Jamie Wright

14
Jul
I built an app to get the knowledge out of my head

I built an app to get the knowledge out of my head

I was the single point of failure on my own team and I hadn't noticed. Which, I'
4 min read
06
Jul
The most memorable project I ever worked on wasn't a website

The most memorable project I ever worked on wasn't a website

Not a website. Not an app. Not anything with a deployment pipeline or a sign-off chain. A beer.
4 min read
29
Jun
A quarter of a million pounds and not one line of code

A quarter of a million pounds and not one line of code

The first project I fully managed without writing a single line of code was worth more than £250k. A multi-
4 min read
22
Jun
"We don't need project managers"

"We don't need project managers"

"We don't need project managers, you can manage it yourself." How many places have you worked
4 min read
15
Jun
"I can do this better"

"I can do this better"

I said it quietly. And by quietly I mean silently, to myself, in my own head, which is the least
4 min read
06
Jun
Score 100 on Google PageSpeed Insights

Score 100 on Google PageSpeed Insights

Pinpointing speed bottlenecks is the first step you should be taking when trying to improve the performance of your website.
4 min read
20
May
15 Visual Studio Code extensions for faster web development

15 Visual Studio Code extensions for faster web development

I’ve pulled together this list of extensions specifically to help you become a faster and more efficient web developer.
3 min read
16
Nov
5 modern snow effects you can add to your website

5 modern snow effects you can add to your website

Snow effects get a bit of a bad rep on the Internet. Whilst some may think they’re a bit, well, tacky, there’s nothing that quite says Christmas like a few snowflakes drifting gently down the screen…
1 min read
07
Jul
CSS animations: Bringing websites to life

CSS animations: Bringing websites to life

Everyone knows that GIFs are great, but they can have very large file sizes meaning longer loads times and a poorer user experience. So, how do you create animations that are both complex and efficient?
2 min read
28
Mar
Let's just stick to using comic sans (visualised in multiple different fonts)

How many fonts is too many?

As with everything, with this new found typographic freedom, there comes a new responsibility not to abuse these new powers.
3 min read