Why I host my blog
A little island on the internet
I started out on Medium but here's why I think it's better to self-host your content instead. It's fun and scales with you.
All Articles – Page 3
Here are all the articles on Benevolent Bytes, so far there's81 of them. I hope you gain something useful from the topics I cover and you use these articles, videos and code snippets to learn new skills to succeed in your web development journey.
Trying out Nerves
Powering an IoT device with Elixir
That Raspberry Pi sitting in your desk draw still has some life in it. Why not put it to use with Elixir and Nerves!
Using Traefik for routing paths to web apps
Setup a reverse proxy to simplify routing
Working with a single web app that handles routing is pretty straightforward, but what about multiple web apps? Let's try Traefik to simplify it.
The best option for picking one-off icons
Finding icons for your project
Heroicons are a great set of icons that are easy to integrate without the hassle.
Thoughts on Tailwind CSS
What CSS utility libraries gets right
Tailwind CSS might just be worth your time, especially in teams and in agencies. It makes building easy and is a lightweight design system to get you started.
Create an image gallery in Framer Motion
Animating between components in React
A simple interaction where the user can click on an image on the right side and it will expand over to the left, becoming the primary image. This technique could be used as an image gallery or a product chooser for an ecommerce site.
The importance of the README
What I look for in a library
There’s a library for everything and usually lot’s of alternatives but, how do you pick which one is right for your project?
How to organise React components
Embracing locality for react file structure
React’s popularity was its ease of use, it didn’t tell you where to put anything but here's one way that might help