Progressive Web Apps
Converting a Ghost blog to a Progressive Web App
In this article, I am going to take you through the different steps required to get a Ghost blog up and running as a Progressive Web App (*hint: it’s easier than you think!*)
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Technical Leadership
Lessons learnt: Leaving an organisation
In my experience, leaving an organisation is a big deal. Given the amount of time we spend at work, we ultimately end up spending more time with our colleagues than our loved ones! If you’ve been with an organisation for a while, you’ve probably worked hard to establish
Progressive Web Apps
Progressive Web Apps - My new book is available!
I am super excited to announce that my latest book has been published and is available to purchase! A few years ago, I was sitting in a conference room listening to Google’s Alex Russell talk about Service Workers and how they were the next big thing that was going
Web Performance
Guest Posts and Advent Calendars
This year, I’ve been lucky enough to write two articles for two great “advent calendar” style sites. I try to write for the Performance Calendar every year around this time and this year I’ve written about progressive image loading using Intersection Observer and SQIP. In this article, I
Progressive Web Apps
Progressive Web Apps - Podcast
I was lucky enough to be interviewed recently by Matthew Groves on his podcast Cross Cutting Concerns where I talked about Progressive Web Apps. We discussed the basics of Progressive Web Apps and the different tools and techniques available to web developers. Matthew has had some pretty cool speakers on
CSS
Book Review: The New CSS Layout
I’ll be the first to raise my hand and admit that my CSS skills are about as stinky as the stinkiest egg sandwich. I just about manage to get by and normally rely on frameworks such as Material Design Lite or my colleagues for advice. This is why I
Progressive Web Apps
How much storage space is my Progressive Web App using?
If you had told me when I first start developing many years ago, that I’d be able to build websites that work on a mobile device and even respond when offline - I’d be blown away! One of my favourite features of Progressive Web Apps is the ability to
Web Performance
Lazy loading images using Intersection Observer
If you haven’t had the chance to watch it yet, Paul Lewis put together an awesome video series that demonstrates how to build a media player alongside some of the great features of Progressive Web Apps. There are a series of videos on YouTube that take place over a
Progressive Web Apps
Getting Started with Workbox: JavaScript Libraries for your next Progressive Web App
When it comes to building Progressive Web Apps, my favourite library has to be the Service Worker toolbox. I’ve previously written about this great library and how it can make life a lot easier for developers by removing boilerplate code and using proven caching strategies that help you build
Progressive Web Apps
Persistent Storage API: Building for the offline web
One of my favourite features of service workers is that they give you the ability to build web apps that work completely offline. Using service workers, you can write code that will cache any resources that a user might require, so that they can be retrieved at a later stage,
Progressive Web Apps
A BIG list of Progressive Web App tips & tricks
Lately I’ve been giving a lot of talks about Progressive Web Apps. Towards the end of the talks there is normally a Q & A section where the audience asks questions or proposes ideas. Often during these Q & A sessions, I get asked really useful questions that are
Progressive Web Apps
I'll be speaking at Fluent Conf 2017
I am very excited to announce that I'll be presenting at this year's Fluent Conference in San Jose. It is my first time at Fluent Conference, and I am very excited to be presenting. Fluent Conference 2017 will take place on the 19th - 22nd June, and