How to protect developer API keys from leaking into client-side code.

2024-09-03T10:31-07:00

At first I thought I found a way to protect developer API keys – or keys open to localhost – from leaking into client-side code. Boy, was I wrong. (read more)

Learn about the dimensional data attached to each JavaScript-selected element.

2023-06-29T14:50-07:00

I wrote the following code that changes an element's CSS properties based on the user's scroll position. Normally the element is fixed to the bottom of the screen, but I didn't want it to overlap... (read more)

Read the code documentation before you copy and paste.

2023-06-02T13:52-07:00

Creating my own API proved that rarely anything in programming is accomplished alone – instead it's built on the backs of the many engineers that came before. Another lesson it taught me: don't just... (read more)

Learn about Firebase’s onSnapshot listener.

2023-05-26T13:52-07:00

If I were a JavaScript teacher, my final project for the class would ask each student to build a card game of their choice. It would be a great exercise in data structuring – I personally love... (read more)

Consult an ancient oracle on a modern webpage.

2023-05-12T13:53-07:00

It's difficult to live a spiritual life in Southern California. Here toxic body images and inflated egos are unavoidable, but a Taoist outlook keeps me humble. How can you be upset or self-conscious... (read more)

Learn how to repeatedly play the same sound file on mobile using setInterval in JS.

2023-05-05T13:53-07:00

Okay fine. I admit it. I'm not perfect. And before you inevitably try to convince me otherwise, I'll reveal my biggest flaw in the workplace: I'm not good at taking breaks. (read more)