Braydon's Blog

Creating the JAMstack Logo with CSS: A Step-By-Step Guide

Apr 16, 20215 min read 39 views

In this brief tutorial, you’ll learn how to create the JAMstack logo from scratch with CSS! Here’s a pen showing the final result! See the Pen{' '} Pure CSS JAMstack Logo {' '} by Braydon Coyer (@braydoncoyer) on CodePen. Thinking ...

Setting Yourself Up for Success: How I Define MVP (Minimal Viable Product)

Apr 8, 20216 min read 51 views

Let’s be honest -- things are constantly evolving in the tech world and there's always something new to try. It seems that each month brings with it a new hype JavaScript framework or library and on top of that, because we’re developers, we have lots...

GatsbyConf 2021 - Gatsby v3.0 And The New Gatsby Plugin Image

Mar 12, 20217 min read 21 views

2021 seems to be flying by quickly. March is off to a great start with the coming and going of GatsbyConf 2021 and the big announcement of Gatsby v3.0! There are many reasons to love Gatsby and v3.0 brings with it many new features and changes: Incr...

A Web Developer's iPad Setup for Productivity

Mar 2, 202112 min read 1.7K views

It’s March 2021. It’s been a year since we were sent home to work. Reflecting over the past year, I realized how difficult this change has been for me. As an extrovert, I miss being with people. Working from home over the last 12 months has allowed m...

6 BEST Fonts for Programming in 2021

Feb 18, 20215 min read 111 views

As developers, we spend the majority of our day in front of a computer screen writing code. Eye fatigue (also known as Asthenopia) can be a serious issue and spending hours on end in the default VSCode setup can be tempting. While the out-of-the-box...

Code on Your iPad Pro

Feb 9, 20213 min read 202 views

When Apple announced the iPad Pro years back, I always thought it would be cool to be able to use the 12.9" model and use that as my on-the-go device for coding. Unfortunately, there weren't any IDEs available on the App Store, and not being able to...