Never Trust Free Services Without an Escape Plan
Don't be surprised when the free is no longer free, and it puts your company at risk. Be prepared either with cash in hand or a solid plan to pull up stakes and leave.…
Let's Go Shopping on Github, or 5 Tips to Pick the Right Software
Barbie offers five good pointers to think about when evaluating software projects on github.…
The Complexity of Downloading Favicons, told in 15+ edge cases
"I'll just quickly code up this thing to do the thing." Twenty hours later you look up, see commit-log filled with WTF moments and profanity, and nested if statements handling edge cases you never thought possible. Welcome to downloading favicons.…
Ghost blog pro-tip: Fix those 404s for AMP pages
If you update URLs in Ghost, make sure to put the "amp/" redirect in your redirects.json file as well. Read on!…
Be wary of how proofs of concept can sneak into production
Be vigilant of what and to whom you have shipped proofs of concept. Otherwise it might bite you in the ass later on.…