Frontend Performance: Why Lighthouse has made us lazyThe greatest trap of optimising web application performance is failing to understand the limitations of the tools we use to measure it…Jan 6, 2021Jan 6, 2021
Published inAlex Hinds PortfolioHow to: Deploy a Vue, React SPA with Travis CI and GitHub PagesJavascript web frameworks like React.js and Vue.js have made the building of dynamic web applications easier than ever, but deployment…Mar 27, 2019Mar 27, 2019
The Beatles, “Hey Jude”, as clarified by Donald TrumpInspired by this: https://twitter.com/Cydster61/status/1019929901393154052Jul 19, 2018Jul 19, 2018
Published inAlex Hinds PortfolioBuilding a Basic Text EditorVue.js + some basic javascript, html and css. live here: https://editor.alhinds.com/Jul 2, 2018Jul 2, 2018
Don’t ignore the basics: JS, CSS, HTMLWhy the building blocks of the web remain the core drivers of success in the modern webJan 30, 2018Jan 30, 2018
Published inAlex Hinds PortfolioMaking an HTML5 game using Paper.jsHow I made Tank Hunter, a simple desktop HTML Canvas game.Jan 11, 2018Jan 11, 2018
Implementing a deck of cards; considerationsA deck of cards for a game had a lot of student’s scratching their head — even when the appropriate data structures had been drilled into…Oct 17, 2017Oct 17, 2017
TIL: Pipelines on BitBucketI’ve been using Atlassian’s git repository software ‘BitBucket’ for quite some time but have only recently started experimenting with their…Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
I’ve not been writing about as much stuff as I should be. So this is me re-beginning.I used to write a lot.Aug 1, 2017Aug 1, 2017
Published inDesign ComputingWeek 1In the bid to not clutter my existing setup I chose not to run most of the VM script and try and bespoke install the dependencies I needed.Mar 9, 2017Mar 9, 2017
Making dem’ MapsIn late December I decided I wanted to try my hand at procedural map-generation. This is that story.Jan 18, 2017Jan 18, 2017
Brexit reveals the confused nature of modern politicsThe UK’s ‘shock’ referendum result has been a fascinating exploration of the failures of the traditional ‘left’ and ‘right’ parties to…Jun 29, 2016Jun 29, 2016
FTAs mean SFAAustralia’s latest “Free” Trade Agreement with China came with little discussion as to what FTAs even mean, and whether they’re even…Nov 19, 2014Nov 19, 2014
Public broadcasting — what’s the point?Is there a place for public broadcasters like the ABC and SBS in the 21st century?Oct 27, 2014Oct 27, 2014
