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…Mar 14, 2018Mar 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…Feb 24, 2017Feb 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!!Jul 18, 20161Jul 18, 20161
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.Mar 28, 2016Mar 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…Dec 20, 2015Dec 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…Dec 7, 20158Dec 7, 20158
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…Dec 3, 2015Dec 3, 2015
Brian DouglasHow do you balance learning more than one programming language at once?Schedule TimeNov 16, 20151Nov 16, 20151
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…Sep 14, 2015Sep 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…Sep 11, 2015Sep 11, 2015
