Brian DouglasinNetlifyComparing modern build toolsBuild tools have become a necessary component in the workflow for modern web applications. I have previously covered the basics of what…12 min read·Mar 14, 2018----
Brian DouglasinJAMstackWhy your next site should be built with JAM in mindThere’s no reason to have a massive, unwieldy CMS with a database or a fancy isomorphic monolith when you could have a fast, secure and…5 min read·Feb 24, 2017----
Brian DouglasinJAMstackHow I built a Pokémon Go Server Status CheckerI have always been a fan of Pokémon — So like so many others, I joined the Pokémon hunt on PokémonGo. Team Valor FTW!!3 min read·Jul 18, 2016--1--1
Brian DouglasI am teaching Alexa its first Kanye SkillThe company I work for announced a partnership with Amazon to start teaching or students how to create skills for Alexa.2 min read·Mar 28, 2016----
Brian DouglasHow I discovered my desire to learn to codeIn the fall of 2013 I found myself in the hospital for 10 weeks straight due to the premature birth of my son (he came 11 weeks early). It…4 min read·Dec 20, 2015----
Brian DouglasAdding Swipe to Delete in React NativeI am currently working on a mobile note app from the Bloc iOS curriculum and discovered certain things in iOS transfer over to React Native…2 min read·Dec 7, 2015--8--8
Brian DouglasinNews on the BlocCreating Modals in AngularJsModals have been a contention with me since I first started developing for the web. For the most part most my attempts to write a custom…2 min read·Dec 3, 2015----
Brian DouglasHow do you balance learning more than one programming language at once?Schedule Time3 min read·Nov 16, 2015--1--1
Brian DouglasHow to defuse a Toxic SF Tech ExperienceTraveling across country for a developer job was never on my radar when I first began learning to code almost 2 years ago. Today I find…5 min read·Sep 14, 2015----
Brian DouglasinNews on the BlocCreating a Slack command with hook.ioI am always looking for ways to do new things with code. Today I work at a startup called Bloc. Being a startup we work in an agile…3 min read·Sep 11, 2015----