Digital Technologist Blending Code, Storytelling, and Culturehttps://marklreyes.com/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-day-burnout-became-a-reality/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-day-burnout-became-a-reality/Burnout isn’t the end—it’s a reset. Explore real stories, lessons, and practical tips on pausing, reconnecting, and finding balance in your career.Fri, 03 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/web-dev-reimagined-and-a-san-diegans-new-beginning/https://marklreyes.com/blog/web-dev-reimagined-and-a-san-diegans-new-beginning/Yet another playful take on storytelling using MindStudio.Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/uniting-san-diegos-tech-scene-in-the-ai-revolution/https://marklreyes.com/blog/uniting-san-diegos-tech-scene-in-the-ai-revolution/A playful take on AI, creativity, and storytelling.Fri, 22 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/what-astro-and-island-life-have-in-common/https://marklreyes.com/blog/what-astro-and-island-life-have-in-common/Island-style breakdown of Astro's architecture — explore client vs server islands through poke bowls, plate lunches, and laid-back Kaua‘i vibes.Wed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/opening-day/https://marklreyes.com/blog/opening-day/Rise of The Machines, Open To Work, Integrity, Open Mat Invitational & Opening Day!Thu, 27 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/angular-material-ish/https://marklreyes.com/blog/angular-material-ish/Create a functional dropdown menu using the Angular framework without a UI library. Hold my Lactaid. 🥛Sun, 23 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/goodbye-wordpress-hello-astro/https://marklreyes.com/blog/goodbye-wordpress-hello-astro/5-step playbook featuring Juvenile, Mark Morrison, Kendrick Lamar, Biggie Smalls, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Blackstreet & Boyz II Men.Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/state-of-static-blogs-with-foreword-by-mark/https://marklreyes.com/blog/state-of-static-blogs-with-foreword-by-mark/There should not be a single reason why you would need a command palette search bar to find a blog post on your own site.Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/web3-through-chatgpt/https://marklreyes.com/blog/web3-through-chatgpt/Until I find an individual that could coach me through all things related to Web3, I decided to outsource it back to AI.Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/gigabyte-guardian/https://marklreyes.com/blog/gigabyte-guardian/Extending The Digital Bridge Initiative further with the San Diego Futures Foundation where we cover what is a GigaByte Guardian.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/introducing-the-digital-bridge/https://marklreyes.com/blog/introducing-the-digital-bridge/Today, I'm reconnected with San Diego Futures Foundation introducing their newest initiative called The Digital Bridge.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/kilobyte-contributor/https://marklreyes.com/blog/kilobyte-contributor/Extending The Digital Bridge Initiative further with the San Diego Futures Foundation where we cover what is a Kilobyte Contributor.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/megabyte-mentor/https://marklreyes.com/blog/megabyte-mentor/Extending The Digital Bridge Initiative further with the San Diego Futures Foundation where we cover what is a MegaByte Mentor.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/terabyte-titan/https://marklreyes.com/blog/terabyte-titan/Extending The Digital Bridge Initiative further with the San Diego Futures Foundation where we cover what is a TeraByte Titan.Tue, 18 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/react-components-bootstrap-card-github-api/https://marklreyes.com/blog/react-components-bootstrap-card-github-api/A quick demonstration leveraging React alongside Bootstrap, hooks and Github API to display a user's profile.Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-the-ai-exchange/https://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-the-ai-exchange/Ever since Chat-GPT's November of 2022 release, it's been really hard to ignore the topic and its accelerated adoption.Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/15-common-beginner-javascript-mistakes/https://marklreyes.com/blog/15-common-beginner-javascript-mistakes/James Q Quick places spotlight on 15 common JavaScript mistakes and needless to say it's worth the time to watch!Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/red-pill-blue-pill-web3-edition/https://marklreyes.com/blog/red-pill-blue-pill-web3-edition/Today marks a temporary pause of the AllWebSD.com Podcast as I go head first into figuring out what on Earth Web3 is all about.Mon, 04 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/all-the-things/https://marklreyes.com/blog/all-the-things/My inbox is flooded. I haven’t caught up. I’ve short circuited my anxiety by marking all as read, even though that’s definitely not the case.Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/supporting-ukraine-from-san-diego/https://marklreyes.com/blog/supporting-ukraine-from-san-diego/A collection of links curated from my coworkers both past and present in regards to supporting Ukraine in its time of crisis.Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum/https://marklreyes.com/blog/san-diego-childrens-discovery-museum/The CEO of San Diego Children's Discovery Museum stops by to share in their STEAM initiatives tailored for the children of San Diego.Mon, 07 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/tap-cancer-out-2022/https://marklreyes.com/blog/tap-cancer-out-2022/I will be competing in a special tournament called Tap Cancer Out 2022, which will be held February 12th in San Marcos, California.Tue, 01 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/comptia-graduating-class-of-2022/https://marklreyes.com/blog/comptia-graduating-class-of-2022/Janaira from the San Diego Futures Foundation stops by to discuss the CompTIA program and their graduating class of 2022.Tue, 25 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/the-gift-guide-2021/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-gift-guide-2021/Here are some free resources I've found to be helpful in my own personal and professional web development journey.Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/what-the-heck-is-the-event-loop-anyway/https://marklreyes.com/blog/what-the-heck-is-the-event-loop-anyway/The event loop deconstructed in full by Philip Roberts - packed with an easy going narrative, slides and illustrations.Tue, 16 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/developer-tools-secrets-that-shouldnt-be-secrets/https://marklreyes.com/blog/developer-tools-secrets-that-shouldnt-be-secrets/This is a talk given by Christian at CityJS in September 2021. He is the principal product manager for developer tools in Microsoft Edge.Sat, 13 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/removing-gender-from-html-forms/https://marklreyes.com/blog/removing-gender-from-html-forms/Going head first with Tiffany on addressing binary and non-binary identification and its impact on creating an empathetic digital experience.Fri, 12 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/dear-gen-z/https://marklreyes.com/blog/dear-gen-z/An open invite to the members of Generation Z who have said goodbye to all forms of modern day social media.Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/meet-well-iq/https://marklreyes.com/blog/meet-well-iq/Meet Peter Harnish, CEO of Well IQ - the accessible survey platform which strengthens patient and provider relationships.Mon, 11 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/meet-my-working-soul/https://marklreyes.com/blog/meet-my-working-soul/My Working Soul is a unique business and career resource, offering targeted, full-cycle support for career professionals.Mon, 27 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/the-journey-9-mark-reyes/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-journey-9-mark-reyes/A one hour conversation with podcast host Ty Matson outlining my web development journey from the beginning to where it is today.Sat, 21 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/visual-studio-code-x-console-log/https://marklreyes.com/blog/visual-studio-code-x-console-log/Christian Heilmann demonstrates console.log and Visual Studio Code working together in harmony, so you never have to do a context switch.Mon, 02 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-5/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-5/AllWebSD.com Season 6 demo, part 5, on data structures with a mighty morphin twist. Here we'll introduce a stack data structure.Mon, 26 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-4/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-4/AllWebSD.com Season 6 demo, part 4, on data structures with a mighty morphin twist. Here we'll modify our queue into a priority queue.Thu, 22 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-3/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-3/AllWebSD.com Season 6 demo, part 3, on data structures with a mighty morphin twist. Here we go head first with queues.Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-2/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-2/AllWebSD.com Season 6 demo, part 2, on data structures with a mighty morphin twist. Here we go head first into extending our array.Thu, 08 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-1/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mighty-morphin-data-structures-part-1/AllWebSD.com Season 6 demo, part 1, on data structures with a mighty morphin twist. Here we go head first into linked lists and arrays.Sat, 03 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/step-away-from-the-desk/https://marklreyes.com/blog/step-away-from-the-desk/Coach Mikey talks about the value of stepping away from your desk and the fitness services he provides for the lifestyle athlete.Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/set-up-the-startup/https://marklreyes.com/blog/set-up-the-startup/I'm joined by Gabe Balanag. And with his help, he spotlights the gotchas new businesses experience as they set forth with their startups.Fri, 07 May 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/explain-a-cookie-to-your-spouse/https://marklreyes.com/blog/explain-a-cookie-to-your-spouse/I'm joined by fellow web developer, Daniel Gurtner, and in this session we go through a situation explaining what a cookie is to his spouse.Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/san-diego-futures-foundation/https://marklreyes.com/blog/san-diego-futures-foundation/Today I'm joined by members of the San Diego Futures Foundation. Follow along as we go head first into the digital divide in San Diego.Tue, 23 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/analytics-who-cares/https://marklreyes.com/blog/analytics-who-cares/I’m joined by Ansel. And with his help, he coaches me on the importance of data, with a stronger emphasis on its value for the business.Mon, 15 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/what-on-earth-is-a-microservice/https://marklreyes.com/blog/what-on-earth-is-a-microservice/I’m joined by Justin. And with his help, he walks me through a high-level explanation of what a MicroService is!Fri, 19 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/brendan-eich-javascript-firefox-mozilla-and-brave/https://marklreyes.com/blog/brendan-eich-javascript-firefox-mozilla-and-brave/A comprehensive discussion of JavaScript by the creator himself, Brendan Eich. Without him, I most likely wouldn't have been a developer.Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/chuck-norris-and-jenkins-asmr-edition/https://marklreyes.com/blog/chuck-norris-and-jenkins-asmr-edition/When you find Chuck Norris easter eggs on the Jenkins server, you share them with the world through ASMR. Headphones on and enjoy!Sat, 30 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/the-loaded-question/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-loaded-question/You've been bookmarked as a professional reference and when called, the recruiter asks...the loaded question.Tue, 19 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/vue-components-in-5-steps-or-less/https://marklreyes.com/blog/vue-components-in-5-steps-or-less/Seasosn 4, Episode 2 of The AllWebSD Podcast takes me down a rabbit hole dabbling with JavaScript Framework, VueJS.Sun, 10 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/vue-components-bootstrap-card-github-api/https://marklreyes.com/blog/vue-components-bootstrap-card-github-api/A quick demonstration leveraging Vue alongside Bootstrap, Axios and Github API to display a user's profile.Sat, 09 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/vue-components-bootstrap-alerts/https://marklreyes.com/blog/vue-components-bootstrap-alerts/A quick demonstration leveraging Vue alongside Bootstrap to create a series of notifications using alert components.Fri, 08 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mahalo-and-aloha-2020/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mahalo-and-aloha-2020/My personal retrospective, brain vomit and more penned in an effort to find calm versus absolutes in a year we called 2020.Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/open-mat-series-invitational/https://marklreyes.com/blog/open-mat-series-invitational/Recent graduates, career pivots and the like, this round of dialogue is dedicated to you. An invite to discuss why you chose a web career.Fri, 11 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-pro-javascript-techniques/https://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-pro-javascript-techniques/A book review of Pro JavaScript Techniques written by jQuery creator, John Resig. What could be relevant from a tech book from 2006?Sat, 28 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/teaching-sql-to-my-wife/https://marklreyes.com/blog/teaching-sql-to-my-wife/A heart to heart talk with my wife on the night before Thanksgiving. Here we discuss the hardships and approach about learning something new.Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-soft-skills/https://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-soft-skills/A book review of Soft Skills: a software developer's life manual, with portions highlighted that I found to be most important.Thu, 05 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/losing-the-bid/https://marklreyes.com/blog/losing-the-bid/A quick gut check, pep talk and checklist for people heading back into the world of freelance web development.Mon, 02 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/add-faq-to-shopify-collection-in-5-steps/https://marklreyes.com/blog/add-faq-to-shopify-collection-in-5-steps/Learn how to add FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) interface to a Shopify theme by leveraging editable sections.Tue, 27 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/the-angry-developer/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-angry-developer/Tips and tricks for web developers, software developers and like-minded people who feel a touch of anger when going about their daily job.Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/when-to-call-it-quits-ux-edition/https://marklreyes.com/blog/when-to-call-it-quits-ux-edition/Season 3 of AllWebSD.com podcast starts off with "When To Call It Quits" - an open ended discussion with Greg, a former UX Designer.Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/you-really-dont-need-all-that-javascript-i-promise/https://marklreyes.com/blog/you-really-dont-need-all-that-javascript-i-promise/20ish minute presentation regarding JavaScript with strong arguments on why you don't need to employ that tool first.Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/go-phish/https://marklreyes.com/blog/go-phish/Get a 2020 update on digital security from Security Engineer and Developer, Edel John Marcelino from Beacon Cloud Solutions.Sat, 15 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/meet-family-proud/https://marklreyes.com/blog/meet-family-proud/Family Proud, a San Diego healthcare organization aimed at connecting patients and families to critical resources in their time of need.Tue, 21 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-wordpress-in-easy-steps/https://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-wordpress-in-easy-steps/A book review of WordPress In Easy Steps, with portions highlighted which I found to be most important in surviving this modern day CMS tool.Sun, 05 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-digital-minimalism/https://marklreyes.com/blog/review-of-digital-minimalism/A book review of Digital Minimalism written by Cal Newport and the suggestions I used in his book to help alleviate my digital anxiety.Fri, 26 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/angular-9-task-app-with-ngrx-drag-drop/https://marklreyes.com/blog/angular-9-task-app-with-ngrx-drag-drop/A todo list, specifically with drag and drop and state management. This was built with Angular 9, Angular Material and NgRx.Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/not-everyone-has-an-iphone/https://marklreyes.com/blog/not-everyone-has-an-iphone/I use an iPhone and I have that bias groomed into me from the start.Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/guidelines-when-learning-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/guidelines-when-learning-javascript/Whenever you're caught in a rabbit hole, I remember the 5 things my JavaScript instructor taught me that I want to share with you as well.Sun, 07 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/from-javascript-to-c/https://marklreyes.com/blog/from-javascript-to-c/A quick retrospective doing C# from the perspective of a JavaScript Developer.Thu, 04 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/upgrading-a-legacy-angular-web-app/https://marklreyes.com/blog/upgrading-a-legacy-angular-web-app/Outlining my intended path from Angular 4 to 6, explaining as many gotchas along the way and how I concluded into Angular 5.Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/brainstorming-focusing-reducing-anxiety/https://marklreyes.com/blog/brainstorming-focusing-reducing-anxiety/A quick explanation on note taking techniques I've personally found helpful from lifehacker and human guinea pig, Tim Ferriss.Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/hide-desktop-in-osx/https://marklreyes.com/blog/hide-desktop-in-osx/Hide desktop in OSX by killing Finder.Mon, 13 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/puff-map/https://marklreyes.com/blog/puff-map/This web asset illustrates the current state of Cannabis legalization throughout the USA.Thu, 09 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/puff-finder/https://marklreyes.com/blog/puff-finder/Utilizing previous techniques on creating a VueJS embeddable web app, I decided to propose the same for the Cannabis industry.Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/dear-maddie-about-covid19/https://marklreyes.com/blog/dear-maddie-about-covid19/A quick pen for my kid with hopes she revisits this message some time in the future.Sat, 21 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-article-generator/https://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-article-generator/Considering REST API calls for WordPress were available since version 4.7, I wanted to consume blog posts and reuse them.Sun, 15 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-animated-aura/https://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-animated-aura/A reusable JavaScript animation I developed for web and mobile platforms.Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/tap-cancer-out-2020-results/https://marklreyes.com/blog/tap-cancer-out-2020-results/I started out strong but was unable to maintain a dominant series and ended the match through points.Wed, 05 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/local-wordpress-development/https://marklreyes.com/blog/local-wordpress-development/Chris Coyier gives an overview of his current day local development processes.Tue, 21 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/wordpress-mailchimp-syndication/https://marklreyes.com/blog/wordpress-mailchimp-syndication/Overview of bringing value back to your domain by syndicating your newsletter content through RSS feeds.Fri, 17 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/beat-cancer-2020/https://marklreyes.com/blog/beat-cancer-2020/Be The Match and Tap Cancer Out are a couple of causes you'll see me fighting for on a daily basis. Please register or donate today!Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-cluster-analysis/https://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-cluster-analysis/Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-sleep-in-america/https://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-sleep-in-america/Tue, 07 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/summer-body-program/https://marklreyes.com/blog/summer-body-program/Fun side project for a 5 week total body fitness program.Mon, 06 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/whats-new-in-javascript-google-i-o-19/https://marklreyes.com/blog/whats-new-in-javascript-google-i-o-19/Overview of cutting-edge JavaScript development techniques to build modern web and Node.js apps.Fri, 03 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-product-finder/https://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-product-finder/video walkthrough of a VueJS Web App functioning as an embeddable widget so it can be hosted on any domain.Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-web-portal/https://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-web-portal/A video walkthrough of an Angular Data Visualization Web App for a sleep improvement system.Thu, 26 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/training-for-surf-city-marathon-2019/https://marklreyes.com/blog/training-for-surf-city-marathon-2019/Have you ever run a marathon? In the words of Michael Scott, I should've just said NO!Sat, 29 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/upgrade-from-angular-2-to-angular-4/https://marklreyes.com/blog/upgrade-from-angular-2-to-angular-4/Gain an instant 60% reduction in bundled library code.Sun, 09 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/introduction-to-git/https://marklreyes.com/blog/introduction-to-git/This talk introduces the Git Version Control System by looking at what Git is doing when you run the commands you need to do basic version control with it.Tue, 30 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/the-state-of-javascript-the-state-of-the-web/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-state-of-javascript-the-state-of-the-web/Rick speaks with Addy Osmani about the state of JavaScript.Sun, 28 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/a-framework-for-web-performance/https://marklreyes.com/blog/a-framework-for-web-performance/A simple yet effective spreadsheet that you or your company can use to prioritize web performance goals.Thu, 25 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-javascripts-prototype/https://marklreyes.com/blog/a-beginners-guide-to-javascripts-prototype/Learn a variety of patterns for instantiating new objects in JavaScript and in doing so will gain a deep understanding of JavaScript's prototype.Sun, 14 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/foosball-and-dr-oz/https://marklreyes.com/blog/foosball-and-dr-oz/Behind the scenes at SleepScore Labs with Dr. Mehmet Oz.Fri, 07 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/chatbot-with-microsoft-azure/https://marklreyes.com/blog/chatbot-with-microsoft-azure/In lieu of SleepScore Labs newest sleep solution, SleepScore App, CS team wanted to create a chat alternative to support its launch.Sat, 11 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/differences-between-constructor-vs-ngoninit-method/https://marklreyes.com/blog/differences-between-constructor-vs-ngoninit-method/Demystifying ngOnInit and constructor methods in Angular.Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/pushing-the-limits-of-the-web-with-angular/https://marklreyes.com/blog/pushing-the-limits-of-the-web-with-angular/Learn about the ways Angular is making applications that better leverage the network, take advantage of new APIs, adopts and promotes standards.Wed, 25 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-labs-data-dashboard-in-angular-2/https://marklreyes.com/blog/sleepscore-labs-data-dashboard-in-angular-2/In April of 2017, I was tasked with design and development of a data visualization dashboard.Sat, 30 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-in-2017-with-node-js/https://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-in-2017-with-node-js/Paul demonstrates improved workflows for debugging, profiling and understanding your app using the DevTools Protocol.Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/responsive-web-design-for-thermofisher-com/https://marklreyes.com/blog/responsive-web-design-for-thermofisher-com/Generate mobile, tablet and desktop experiences from one codebase.Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-tips-and-tricks/https://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-tips-and-tricks/In order to be efficient and capable at our jobs, we must also excel at debugging.Sat, 15 Apr 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/css-grid-the-firefox-grid-inspector-tool/https://marklreyes.com/blog/css-grid-the-firefox-grid-inspector-tool/Jen Simmons gives a brief look at some of the things CSS Grid can do.Wed, 22 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/rename-a-local-and-remote-branch/https://marklreyes.com/blog/rename-a-local-and-remote-branch/Change the name of your current branch and ship it back to the remote repo.Fri, 17 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/back-to-basics-scoping-and-hoisting/https://marklreyes.com/blog/back-to-basics-scoping-and-hoisting/So, fellow JavaScript developers, my name is Fox Reymann, and tonight I'm going to present a talk, Ace JavaScript Interviews, Scoping and Hoisting.Tue, 14 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/the-basics-of-package-json/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-basics-of-package-json/Identifying meta data inside of a package file.Mon, 13 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/maintainablecss/https://marklreyes.com/blog/maintainablecss/MaintainableCSS is an approach to writing modular, scalable and maintainable CSS.Sun, 05 Mar 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/caching-explained/https://marklreyes.com/blog/caching-explained/Unfortunately the downside of caching is something we must tolerate.Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/importing-css-breakpoints-into-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/importing-css-breakpoints-into-javascript/Have JavaScript import breakpoints directly from the CSS values in the DOM.Sun, 12 Feb 2017 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/twelve-fancy-chrome-devtools-tips/https://marklreyes.com/blog/twelve-fancy-chrome-devtools-tips/Quick and fancy tips using Google Chrome DevTools.Tue, 27 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-the-web-chrome-dev-summit-2016/https://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-the-web-chrome-dev-summit-2016/Learn the state of the art in debugging using Chrome dev tools.Thu, 24 Nov 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/4-keys-to-a-clean-angular-implementation/https://marklreyes.com/blog/4-keys-to-a-clean-angular-implementation/Can there be true separation of concerns with MVC? Not entirely.Mon, 17 Oct 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/web-performance-tooling-google-io-2016/https://marklreyes.com/blog/web-performance-tooling-google-io-2016/Paul Irish and Sam Saccone show new tips, tricks and features in DevTools.Wed, 01 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mathias-bynens-front-end-performance-the-dark-side/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mathias-bynens-front-end-performance-the-dark-side/In security-sensitive situations, performance can actually be a bug rather than a feature.Sun, 01 May 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/dirty-tricks-from-the-dark-corners-of-front-end/https://marklreyes.com/blog/dirty-tricks-from-the-dark-corners-of-front-end/Vitaly Friedman presents dirty practical techniques and clever ideas developed in actual real-life projects.Thu, 24 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/whats-new-in-chrome-devtools/https://marklreyes.com/blog/whats-new-in-chrome-devtools/Exploring new features in performance profiling, animation inspection and updates to the JavaScript editing workflow with V8.Sun, 18 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/tbt-that-one-time-from-sony/https://marklreyes.com/blog/tbt-that-one-time-from-sony/Throwback to that one time I tried to influence you to buy something.Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/kyle-simpson-defends-javascript-coercions-bad-reputation/https://marklreyes.com/blog/kyle-simpson-defends-javascript-coercions-bad-reputation/From Fluent 2015: Kyle Simpson who’s passionate about all things JavaScript.Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/mobile-optimization-project-lifetechnologies-com/https://marklreyes.com/blog/mobile-optimization-project-lifetechnologies-com/Partnered with Moovweb, to develop mobile optimized workflows from high-traffic areas like Homepage, Cart/Checkout and PDP.Sat, 31 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/the-friendship-algorithm-in-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/the-friendship-algorithm-in-javascript/I couldn't resist playing around with Sheldon's friendship algorithm.Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/iphone-case-makes-creates-a-trackpad/https://marklreyes.com/blog/iphone-case-makes-creates-a-trackpad/Aiming to expand the iPhone's possibilities, Fuffr is a case which can use any surface the phone is lying on as a controller.Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/google-javascript-and-maybe-one-day-seo/https://marklreyes.com/blog/google-javascript-and-maybe-one-day-seo/Interpreting and crawling web pages that make heavy use of JavaScript.Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/chase-down-rogue-console-log/https://marklreyes.com/blog/chase-down-rogue-console-log/Find console statements line-by-line by loading this JavaScript snippet.Fri, 30 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/css-font-subsetting/https://marklreyes.com/blog/css-font-subsetting/Be selective in terms of what glyphs you want to leverage versus calling the entire set of glyphs in one large request.Fri, 30 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/whats-an-object-in-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/whats-an-object-in-javascript/Almost everything is an object, functions are first class values and how primitives don't look like objects.Sat, 24 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/apple-os-x-command-line/https://marklreyes.com/blog/apple-os-x-command-line/8 terminal utilities every OS X CLI users should know.Sun, 18 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/apply-a-rewrite-directive-to-a-solr-instance/https://marklreyes.com/blog/apply-a-rewrite-directive-to-a-solr-instance/After exposing the Solr endpoint with a reverse proxy, it's important to note that it also exposes the Solr admin panel to the end-user.Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/reverse-proxy-a-solr-instance/https://marklreyes.com/blog/reverse-proxy-a-solr-instance/Secure your Solr instance by placing the application on a different file server and behind a firewall.Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/dos-and-donts-in-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/dos-and-donts-in-javascript/With every programming language, there's a list of best practices; do's and don'ts. JavaScript is no exception.Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/i-am-anderson/https://marklreyes.com/blog/i-am-anderson/Another day in the life of Anderson, an engineer trying to fit into the corporate world.Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/i-am-dave/https://marklreyes.com/blog/i-am-dave/A conference call in real life.Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/visual-quickstart-guide-annotations/https://marklreyes.com/blog/visual-quickstart-guide-annotations/Cliff-notes I wrote down a few years back on jQuery and JavaScript.Wed, 23 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/simple-php-proxy-returns-incorrect-json-from-apache-solr-instance/https://marklreyes.com/blog/simple-php-proxy-returns-incorrect-json-from-apache-solr-instance/Implemented simple proxy to communicate to an Apache Solr instance outside of my domain.Wed, 16 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-asynchronous-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/debugging-asynchronous-javascript/All the asynchronous callbacks where DevTools displays the full call stack.Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/pagespeed-here-ashford-edu/https://marklreyes.com/blog/pagespeed-here-ashford-edu/Page speed seems to be one of the bigger priorities as of late and I was designated with the RnD task in making one of our subdomains...faster.Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/wtf-html-and-css/https://marklreyes.com/blog/wtf-html-and-css/A curated list of commonly frustrating HTML and CSS quandaries, miscues, and dilemmas.Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/how-to-keep-up-to-date-on-front-end-technologies/https://marklreyes.com/blog/how-to-keep-up-to-date-on-front-end-technologies/Tue, 01 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/animated-png-in-your-email-campaign/https://marklreyes.com/blog/animated-png-in-your-email-campaign/An email caught my attention with a limited time offer countdown clock through animated gif. Cool!Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/minify-a-php5-app-for-client-side-performance/https://marklreyes.com/blog/minify-a-php5-app-for-client-side-performance/If you need a minifier for CSS and JS assets, feel free to explore Minify.Tue, 25 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/chris-coyier-a-modern-web-designers-workflow/https://marklreyes.com/blog/chris-coyier-a-modern-web-designers-workflow/Web Designer workflow presentation by Chris Coyier of CSS Tricks.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/jquery-coding-standards/https://marklreyes.com/blog/jquery-coding-standards/A set of guidelines for jQuery programming.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/check-viewport-sizes/https://marklreyes.com/blog/check-viewport-sizes/Useful tools in evaluating the viewport size of various mobile devices.Wed, 05 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/top-pens-of-2013/https://marklreyes.com/blog/top-pens-of-2013/The most hearted codepens of 2013, hearted up to three times.Sun, 23 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/use-squidman-app-to-connect-localhost-to-mobile-devices/https://marklreyes.com/blog/use-squidman-app-to-connect-localhost-to-mobile-devices/Step-by-step guide using SquidMan to connect localhost to mobile devices.Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/apache-solr-university-of-rockies/https://marklreyes.com/blog/apache-solr-university-of-rockies/Open source search project implemented on for-profit education company, UoR.Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/options-for-capturing-string-values-of-url-parameters/https://marklreyes.com/blog/options-for-capturing-string-values-of-url-parameters/Explore the location properties on JavaScript's window object.Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/parse-metatags-on-nutch-1-7/https://marklreyes.com/blog/parse-metatags-on-nutch-1-7/Reviewing the key/value structure of JSON, I came across a discussion on Parsing JSON with hyphenated key names.Wed, 20 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/documentation-apache-solr-4-5-nutch-1-7-ajax-solr/https://marklreyes.com/blog/documentation-apache-solr-4-5-nutch-1-7-ajax-solr/Notes regarding implementation of Solr's open-source search platform.Tue, 05 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/frustrations-excluding-urls-without-www-from-nutch-1-7-crawl/https://marklreyes.com/blog/frustrations-excluding-urls-without-www-from-nutch-1-7-crawl/My issue is specific to URLs being indexed as www vs. non-www.Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/resources-for-solr-4-5-nutch-1-7-and-ajax-solr/https://marklreyes.com/blog/resources-for-solr-4-5-nutch-1-7-and-ajax-solr/Documentation on how to set up an Apache Solr instance, crawl then index a website with Apache Nutch.Fri, 01 Nov 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/frustrations-with-integrating-ajax-solr-with-solr-4-5/https://marklreyes.com/blog/frustrations-with-integrating-ajax-solr-with-solr-4-5/Setting up search and have stumbled onto roadblock after roadblock.Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/success-integrating-ajax-solr-with-solr-4-5/https://marklreyes.com/blog/success-integrating-ajax-solr-with-solr-4-5/My resolution was to update the JavaScript file to check the location object.Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/success-with-indexing-nutch-1-7-to-solr-4-5/https://marklreyes.com/blog/success-with-indexing-nutch-1-7-to-solr-4-5/Pointed the crawl and index to the location of a specific collection.Wed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/create-image-sprites-fast-w-stitches/https://marklreyes.com/blog/create-image-sprites-fast-w-stitches/Save time. You do not need to pawn this task to a designer.Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/leverage-browser-cache-with-htaccess/https://marklreyes.com/blog/leverage-browser-cache-with-htaccess/Modify your root directory's .htaccess file to leverage browser cache.Thu, 24 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/frustrations-with-index-nutch-1-7-to-solor-4-5/https://marklreyes.com/blog/frustrations-with-index-nutch-1-7-to-solor-4-5/I'm currently using Nutch 1.7 to crawl my domain. My issue is specific to URLs being indexed as www vs. non-www.Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/emat-team-learning-how-to-spell/https://marklreyes.com/blog/emat-team-learning-how-to-spell/Behind the scenes with the Marketing Devs at Bridgepoint Education.Fri, 18 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/code-snippet-library-by-frazelledazzell/https://marklreyes.com/blog/code-snippet-library-by-frazelledazzell/Code snippets from snippetlib.com.Thu, 10 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/check-msie-7-8-9-using-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/check-msie-7-8-9-using-javascript/Leverage the navigator object to check what version of Internet Explorer you're using. Yuck.Wed, 09 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/nthchild-css-selectors/https://marklreyes.com/blog/nthchild-css-selectors/CSS3 and IE7/8 versions of nth:child CSS selections.Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/dynamically-wrap-specific-html-elements-with-jquery/https://marklreyes.com/blog/dynamically-wrap-specific-html-elements-with-jquery/HTML is assumed to have an initial div block with an unordered list.Tue, 17 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/check-html-element-for-inline-css/https://marklreyes.com/blog/check-html-element-for-inline-css/Check an HTML element for inline styles of display block with jQuery.Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/find-url-parameter-in-javascript/https://marklreyes.com/blog/find-url-parameter-in-javascript/Use indexOf() to find a URL parameter attached to a website address.Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/tunnel-localhost-to-browserstack/https://marklreyes.com/blog/tunnel-localhost-to-browserstack/Test out your localhost on Browserstack through a web tunnel.Fri, 16 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/connect-localhost-to-iphone-with-mamp/https://marklreyes.com/blog/connect-localhost-to-iphone-with-mamp/View your local test environment with MAMP on iPhone.Tue, 13 Aug 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/run-iphone-emulator-wo-xcode/https://marklreyes.com/blog/run-iphone-emulator-wo-xcode/Start an iPhone simulator assuming you have Xcode installed in Applications directory.Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/javascript-coding-standards/https://marklreyes.com/blog/javascript-coding-standards/A set of coding conventions and rules for use in JavaScript programming.Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/show-hidden-files-in-finder/https://marklreyes.com/blog/show-hidden-files-in-finder/Show hidden files in OSX by killing Finder.Thu, 28 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/how-to-edit-the-hosts-file-in-mac-os-x-leopard/https://marklreyes.com/blog/how-to-edit-the-hosts-file-in-mac-os-x-leopard/Use the terminal to edit hosts file and flush DNS cache.Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttps://marklreyes.com/blog/keyboard-shortcuts-chrome-developer-tools/https://marklreyes.com/blog/keyboard-shortcuts-chrome-developer-tools/Search or navigate to files, methods or line numbers. Shortcuts for text search and beyond.Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT