As a developer, it is known that there are many ways to get websites up and running. There are thousands of themes to choose from when it comes to WordPress. For example, which one has the correct color, the correct plugin set, the correct styling that matches the brand we need, etc. ... more >>
WordPress Theme Development
Posted on: 20 Jun 2017 | Tags: WordPress, HTML, CSS, and PHP
I recently have been working on a new React Native project for a client. React Native is a great library to be working with and all the design and layout aspects are created with CSS’ new flexbox property. ... more >>
Posted on: 30 May 2016 | Tags: CSS, Flexbox, and Space-Between
I got the opportunity to hang with fellow devs at the Lonestar PHP conference in Dallas, TX. How could I not like it, I drink Lonestars ;) ... more >>
Lonestar PHP Conference
Artisans Collaborative
Posted on: 16 Apr 2016 | Tags: PHP, Conference, Lonestar, and Dallas
I needed a foundation that we could build on to manage our clients and projects more effectively. ... more >>
Echo Design Solutions
Posted on: 04 Apr 2016 | Tags: Laravel, Artisan, Composer, and PHP
Laravel is a php mvc framework that has gained a lot of popularity in the php community. With laravel you can create custom applications and get up in running a shorter amount of time. ... more >>
Watch Laravel Homestead Video
Posted on: 17 Jan 2016 | Tags: Laravel, Artisan, Composer, PHP, and Homestead
I love animation ever since I was a kid. In the 3rd grade my brother and I would run home turn on the 3pm shows on TV and watch Tom & Jerry with our backpacks still on our backs. ... more >>
CSS Animation jsfiddle
Posted on: 15 Oct 2015 | Tags: CSS, Animation, HTML, and Javascript
Laravel is a php mvc framework that has gained a lot of popularity in the php community. With laravel you can create custom applications and get up in running a shorter amount of time. ... more >>
Posted on: 09 Sep 2015 | Tags: Laravel, Artisan, Composer, and PHP
During a classroom lesson that I was giving my students I starting whiteboarding how the resource controllers works inside of Laravel. ... more >>
Laravel Resource Diagram
Laravel Resource Docs
Posted on: 27 Jan 2015 | Tags: Laravel
A good designer friend of mine did an awesome job on the design of this front page while I worked on the front end code for it. ... more >>
CBC Parallax Project
Design by Lynae Hilton
Posted on: 09 Jan 2015 | Tags: HTML, CSS, Parallax, and jQuery
I was asked by some of the students that I teach to give instructions on how I install wordpress on my local development box. I have a vagrant ... more >>
Install Wordpress on Vagrant Virtual Machine
Vangrant Box Repo
Posted on: 11 Dec 2014 | Tags: Vagrant, Wordpress, Ubuntu 14, and Virtual Box
I wanted to install rails on my Ubuntu 14.04 vagrant virtual box just to keep it on a nice development environment and to keep it separate from my MacOSX environment ... more >>
rbenv Source and Install
Ruby Buil Install
Posted on: 13 May 2014 | Tags: Vagrant, Rails, Ruby, Ubuntu 14, and Virtual Box
I was asked what would be a good way to return json data from a url address. Doing some research and document reading I was able to ... more >>
Laravel Return Json Gist
Posted on: 25 Apr 2014 | Tags: Laravel and MVC Framework
So just last month I committed to helping teach a Ruby on Rails class. You have to understand that I started learning Ruby and Rails early this year (about January). I am following the idea that in order to grasp ... more >>
Rails Tutorial Website
Posted on: 11 Dec 2013 | Tags: Rails 4
I came across an error on a rails project I am working on, ActiveModel::ForbiddenAttributesError. Of course right away I hit up google to find an answer ... more >>
Strong Parameters Explained
Fix for Active Admin
Posted on: 11 Nov 2013 | Tags: Rails 4
I started a 3 week course on node.js. I never really thought to learn it before thinking it was framework like emberjs and I would not have any need for it. After the first class I think I changed my mind ... more >>
Visit Node Site
Paypal Using Node.js
Posted on: 09 Nov 2013 | Tags: Node.js and Javascript
About 4 weeks ago I started an online Ruby course. At first when I purchased the course I didn't think it was going to be intense. I thought here is another course that I can take when I have a chance to get to it. Right away the instructor IM me and hence started my roller ... more >>
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Git Repo of my Class
Posted on: 28 Oct 2013 | Tags: Ruby and HTML
I took a course to sharpen my Chrome developer tool skills. Makes developing and debugging faster ... more >>
Badges Earned
Posted on: 11 Jul 2013 | Tags: chrome, HTML, javascript, and jQuery
Completed a One Month Rails Course online below is my certificate and the app that was launched on Heroku ... more >>
One Month Rails Course Completion Certificate
Visit App
Posted on: 09 Jul 2013 | Tags: CSS, HTML5, and jQuery
The jQuery Slide Drawer code that I used for another project I moved into a plugin with settings available ... more >>
Visit Page
Posted on: 26 Mar 2013 | Tags: CSS, HTML5, and jQuery
Rails for zombie course completed from codeschool.com. A twitter type app for zombies to tweet to their zombie friends :) . It was a fun and interesting course. Zombies have feelings too ... more >>
Badges Earned
Posted on: 09 Feb 2013 | Tags: Ruby on Rails
I worked on a project where I needed a "drawer" for additional nav but I did not want it to take up the bottom of the screen ... more >>
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Posted on: 15 Dec 2012 | Tags: 960 Grid System, CSS, HTML5, jQuery, and Sass
Found and modified shopping cart plugin for wordpress to work with client’s existing merchant account ... more >>
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Posted on: 01 Dec 2012 | Tags: 960 Grid System, CSS, HTML, MySQL, PHP, and Wordpress
The client needed a shopping cart with downloadable curriculum. The shopping cart process checkouts via paypal. A paypal notify script was created to receive a signal from paypal to verify payment then sends a confirmation email with the file download ... more >>
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Posted on: 26 Oct 2009 | Tags: CSS, HTML, MySQL, and PHP