Creating a Jekyll-style blog post URL in Astro

March 14, 2023 - It's not obvious from the examples, but you can emulate Jekyll-style blog post URLs including years and months in Astro.

Creating a Jekyll-style blog post year archive in Astro

February 14, 2023 - While not included in their default blog template, it is straightforward to create a year-based archive for your posts in Astro.

Setting up a Rust development environment with Visual Studio Code

December 15, 2022 - Getting started with Rust development takes a few more steps than with other web-based programming languages.

Sponsoring dependencies: The next step in open source sustainability

June 14, 2022 - We are at a point in open source development where it's become clear that not all projects have the same opportunity to receive funding and maintainers are the key to fixing this.

Making your open source project sponsor-ready, Part 3: Accepting sponsorships

December 28, 2021 - When your project is ready to accept sponsorships from companies, there are several things you can do to improve your chances. This post describes how to prepare your project to ensure sponsorships can start flowing in.

Making your open source project sponsor-ready, Part 2: Project hygiene

December 21, 2021 - Attracting sponsors isn't always about reaching directly. Sometimes it's about doing the little things right that make your project successful.

Making your open source project sponsor-ready, Part 1: Companies and trust

December 14, 2021 - Your open source project is starting to gain momentum and it's time to start seeking sponsorships. Here's how to get started.

How to talk to your company about sponsoring an open source project

May 18, 2021 - Sustainable open source funding begins and ends with companies providing money for the value they're receiving.

The lazy-loading property pattern in JavaScript

April 20, 2021 - You can defer computationally-expensive operations until needed using an accessor property.

Two approaches to win an argument as a software engineer

March 16, 2021 - Software engineers are identified with strong opinions. Here's how to get your point across effectively.