Talking to myself – Devin Vinson

Turn an array of objects into a table

At work we use a number of javascript files that hold constants we can import to any of our builders or editors. The structure looks something like: So a fairly large array of objects which makes it easy to work with. With this data structure I needed to export a whole bunch of these objects… Continue reading Turn an array of objects into a table

Arrow function as class function in ES6

If you’ve been using create-react-app and tried to build things on your own you might have done/seen/used handleClick = () => { // do thing on click } This comes from the Class properties transform plugin from Babel: https://babeljs.io/docs/plugins/transform-class-properties/ So if you try to build a project on your own you’ll need to include it… Continue reading Arrow function as class function in ES6

AAR on my Standards talk

I posted my rambled thoughts on writing out my slides/talk for WordCamp Miami last week and I thought a after action report would be a nice follow up. I ended up editing my slides a bit after talking with Topher DeRosia who was speaking just before me as part of our mini-workshop. I left out referencing… Continue reading AAR on my Standards talk

Writing WordPress plugins with Standards

[Note: I wrote this in bits and pieces over the past week or so which has caused it to be a bit all over the place 😁 ] On May 31st I will be speaking at WordCamp Miami about the WordPress coding standards, documentation standards, and showing how to apply those when writing your own plugins. Although it isn’t… Continue reading Writing WordPress plugins with Standards

I joined an agency, it’s been pretty great

Up until the summer of 2014, I had been pretty much working alone for 8 years. With a rocky start in my early twenties, I eventually landed on a stable diet of sub-contracted agency work, graphic design, photography and finally concentrated fully on development. I did things right and incorporated early – which gave me an impressive list of titles,… Continue reading I joined an agency, it’s been pretty great

Writing, I should do more of it

One of my goals for 2015 was to get a bit more active on my own site. It has taken me a few months to realize I have not actually been working on this at all. Whoops! So here we are mid April with a fresh start and a happy new year. I have a few… Continue reading Writing, I should do more of it

A Year with Codeable

In late February of 2013 I found myself on a website called Codeable. A few minutes later I was emailing my credentials to try and get an invite to the live beta. The idea was simple, but one which I had never heard of before: a freelancing job board connecting developers with clients, but without… Continue reading A Year with Codeable

Enfold’s new Print stylesheet

I’ve been working on the Enfold theme’s new print.css file the past few days and thought I would put all the resources I’ve used/found/read in one place as well as some notes and thoughts.