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Minimal CSS
What is the bare minimum of CSS rules required to make a content-driven website look good? I had to find out!
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Save time updating Astro websites
Updating a large number of Astro websites can be pretty annoying. Although there is an automated CLI tool, it will not upgrade all project dependencies and does not provide enough information. This is what I do.
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Three Life-Changing Books on Minimalism
Minimalism is a philosophy that I have followed for many years. It can help you to organize your personal and professional life. These three books are a good way to get inspired — and started!
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Using Dev Containers with Astro/Vite
I highly recommend Dev Containers — especially for Node.js projects. But there is a really annoying bug when using them with VS Code.
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* TLS/SSL certificates for developers
I feel like many developers only learn the very basics of TLS/SSL certificates, which can lead to dangerous mistakes. Cryptographic Failures is #2 on the OWASP Top 10 for a reason. Developers do not have to be experts on TLS/SSL certificates, but know how to handle them safely. Let’s go!
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Looping images and icons infinitely using CSS only
A CSS-only infinite carousel that is easy to use, easy to understand and can serve a variable number of images. It does not depend on SAAS or other tools and works for any type of content.
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Use Bootstrap with Astro
Bootstrap is still one of the most popular CSS frameworks. For the times you are not in a plain CSS / Tailwind-ish mood, here is how to use it with Astro.
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Docker: Connect to host from container on Linux
If you're coming from the Mac, you're probably used to connecting to the host from inside a container with the address "host.docker.internal". On Linux, however, this does not work out of the box.
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Book recommendation: Deployment from Scratch by Josef Strzibny
After listening to a fun episode of SE Radio with Josef Strzibny talking about self hosting applications, I decided to get his book "Deployment from Scratch" and really enjoyed reading it.
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eSIM + WiFi calling: Stay connected everywhere without the fuss
I still remember buying discount cards for using public telephone booths when traveling. My, how the world has changed! Now, I feel almost the same way about buying physical local SIM cards.
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Write files from Docker without ownership and permission issues
Some things you wish you knew beforehand. This very convenient method for writing files from Docker to a local filesystem without any ownership and permission issues, might be one of them.
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Access VS Code Dev Containers from your local network
There are two ways to publish ports to the host and make them available on the local network: Forwarding and publishing.