Using Importmaps in Laravel
- submitted by Tony Messias – Edit
Tony Messias has ported a cool feature from Rails to Laravel.
Using Ziggy with Inertia Server-Side Rendering
– aaronfrancis.com - submitted by Aaron Francis – Edit
Aaron Francis clearly explains how you can make Ziggy work with Ineratia's shiney new SSR feature.
Read more [aaronfrancis.com]
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How I built a modern website in 2021
– kentcdodds.com – Edit
A pretty interesting read by Kent on how he rebuilt his own site from scratch. Kent is mostly JavaScript focused, so it's good to get a perspective on which technolgies and solutions you choose with such a background.
The website certainly looks very good!
Read more [kentcdodds.com]
A free Alpine.js video course
– codecourse.com – Edit
In this entirely free video course, you'll learn how to use Alpine.js, a minimal JS framework that I'm using myself on a couple of projects
Read more [codecourse.com]
Modern web apps without JavaScript bundling or transpiling
– world.hey.com – Edit
We're way overdue a correction back to simplicity for the frontend. ES6/HTTP2/Import maps looks like they'll deliver just that.
Read more [world.hey.com]
Are you a component control freak?
– jjenzz.com – Edit
If you're into React, you'll appreciate these patterns for working with uncontrolled components
Read more [jjenzz.com]
Introducing Dinero.js
– v2.dinerojs.com – Edit
Using Dinero, you can perform mutations, conversions, comparisons, format them extensively, and overall make money manipulation in your application easier and safer.
The docs also contain a few falsehoods many developers believe to be true about money.
Read more [v2.dinerojs.com]
Modern Javascript: Everything you missed over the last 10 years
– turriate.com – Edit
Here's a nice list of JS niceties that is available natively in modern browsers
Read more [turriate.com]
Automatically fix PHP and JS code style problems on GitHub PRs
Claudio Dekker runs you through the GitHub action he created to automatically handle code styling issues at Laravel
Read more [dekker.io]
Alpine 3.x Tips and Tricks
– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler – Edit
Here are a few tips and tricks that you can use in your Alpine 3.x components.
Read more [ryangjchandler.co.uk]
File watching with chokidar
My colleague Seb quickly explains how to use chokidar
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
Improving Google Maps Performance on Large Datasets
– tighten.co - submitted by Jamison Valenta – Edit
Here are some hot tips for mapping large datasets on Google Maps, without sacrificing performance.
Read more [tighten.co]
Route based modals with Laravel, Inertia.js and Vue.js
– larsklopstra.nl - submitted by Lars Klopstra – Edit
Modals can be a pain in the ass, but there's no way around them. I'm currently working on an application where we need them. Whilst working with Inertia.js and Vue.js we have many options available, let's have a look how I solved this issue.
Read more [larsklopstra.nl]
How to Use Cookies With AlpineJS
– releasecandidate.dev - submitted by Peter – Edit
Here's a simple approach on how to use cookies with AlpineJS
Read more [releasecandidate.dev]
Writable getters in JavaScript
– lea.verou.me – Edit
A pattern that has come up a few times Vera's my code is the following: an object has a property which defaults to an expression based on its other properties unless it’s explicitly set, in which case it functions like a normal property. Essentially, the expression functions as a default value.
Read more [lea.verou.me]
HTML Forms: Preventing Double Form Submissions
– www.bram.us – Edit
Here's how Bram Van Damme prevents double form submissions
Read more [www.bram.us]
Build a Remaining Character Count Component with Alpine.js
– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler – Edit
Learn how to build a remaining character counter in Alpine.js using only a few lines of code.
Read more [ryangjchandler.co.uk]
Adding a subscription form to the web views of Mailcoach original
by Freek Van der Herten – 4 minute read – Edit
After sending a new edition of my newsletter, I usually tweet out a webview URL together with a URL where people can subscribe to the newsletter. A webview is a hard to guess URL that people who didn't subscribe can visit to read the content of the newsletter.
Embed a web page with a web component and the shadow DOM
Seb explains how web components work using a shadow DOM.
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
Making Time Make Sense in JavaScript
– Edit
Maggie Johnson-Pint discusses where the JavaScript Date goes bad, better ways to model the date and time space in our code, and how the Temporal proposal making its way through TC39 helps us write correct code for every person in every time zone.
