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We all like to log stuff out sometimes and it would be nice if it were as readable as possible when we do. If you are using JSON.stringify to drop out some values and are tired of getting a long line of text, here’s a simple way to get pretty printed output without adding any […]
There is a generally understood principle of programming that says if you remove duplication, you introduce coupling. For example, you have two classes that have similar code, so you create a function that they both call. Now the two classes are coupled to the function. You make one thing better, but something else gets worse. […]
It is pretty common to need to test a number is between two other numbers. You can do it with an if (number > a && number < b) if-statement, but it is nice when code reads out loud. Now you can read that if-statement out loud if you want to sound like a robot, […]
For many years, Can I Use? has been the go-to place to find out whether a browser supports a certain feature, like CSS aspect-ratio. However, what do you do when you need to add some additional styling if the browser doesn’t support a feature? Well, in an almost paradoxical way – you can use the […]
There’s a really neat extension for VS Code that allows you to run Microsoft Edge browser tools. You can use this in conjunction with your own project, or even as stand-alone. It uses browser automation behind the scenes, so it does depend on you having Microsoft Edge installed on your machine. You can add the […]
This is just one of those philosophical moments in programming where one small details can have a big impact. In C# / .NET you will find that when you ask if a string contains an empty string (string.Empty), the answer is yes. This may seem logically surprising so it is worth bearing in mind should […]
As my grandma used to say, “there’s only one thing worse than a scroll-linked positioning effect and that’s not being able to scroll at all”. So, with this in mind I have written a temporary fix for the issue in the latest version of HERE Maps that prevents users from scrolling past the map with […]
The original question for the below answer was wanting to hide a link when a button that’s next to the link has a “selected” class. This is interesting because this requires a sibling selector, but sibling selectors in CSS are a bit funky… with a sibling selector, the target element is always _subsequent_. That means […]
This is a little funky script to intercept AJAX requests and raise a simple custom event for everything else in your app to listen to. To use this, you just need to listen for a custom event named `AjaxDetected`. The method, url, and any data is passed in the event detail. document.body.addEventListener(‘AjaxDetected’, function (e) { […]
We have now reached the tipping point with dark mode on The World Wide Web. Support has reached the point of broadness that means users who are browsing on their mobile phones are going to notice what you are doing to their eyes if you don’t support it. We will soon pass from “users are […]