Dave Taylor, Software Engineer

Dave Taylor
History

HistoryGoing back a few years

A look back at all blogs grouped by year ...

History

2025 (3)

altAnti Restraint
altThe 80% Schedule
altSoniq in Beta

2024 (3)

altThe Pains of Startup Scaling
altOn Challenges that are Harder than Others
altSoniq Changelog January 2024

2023 (8)

altData manipulation and hair-loss with WASM Bindgen
altIt takes time to fully understand the function software will need to perform
altFollow up on JSON Document to Document Transforms
altExploring an Open Spec for JSON Document to Document Transforms
altMonorepo p2 - The CI build and deploy
altDeploying a Monorepo to Vercel with Github Actions p1
altConvert a ReadableStream to a String in JavaScript
altLooking back at 2022

2022 (10)

altMeeting Matthias Endler and Opening Up My Calendar
altUse WASM Compiled Golang Functions in NextJs
altPlaying Around with simple Personalisation
altUniform Codegen Project
altMigrating the blog to Uniform
altAre Instrumental Lessons just a Luxury?
altResearching Application GUI Options for Wasm
altWhat Language Should I use for WASM
altHow to Create a Single Page App with NextJs
altInstrumental Teachers are Instrumental

2021 (13)

altProgressing through Environments with Uniform
altAdding Uniform to Create Next App
altReduce Unused JavaScript with Dynamic CMS Components
altReduce Unused JavaScript Nextjs Bundle Analysis
altReduce Unused JavaScript to Improve Lighthouse Performance
altLighthouse Scores Review
altWill JavaScript Become Everyone's Second Language
altUniform Release Canvas - One Ring to Orchestrate them ALL
altWhy I Like Using TypeScript
altFirebase Functions in Custom Region CORS Error
altMaking Decisions
altJoining TherapyPal
altCreate Global UI State with React Context

2020 (6)

altTransferring Less JavaScript with Next Dynamic
alt3 Tech Changes You Could Make Now for Cloud Sustainability
altEnviro Creds
altProfessional Update
altA Transition For This Website
altEnterprise JAMstack at JAMstack for Sitecore

2019 (2)

altSMART Goals for Software Engineers
altRich Domain

2018 (7)

altServerless Framework Talk
altMiddleware Pipelines - Promises
altMiddleware Pipelines - Chain of Responsibility
altHandling Error Cases
altWorking with Nullable Values
altExploring fp-ts Series Intro
altSecurity and Convenience?

2017 (11)

altSeccl Design Patterns and Reusable Components
altPower of TypeScript for React Talk
altProgressive Web Apps ⚡️ talk
altRefactoring
altReducers
altActions
altConnected Components
altComponent Props and State Interfaces
altThe Power Of Typescript For React
altDiving Into Functional Programming
alt2016 At a Glance

2016 (14)

altVisit to Arrow in Denver
altModels Everywhere
altReactive Programming
altPure Components. Creating stable, testable UI we can rely on
altMentoring Co-located Teams
altUnlock Your Inner Superhero
altTerminator Genisys Movie And Poster Creator
altA thought on GigStamp Collectives, gigging groups
altImage Pooling for the Win
altTrust. The unsung hero
altBoA Vantage Points app, the React Native / Redux Challenge
altIs It Anonymous
altThe Power Of A Virtual Dom
altArrow Electronics The Global Component Provider

2015 (3)

altBugs Happen
altLibraries Should Not Initialise State
altEconsultancy Goes Live

2014 (10)

altSmall Changes Release Creativity
altCoffee Script Nodejs Debugging
altNested Component Styling Based On Parent
altBuilding Stats in to GigStamp
altWorking Towards Ui Components
altNational Theatre App Wins Educational Multimedia Award
altPromises And Events
alt2013 At A Glance
altGigStamp the checkin app for music fans
altBuilding an HTML5 Bomber game - Bristech

2013 (18)

altAlways A Student
altNesting Handlebars helpers into templates.
altInserting a model at correct index in Marionette.CollectionView appendHtml
altMeasuring performance between high resolution timers
altLeap Motion workshop at Southville JS Bristol
altFlight of the Audio Visualator - Bristol Skillswap
altFive key principles for better web development - .net Magazine
altJavaScript Vector Classes for Creative Coding
altHow will I Keep JavaScript Code Quality High (JSHint)
alt3D CSS boxes and Physics with Cannon.js
altOut of the Big Smoke
altVisual Graphing to See Relationships
altPresenting Adventures in HTML5 Games, AKQA Anoraks
altHTML5 Racer - Adding a Track and Colliding with it
altDrawing Sprites with Canvas
alt2012 at a Glance
altRFU 6 Nations
altVelocitr, velocity and drag helper

2012 (21)

altTesting jQuery.kinetic with Grunt and qUnit
altSubmitting a form to a new window
altMaking a simple html5 racing game
altGoogle Maps in iOS 5 content dissapearing bug
altSitecore Trendspot Responsive Web Site and App
altA (RegExp) Catastrophe
altUsing OAuth to connect with Github using Node.js
altResponsive styles respecting old IE 6/7/8
altFind Me a Passionate Team
altCross Domain or Protocol iFrame Communication
altAqueduct, a place on the edge
altAdam Ball Portfolio and Exploring Responsive Images
altInstalling Blackberry Simulators
altjQuery.lazyLoader, Semantic, organic responsive images?
altA time to rejoice and a time to grovel
alt2011 Showreel
altA Few Git Resources
altValidating Postcodes with a Regular Expression
altGetting a better reading experience in Google Reader with larger serif fonts
altSet Custom Environment Variables in Apache for PHP sites
alt2011 at a glance

2011 (15)

altjQuery.unparam plugin
altHtml5 for Web Designers
altBlue Beeeeeeanie Day
altFA Just Play wins it's category in Sitecore site of the year
altJavaScript headaches with responsive layouts
altSimplify, Modularise, Simplify
altVertical Scrolling now included with the jQuery.kinetic plugin
altjQuery.kinetic plugin gives you drag scrolling with mouse and touch
altliScroll Update (jQuery news ticker with next/previous/play)
altDaily Scrum Meetings
altAgile Software Development with Scrum
altAdding rich snippets to Sitecore Rich Text Editors
altTesting Front-End to Content Based Sites
altA Few Useful References
altFA Skills Now Live

2010 (5)

altRivet Advanced JavaScript Combiner v2 Released
altNew Juxtapo article on the Aqueduct site
altSome worthwhile reading
altsjs, making server-side JavaScript easy
altIncluding jsLint in your validation using nAnt, batch files or ajax