In an attempt to learn Go, I decided to delve into one of the capabilities of a backend language, which is scraping the web. For it, I decided to focus on getting info from supermarket stores. This is a post-project review of what I learned

Learning Go By Doing | Scraping Supermakets | A Post-Project Review

In this blog post we'll learn how to build a blog using NodeJS for the sake of going back to basis and being able to separate ourselves from the ever growing complexity of the frontend frameworks!

How to build a blog with NodeJS

A to-do list is the foundation of experimenting with any technology, right? In this blog post we'll use Appwrite as our backend to store our list, allowing us to create, delete and update our content. The frontend will be built with Svelte!

An intro to Appwrite | Building a To-do list with SvelteKit

The purpose of this tutorial is simple: to allow you to work with an API by making a single request and display its info on the screen. That’s it! No tricks! And we’ll probably do it in like 10 lines of JavaScript 🤘 How exciting is that?

Build a Quote Generator with JavaScript: Your first API project

Anyone that is involved in some sort of developer’s community has heard about ‘shipping their projects’. This isn’t exactly a bad way of thinking since throwing your projects out there allows you to get feedback and improve them. But...

'Ship it then quit it' syndrome

While I was building itzami.com, I ended up having a hard time looking for a straight answer on the internet on how to import a Google Font into my GatsbyJS + Tailwind project. This tutorial should fill that gap once and for all!

How to add a Google Font to your Gatsby + Tailwind project

Creating an accordion with JavaScript might seem like a true battle but it doesn't have to be. Check out this tutorial to see how you can easily build it!

How to build an accordion with JavaScript

CSS animations can be a pain in the 🍑, and what's even worst is to trigger them at the exact moment. For that exact reason, _and if I may be perfectly honest with you_, I opt for not using them most of the time. However...

Boost your CSS animations with Intersection Observer API

I use Notion for a lot of stuff (activity tracker, money manager, diary) but it all started when I realized that I had way too many development blog posts saved in my browser's bookmarks

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