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…2 min read·Sep 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…3 min read·Sep 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…4 min read·Aug 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…5 min read·Aug 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…3 min read·Aug 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…4 min read·Aug 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…2 min read·Aug 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…3 min read·Jul 26, 2021----
Chip LempkeThe Basics of React ComponentsThis is an entry level overview of components in React3 min read·Jul 18, 2021----