The Stream

I write about the intersection of frontend web development, punk, and gardening. I used to write more. Now I write less.

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September 2021

September 3, 2021

Sending credentials with JavaScript
September 2, 2021

What is token-based authentication?
September 1, 2021

I'm a self-taught developer

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Writing high-performance JavaScript
August 30, 2021

What are the web performance metrics that actually matter?
August 26, 2021

Start small
August 25, 2021

Recursion in JavaScript
August 24, 2021

Is CSS a programming language?
August 23, 2021

Just because you suck at CSS doesn't mean CSS sucks
August 20, 2021

Text is better
August 18, 2021

How I setup and configure all of my websites
August 17, 2021

The styleguide you pick doesn't really matter
August 13, 2021

Everything you ever wanted to know about focus styles (and some stuff you probably didn't)
August 12, 2021

What is serverless?
August 11, 2021

Adding a keyboard command to mute and unmute Zoom with macOS and Alfred
August 10, 2021

When should you use a state-based UI library?
August 9, 2021

Google vs. the web
August 6, 2021

How to sanitize HTML strings with vanilla JS to reduce your risk of XSS attacks
August 5, 2021

How to encode strings with vanilla JS to reduce the risk of XSS attacks
August 4, 2021

Injecting text instead of HTML with vanilla JS to reduce your risk of XSS attacks
August 3, 2021

How to reduce your risk of cross-site scripting attacks with vanilla JavaScript

July 2021

July 30, 2021

The power of coffee chats
July 29, 2021

Hacking your resume to get it in front of an actual human
July 28, 2021

Why applying for jobs sucks so bad
July 27, 2021

How to hack your job hunt
July 23, 2021

Attribute selectors in CSS
July 21, 2021

The best way to clone an array or object with vanilla JS
July 19, 2021

How to play a sound with JavaScript
July 16, 2021

How to remove items from an object with object destructuring and the spread operator
July 15, 2021

What is tree shaking?
July 14, 2021

How can I help?
July 13, 2021

The rise of JavaScript compilers and micro-libraries
July 12, 2021

How modern JS is ruining the web
July 9, 2021

How to create a dark mode theme for your site or app
July 8, 2021

Better font loading with the font-display:swap property