In the past I was building a site in NodeJS to handle my portfolio, but I could not afford a VPS plan. I could probably build something in PHP, I’ve had promising results with querying a database. However, getting information the exact way I want it is kind of a pain. I thought about the… Continue reading Opensource CMS incoming
Tag: HTML
What’s Been Going On
About a week ago I had surgery to patch a flap in my heart. I took it easy for a bit and binged some old movies to relax. As I got my content together I remembered that I changed my API layout to break up content into Application Development or IT. That means I’ve had… Continue reading What’s Been Going On
Rundown of HTML
A long time ago I had a friend who was trying to get into programming, and stoked to be learning HTML. I wanted to say that HTML isn’t a programming language, but I think I bit my tongue. I don’t think that’s the right attitude toward someone trying to learn a new skill. Besides, I… Continue reading Rundown of HTML
Database Schema and API Finally Working Together
I’ve gone back and forth with myself on this topic because it was a tough problem to solve. Initially I decided on MySQL because I wanted a human readable schema, and JSON can be kind of difficult to read. However, a lot of the solutions I came across for handling JSON in Node.JS with MySQL… Continue reading Database Schema and API Finally Working Together
XML and JSON
I know i keep saying it, but figuring out how to implement the API was easily the most difficult thing I’ve done so far. I had to combine information from a few sources, and still hack things together to get everything to work. One of the first things I have to say if is you… Continue reading XML and JSON
Updated Portfolio Page for Mobile Users
Once again another project that was a lot easier than I anticipated. The HTML and CSS portion was easy because it is easy to hide elements based on screen size. Typically you just create a “hide-mobile” ID, set its display type to none, and encapsulate you want hidden on mobile within the id. You can… Continue reading Updated Portfolio Page for Mobile Users
Dynamic Portfolio Update
It turns out improving the layout of the portfolio took a lot less effort than I expected. As a result, I rolled out the update sooner than I expected. Some of the challenges I faced were with rendering CSS properly, and figuring out how to keep all of the projects aligned properly. If you look… Continue reading Dynamic Portfolio Update