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💄 Use TailwindCSS with Sveltekit (2021)
Earlier this week, Sveltekit beta got released, ofcourse I wanted to fiddle with it.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 12/05/2021 22:45
🔧 Set your NodeJS version in Netlify
A couple of times I needed to fix the NodeJS version on a Netlify site, I found myself googling it a couple of times, so this little how-to is basically a note-to-self.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 12/03/2021 08:25
🔧 Use NODE-ENV and other environment variables in Astro
Wanted to limit some things for development use only in Astro and don't know how? Here's a simple guide on how to use environment variables in Astro.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 10/15/2021 23:30
🎉 Write less code by using CSS Houdini
Some time ago I started looking into CSS Houdini. Today was finally the day that I wrote a package to replace some of my shitty code with some CSS Houdini magic
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 10/13/2021 19:10
👽 Use API magic to show your most visited pages
A while ago I had an idea for a feature which would show the most frequent visited pages upon a 'page not found' error. After I let it sit for a while, I realized that this might be possible by using the Google Analytics API. Here's a guide.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 10/04/2021 17:40
💄 What's new in TailwindCSS v3
TailwindCSS v3-alpha-1 was released yesterday! It's not a full release of v3 yet, but might already give us an insight on what is to come with TailwindCSS v3.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 10/03/2021 11:23
♻️ Using PNPM on Netlify
When I first switched my website over to PNPM instead of Yarn, I noticed that my Netlify build were failing. Here's a guide and solution to everyone having the same issue.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 09/27/2021 13:10
✨ Using slots to build layouts in Astro
Coming from frameworks like NuxtJS and NextJS, I always liked the layout feature. It's a quick way to reuse shared components without re-importing them in every page. When I started with Astro, I had no idea that this was also possible.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 09/25/2021 17:48
✨ Setting up Nuxt with Pug and Stylus
Nuxt is really cool all by itself but can even be cooler when combined with another templating engine. In this example I'll use Pug and Stylus to fiddle around.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 09/01/2021 21:48
📝 Add your blogposts to your Github README
Github profile README's are a very cool and personal way to tell something about yourself. One of the downsides to this is that it depends on a static format. Well, this is not necessarily true. Through the power of code and Github Actions, we can use JavaScript and generate a static file.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 08/26/2021 11:48
🥳 Describe your commits using Gitmoji
Describing your commits can be a difficult task. You can write down everything you changed or improved, or you can let the code speak for itself. Gitmoji makes this a whole lot easier by using emoji.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 08/20/2021 18:31
🚀 Using Surge.sh to quickly deploy a static site
Deploying a static site is made very easy and free by Surge.sh, in this article I explain how it works, what it is and why you should use it.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 08/14/2021 12:23
✨ Moving on from Netlify to Google Cloud
Hosting your website online is one of the basic and required steps to build an online audience. Choosing the right platform to host it, can be a difficult process. In this blogpost I clearify my choice.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 08/11/2021 16:00
💄 Adding Google Fonts to your NuxtJS site
I found out that my fonts weren't loading properly, so I searched for an alternative.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 05/07/2021 18:32
💄 Writing your own style components with TailwindCSS and Sass
having TailwindCSS classes everywhere in my markup annoys me. That's why I tought of a better way of styling with TailwindCSS
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 04/13/2021 17:28
⬆️ What does TailwindCSS 2.1 improve?
TailwindCSS 2.1 just got released, but what does it bring and improve?
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 04/05/2021 23:27
📈 Add custom tracking events to your nuxt site with GA4
Tracking with GA4 can be very useful, here's a little guide on tracking things you find important with custom GA4 events in Nuxt
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 04/05/2021 22:01
🚀 Deploying a React Native app to netlify
Deploying a mobile application does seem complicated, but Expo makes it very easy!
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/31/2021 18:07
✨ Monetize your content with Coil
Ads are annoying right, Coil adds a new way to get paid for every second spent on your content.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/29/2021 13:20
💄 Sveltekit with TailwindCSS
Earlier this week, Sveltekit beta got released, ofcourse I wanted to fiddle with it.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/26/2021 18:27
🚀 Deploying my website to Netlify using Github
I've used github to manage the sourcecode for my website for a long time, github pages came with it. Now I discovered a better way to deploy and host websites.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/22/2021 17:52
⚡ Add TailwindCSS JIT to your Nuxtjs site
TailwindCSS just came out with a new feature called @tailwindcss/jit. here's how you can add it to your Nuxt site.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/18/2021 18:27
✨ What is TailwindCSS JIT and how to use it.
TailwindCSS just released a new feature @tailwindcss/jit. In this post I explain what it is and how to use it.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/16/2021 17:10
📈 Adding tracking to your Nuxt site with GA4
Tracking your users' action on your site can be very helpful, but it isn't always as straightforward
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/15/2021 19:32
💄 Configure TailwindCSS with Blazor
I started a WASM Blazor project and wanted to use TailwindCSS, but it has a lot of configuring to do with it.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/12/2021 17:07
💫 Adding a custom preloader to your nuxt site
I added a custom preloader to my Nuxt site. It's not that difficult, here's how I did it.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/12/2021 00:11
💄 Using KonvaJS as canvas with React
I was in need for a HTML canvas that was easily integratable with React or JavaScript, then I found Konva
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 03/11/2021 21:47
✨ Pairing React-native with TailwindCSS
I wanted to make a react native app with tailwindcss, but couldn't find a template... So I made my own.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 02/20/2021 17:37
💄 Tailwind with sass
Found myself struggling with tailwind config with sass preprocessor, so I figured I'd share a solution
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 02/16/2021 19:13
✨ Using Valet for local PHP development
Valet is a highly configurable MacOs tool for webdevelopment running in the background
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 02/12/2021 20:48
💄darkmode in TailwindCSS
How to add dark mode support in TailwindCSS
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 02/09/2021 18:11
🎉 Initial commit
This week I've recreated my website and blog with Nuxt and Bootstrap, in this post I describe how it all came together.
Written by Elian Van Cutsem
Published 02/03/2021 18:11