Was updating my site today and noticed that my navbar is still using vanilla javascript to handle the toggling of the responsive menu at mobile size. This will not do!

Here's how I converted it to Alpine JS.

It's no secret — I'm a huge fan of Alpine. For me, it hits that goldilocks zone between minimalistic and powerful. Alpine is straightforward to get started with, especially if you have a VueJS background. However, there are a few hidden features (okay, they're documented, not actually hidden) that you may not notice if you're just quickly scanning the readme.

Recently I added a signup form for my email list to the site. Using ConvertKit's API, Tailwind CSS, and AlpineJS and the Javascript Fetch API made it easy to whip up. The result is a form that's much more customizable than the embeddable forms provided by ConvertKit. This article breaks down how I did it, and how you can too.

Torchlight is a syntax highlighting service created by the legendary Aaron Francis (Thank you Aaron, it's awesome!). It generates beautiful code blocks and I love how they look. However, I wanted to take it a step further and add a "Copy to Clipboard" button to make...