2021
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A Shortcode to Insert a Menu Anywhere in WordPress
A small shortcode that lets you drop a WordPress menu into a post, a widget or a page builder without editing a template.
Jul 21, 2021
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What Is Schematic Design? The Schematic Phase in a Project
The stage where an idea becomes a preliminary design, before anyone starts on the detailed work.
Dec 4, 2020
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5 Steps to Build an Online Store with WordPress
From domain and hosting to theme, WooCommerce and payment setup: the path to a working online shop.
Nov 28, 2020
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What Is a Wireframe and Why Every Project Should Have One
A wireframe is the skeleton drawing of an interface. Getting it right at this stage saves the whole team a lot of rework later.
Nov 28, 2020
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