Colby Fayock is a web developer and educator focused on building modern web experiences and teaching what he learns through practical guides, tutorials, and a weekly newsletter.
48 articles from this blog
A guide to configuring Dependabot for automated npm dependency updates, including targeted updates for critical packages.
A developer's 2021 year in review, covering career moves, personal milestones, and a summary of published technical articles and content.
A concise guide to learning Next.js, covering its core concepts, features, and setup in a tweet-thread format.
Announcing Colbyashi Maru, a live coding challenge series where guests build projects from scratch in one hour.
A developer's 2020 year-in-review, summarizing their journey creating educational tech content, including articles, videos, and tutorials on React, Next.js, and mapping apps.
A developer shares lessons on building engaging, detail-oriented ecommerce experiences from their time at ThinkGeek, focusing on user empathy and fun.
A developer shares insights from creating a free ebook with 50 React project ideas, focusing on learning by doing and the writing process.
A new course on egghead.io teaches how to build interactive maps in React applications using the React Leaflet library.
Argues that overengineering personal projects like blogs can be a valuable learning tool for developers to experiment with new frameworks and technologies.
A beginner's guide to starting with AWS, covering essential services like S3, CloudFront, and Lambda for cloud computing.
Exploring the impact of the pandemic on tech communities and strategies for building connections through online platforms like Slack and Discord.
Explains the key differences between front-end and back-end development, including their roles, tools, and how modern practices have evolved.
Tips for content creators on expanding reach and building an audience through syndication and leveraging larger platforms.
Explains why design is crucial for developers, covering UX basics and offering practical tips to improve design skills for better products.
A developer shares how customizing MySpace profiles with HTML and CSS sparked their passion for coding and offers advice for finding similar learning inspiration.
Tips for improving writing effectiveness, including organization with headers and using images, with examples from tech documentation.
Explores the true qualities of a Senior Developer beyond years of experience, focusing on experience, leadership, mentorship, and technical ability.
A developer shares how writing about coding experiences helps others, reinforces learning, and creates a personal knowledge base.
A guide to developing better coding habits to improve code readability and maintainability for your future self and teammates.
A tutorial on integrating a custom Mapbox basemap style into a React Leaflet application using the Leaflet Gatsby Starter.
