Jeff's articles

Jeff Smith introduces a number of Angular plugins for Sublime Text that help make your Angular development efforts in Sublime a success.
Have you heard of net neutrality? Do you know why it should matter to you, not only as a web citizen and consumer, but also as a web professional?

Does your website or application have a disaster plan? Take a look at this post for some things to consider when thinking ahead and planning for the worst!

Are you planning on self-hosting your website? Take a look at this article to learn about the downsides of on-premise hosting before you take the leap!

Are you a new website administrator (or do you know one) and just starting to think about website security? Take a look for a few starting tips!

Are you planning to build an ecommerce site with Magento and Git together in order to implement version control? Here are a few tips before you get started!

Looking for a way to manage MySQL databases securely from your Mac? Take a look at this guide to DB management with Sequel Pro.
Unlimited Everything in hosting is a myth. Take a look, as we go over the things to look for in hosts who claim to offer unlimited resources to customers.

Looking for ways to be more efficient when setting up and maintaining multiple WordPress sites? Here are some suggestions for WP-CLI automation.

Tired of deploying changes to your sites by copying files manually from your repositories? Learn how to automate deployment from Git with DeployHQ.

Do you manage multiple WordPress sites on multiple servers? We're taking a look at ServerPilot, a tool for deploying and managing your installations.

Do you constantly hear WordPress devs talking about "The Loop", but you're not entirely sure what that is, or how to use it? Take a look!

You WordPress site should be version controlled! Take a look at using Git with WordPress, try out VersionPress, or investigate your host's Git options.

If you manage updates and backups for multiple WordPress sites, InfiniteWP can provide the leverage you need to be more efficient at multi-site maintenance.

In Laravel, middleware allows you to filter out your HTTP requests and manage requests. Learn to dictate requests and interactions with your application.
Jeff Smith introduces the Inter-Planetary File System (IPFS), a peer-to-peer hypermedia protocol proposed as an alternative to HTTP.
Jeff Smith expands on his previous "Defensive programming" post by offering more tips on making sure your apps do what they're supposed to. Check it out!
Jeff Smith looks at Flarum, the soon to be released PHP forum. We talk about features, installation, customization, and more!
Jeff Smith gives tips on resumes, portfolios, research & preparation for getting hired as a web dev, with expert advice from senior recruiters at Atlassian.
Jeff Smith looks at the challenges of being a freelancer and how best to manage time, balance work and life, and deal with non-billable time.
Jeff explains Defensive Programming - an approach to programming that aims to predict and intercept problems before they exist by following good practices