That processes images as they are uploaded — In this article I want to describe the process of building and deploying a serverless function to Microsoft Azure that automatically processes images when they are uploaded, resizing them and saving them into one or many storage accounts for thumbnail sized images. This tutorial covers many topics that are important…

This post is largely based off of the 30 minute video by Ray Dalio, How The Economic Machine Works. I tried my best to consolidate the concepts in this post to make it faster to absorb. I recommend watching the video if you have the patience. The Economy and Transactions The ‘economy’ of any…

Cryptography Features for Verifying Internet Downloads — If you download large and potentially dangerous files off of the internet, you should become familiar with a couple “basic” cryptography features — the ‘checksum’ and the ‘signature’.

Semantic HTML Foundations — When you hear the term ruby you probably think about the ruby programming language, but there is another ruby you should be aware of in web development. The <ruby> element defines an alternative pronunciation for the text within the tag. This tag was built for east-asian languages, though it does…

Share your Published Content to a Broad Audience — RSS stand for Really Simple Syndication, and it is currently in its second generation of specification. It is a format for sharing data between websites, based on the pre-JSON data exchange format, XML. Why Use RSS RSS feeds are very common in publishing — from small personal blogs to the New York Times…

Semantic HTML Foundations — Have you ever come across a situation where you had an element that has a human readable version as well as a numerical ID or conversion that you would use as a source of truth? A list of products, for example, might have a human readable price that is $1,345.00…

Learning Semantic HTML — The <address> HTML element indicates that the enclosed HTML provides contact information for a person or people, or for an organization. For example: This tag has a broad use including not just physical addresses, but also email addresses phone numbers and social tags. …

Web Development Accessibility Basics — Focus is an important concept in web development. It refers to the element for which keyboard events are targeted at any moment. When you click a dropdown list, that list is likely focused. You may recognize this blue ring around a text input element when you are typing into it: