Chip LempkeWhy you should use BEM to organize your CSSIf you’ve created a small app or simple webpage, how you organize your stylesheet isn’t very important. For much larger more complicated…Sep 20, 2021Sep 20, 2021
Chip LempkeTwo Simple CSS Animations to TryAdding animations to your website can be an effective way to attract attention where you want it. Websites can display an incredible amount…Sep 6, 2021Sep 6, 2021
Chip LempkeCSS Grid BasicsAlong with flexbox, grid is one of the most useful tools for structuring the way your webpage displays. Grid is actually the first CSS…Aug 30, 2021Aug 30, 2021
Chip LempkeGetting started with SassSass is a CSS preprocessor / extension that stands for Syntactically Awesome StyleSheets. It’s simple to install, just type npm install -g…Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021
Chip LempkeCSS Flexbox Explained — Align ItemsLast week I covered the power of flexbox in terms of distributing items horizontally within a container. If you missed that you can check…Aug 16, 2021Aug 16, 2021
Chip LempkeCSS Flexbox Explained — Justify ContentOne of the most frustrating things for me when I started building web apps in Javascript and even Ruby on Rails was positioning my data…Aug 9, 2021Aug 9, 2021
Chip LempkeWhat is React Router?React router is a library built on top of React used for routing. Sounds pretty obvious, but let’s get into what that really means. React…Aug 2, 2021Aug 2, 2021
Chip LempkeThe Virtual DOM and FibersIn order to explain React’s virtual DOM you must first have an understanding of what the DOM is. If you don’t take a second to educate or…Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
Chip LempkeThe Basics of React ComponentsThis is an entry level overview of components in ReactJul 18, 2021Jul 18, 2021