These posts document my journey from graphic designer to full stack designer + developer. Many Ruby on Rails posts were written during my time at Actualize Coding Bootcamp.
Moving from Squarespace to frameworks like Statamic means managing your own "environment." When your old project won't build due to a Node.js OpenSSL error, don't retreat to a web-builder—use AI as your "Senior Dev" and learn the one-line fix to get back to work.
Ever opened your Statamic Control Panel to see "No entries found" despite having hundreds of submissions? Don’t panic—your data isn't gone. Learn how bot spam and "Malformed UTF-8" errors can crash your dashboard and how to rescue your files via the terminal.
Standard WordPress roles are often too broad, but heavy permission plugins are overkill. In this guide, we’re going the "Full Stack" route—using a PHP "Gatekeeper" script to lock your Editors into specific "safe zones." Whether you need to allow access to a single Specials page or an entire directory of Gallery children, this set-it-and-forget-it solution keeps your dashboard clean and your site...
Learn the essential Ruby concepts that tripped me up (and then clicked) during coding bootcamp! This beginner-friendly post covers interpolation, conditional logic, nesting, and string concatenation—with clear examples and real explanations that helped me understand how Ruby actually works.
Wondering how Ruby loops really work? This beginner-friendly post covers loop blocks, infinite loops, and how to stop them with break. Clear examples and pro tips from my Bootcamp notes!
New to Ruby? This beginner-friendly guide answers five common questions I had during coding Bootcamp—including how break works in loops, what == really means, how to name variables, and the difference between puts, print, and p. Clear explanations, helpful examples, and links to more in-depth learning.
One of the many Ruby notes I wrote during my coding Bootcamp! This quick explainer covers comparison and logic operators—symbols like == and &&—and how they help Ruby make decisions.
This post references a simple javascript snippet that loops through your site's links and makes external links open in a new tab.
Tips and how-to for creating a full-functioning GoDaddy forwarding solution.
This post demonstrates three ways to change the template of your WordPress blog post to display the last modified date instead of the original published date.