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How do we make a "Backend"?

chris@chrisdoingweb.com (Chris Antes) — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Setting up a server-side for an app can feel like a really intimidating thing, especially for someone new to web development. Let’s forego the frameworks and other fancy stuff, and just get down to the details that really matter.

How Did I Set Up Markdownlint Again?

chris@chrisdoingweb.com (Chris Antes) — Thu, 08 Oct 2020 12:19:46 -0700

When starting a new project, there’s always a number of configurations to set up. Of course, you could maintain templates to generate these things using some tool, but if you’re like me and aren’t starting a new project every other day, you might just ask yourself “Hey what did I do for this in the past? I think I’ll just copy it from there.”

The Last Time I Set Up an Ubuntu Laptop

chris@chrisdoingweb.com (Chris Antes) — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 17:37:56 -0700

A year or two ago I rebuilt an old Dell XPS 13 L321X as a development laptop. Here’s the notes I took! Maybe they’ll help you, maybe not.

Notes on Setting Up a Raspberry Pi

chris@chrisdoingweb.com (Chris Antes) — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 17:58:30 -0700

My personal notes on how to get a new Raspberry Pi ready for action. Written for a Mac, but the general steps should translate to any platform.

Moving to Hugo

chris@chrisdoingweb.com (Chris Antes) — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:57:56 -0700

So I decided to take the advice of my wise and valued friend, Scott Vandehey, and trade in my custom-built over-engineered static site generator for off-the-shelf parts.

Minifying Browserified Angular Modules

chris@chrisdoingweb.com (Chris Antes) — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000

If you’ve used Angular in production, you’ve probably learned the importance of annotating your dependencies when using a minifier like Uglify: when parameter names get mangled, Angular’s implicit annotation feature breaks. The ng-annotate package does a great job at alleviating us of this responsibility, but it may need a little hint when you’re using something like Browserify to organize your code as CommonJS modules.

About me

chris@chrisdoingweb.com (Chris Antes) — Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I’m a software engineer from the Pacific Northwest, and I specialize in software artisanship, education, and building cohesive teams.

If those are things you’re into too, take a poke at one of those little linky circles down there and toss me a message!