We’re trying a rather radical new approach at Piccalilli by doing real world projects — for real clients — in the open. This gives us a context to provide genuine high quality, real world education for free at the point of entry.
In the second part of his series, Mat Marquis explains what “this” actually is and helps you to understand what it equates to, based on various contexts.
JavaScript’s “this” keyword trips up all developers — junior and senior. In the first of two parts, Mat Marquis goes deep on the groundwork you need to better understand “this” and how it works.
To expand on a previous Piccalilli article about TypeScript's utility types, Jordan Seiler walks us through some very useful advanced type manipulation features in the context of a home monitoring system.
One of the most consistently neglected parts of today’s user experiences is our handling of errors. We’re so busy designing the happy paths through our products that we often forget to give the same care and attention to the times when things will go wrong
We're equal parts delighted and excited to share that Piccalilli will be working with Mat Marquis and Scott Riley to launch two premium courses this year: JavaScript for Everyone and Mindful Design.
Instead of leaning into heavy social sharing widgets, you can create a truly user-friendly social sharing component that works for everyone, using built-in APIs and progressive enhancement.
I read a really interesting article on CSS layout that I don’t really agree with, so I thought I’d lay out some advice related to that.
Sam Rose walks us through some real-world usage of TypeScript’s utility types in their day job’s open source codebase to help those new to the language get to grips with this key capability.
Our newsletter, The Index has had a full design refresh — root to branch. It’s clearer, easier to subscribe to and a much better reading experience. We’ve also introduced simple, non-intrusive ads to keep Piccalilli sustainable long-term.