I'm Ketan ‐ A Melbourne web designer and developer
with over 20 years of industry experience.
www.spicyweb.dev
This is a fantastic article by Jared White exploring all the numerous lies we’ve been told about how great JS frameworks are and how much time and work they save. Definitely worth a read. Read more
23 March 2023 javascript web development
gomakethings.com
In Chris Ferdinandi latest Daily Tips newsletter he talks about web performance, and React in particular. I’ve never been a fan of using bloated frameworks. Whenever I have used a React-built website, I’ve always come across a cache issue where I have to hard refresh a few times. This could be poor development, or a product of the framework, but either way it’s bad design. Read more
25 February 2023 web development javascript
www.wired.com
Users face increasingly impossible challenges to prove they are not bots. Read more
11 August 2022 web development
survey.stackoverflow.co
In May 2022 over 70,000 developers told Stack Overflow how they learn and level up, which tools they’re using, and what they want. The United States and United Kingdom respondents are the most experienced respondents, with an average of 15 and a half years of experience coding. Read more
27 June 2022 web development
css-tricks.com
I wasn’t aware that all browsers on iOS are restricted to Webkit, so effectively there is no browser choice on iPhones or iPads. This raises the question of whether there is any point testing websites with different browsers on these devices if their engines are unsupported? Read more
28 September 2021 web development browsers ios
I recently read a blog post by Shopit Commerce about how Shopify limits its features based on their plans. It was a pointless post that focuses on the “issues” with using Shopify, in order to magnify their own offering. But, it made me think about all the good features Shopify does have.
12 May 2020 shopify ecommerce web development
Over the last few months, I’ve had the opportunity to work on a uniquely challenging Shopify project in which I had to create a “customise your product” section using only the options available in Shopify.
2 May 2020 shopify web design web development
meyerweb.com
Eric Meyer says “If you are in charge of a website that provides even slightly important information, or important services, it’s time to get static” and I totally agree. Forget the dynamic frameworks and go back to basics. Read more
21 April 2020 web design web development eric meyer
Here’s a little trick I learned for removing null or empty values from an array in Shopify’s liquid.
20 October 2019 shopify liquid web development
Over the weekend, I decided to make a few changes to the blog on my website and switch it over to using Tumblr. It was previously built using Contentful, the headless CMS, but I was finding it difficult to post things up as it could only be accessed via the desktop and not mobile.
20 October 2019 web development
Now that GitHub provides free private repositories, I decided to switch from BitBucket (yes, even though Microsoft have taken over GitHub!).
8 June 2019 git web development
Recently, I’ve been working on a Shopify site that needed to display both VAT exclusive and inclusive prices to customers who are disabled or have specific health conditions.
21 June 2018 shopify web development
