Drupal Development on MacOS
By mbystedt on June 22, 2019
Drupal 8 development with Composer and Drush (or Drupal Console) can easily be done on MacOS (10.14.x) with minimal setup and configuration.
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Headless Drupal: RESTful Web Services API
By mbystedt on May 15, 2019
With Drupal 8, I wanted to investigate if its RESTful Web Services API makes headless Drupal a reality.
Website Performance: Part 1 - Networks
By mbystedt on March 28, 2019
Why are some websites faster than others? For this first article, we look at what goes into moving data over the internet in a consistent, fast and responsive manner.
Weak and Soft References in Java
By mbystedt on February 6, 2014
Java's weak and soft references have their place alongside strong references. Learn about these often overlooked tools for improving memory utilization in Java.
Improved Image Sprites with SVG
By mbystedt on November 29, 2012
SVG is a vector graphics format built for the web. What you might not know is that it is a drop-in replacement anywhere you can use a regular image.
Faster Websites with Image Sprites
By mbystedt on November 28, 2012
An image sprite is the combination of two or more images into a single image. I'll show you why to use them and how to make them.
SVG Online Editors
By mbystedt on November 27, 2012
As I was updating the SVG Tutorial, I came across two web-based SVG editors: SVG-edit and Method Draw.
CSS Practices for jQuery Performance
By mbystedt on November 13, 2012
Best practices coding CSS and HTML to yield efficient selectors in jQuery.
The Rise of SVG
By mbystedt on November 10, 2012
I'm predicting that vector graphics are about to storm the web.
Easy Templates with jQuery and Underscore
By mbystedt on November 9, 2012
jQuery and Underscore can be used together is to create clear and fast loading templates.