David Wells

Full Stack Developer

Serverless Architectures
User Experience & Product

Serverless, User Experience & Product

Regex Pattern: Match outer single & double quote pairs

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Simplify form handling in your app using valid HTML elements

Get the difference between two objects in JavaScript

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Using event naming conventions to keep analytics data clean

How to align images in markdown

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Mocking chainable APIs with ES6 JavaScript Proxies

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7 Serverless Auth Strategies for Protecting Gated Functions

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How to Respect Visitor "Do Not Track" settings with your Analytics tools

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5 Advanced npm package.json configuration tips

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Sequentially resolve array of promises using async/await in Javascript

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Regex match pattern NOT at beginning of string via JavaScript

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Check if any key exists in javascript object

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Speed up your Netlify deploy workflow with the CLI

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Get user defined window global variables with javascript

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Regex to match markdown links

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Deploy in seconds with Netlify CLI

Happy Netliversary 🎉

Netlify + CodeSandbox ❤️ Deployments

How to deploy Netlify Sites with AWS CloudFormation Custom Resources

Forcing async functions to run sync in node.js

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5 key benefits of going serverless

How to setup serverless OAuth Flows with serverless functions & Intercom

Building Serverless CRUD apps with Netlify Functions & FaunaDB

How to build a static Serverless site with Netlify

Use These 5 AWS Learning Resources to Master the Cloud

3 Steps To Faster Serverless Development

Serverless Air #2 - The Serverless ecosystem now & where it's going with Jared Short

How To Schedule Posts for Static Site Generators (Jekyll, Hugo, Phenomic etc.)

How to gain more visiblity into your Github Projects using Scope

Recursively Traverse an object of unknown size in Javascript

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Autocomplete for React Component PropTypes

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Set visible text color based on a dynamic background color

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Navigate GitHub projects like a Boss with the OctoTree Chrome Extension

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19 Open Source React Component Libraries to use in your next project

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Find all Javascript files in a project & count line numbers

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Cross Browser SVG Sprites with JavaScript

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Fixing broken use tags from inline SVG sprites [http vs. https]

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Better Developer Blogging with Easy Markdown

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React PropType Best Practices

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Do I really need CSS modules?

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Using Alfred to speed up common developer tasks

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React, the UI library that renders everywhere*

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The Serverless Revolution

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Practical Advice on "Learning to code"

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A JavaScript Community Thank You Letter

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How to easily keep project dependencies up to date with greenkeeper.io

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Loop up through DOM node parents and look for a matches

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Navigate Github project files & dependencies faster with Octolinker

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Speed up your AVA (or Mocha) testing feedback loop using the .only flag

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Create and Deploy Static Sites and Demos in Seconds

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What is Electron & What can developers do with it?

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Publishing flat npm packages for easier import paths & smaller consumer bundle sizes

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Remove every regex match from a string except for the first occurrence with JavaScript

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Generate DOM Fragments with JavaScript

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Regex to match HTML elements & React Components including attributes

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Render Children Markup from in Parent Components in React

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Using the CSS NOPE selector for ultimate specificity

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What is PostCSS?

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Speed up your GIT workflow with git open

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Pixel Perfect Custom Fonts with CSS

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Convert Number to Comma Separated Thousands String

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Disable Scrolling with JavaScript

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Style console.log statements

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What makes great documentation?

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React + React Router + Static HTML + Service Workers = Fast Sites

How to programmatically import your external blog post links into WordPress

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Your Pedigree Means Shit

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Your User is Drunk

Sort an Array Alphabetically in Javascript

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Get Current File Path in Node

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Remove Duplicate Items from an Array with JavaScript

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Scan a directory and return the file names in Node

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See for Yourself: Angular, React, & Ember Visible Render Speeds Compared

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Calm.js & Form Validation for Angry, Irate, Shouting People

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How to run JavaScript function on a specific day of the year

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Future JavaScript: How React, Angular 2, and Library XYZ can live together in harmony

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Fixing UX for Responsive Sites

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Batch Edit Categories & Tags for specific posts in WordPress

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Serverside React Rendering: Isomorphic JavaScript with ReactJS + Node

To Do List Bankruptcy

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Out of Focus

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Internet You vs. Actual You

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On Progress

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Learn to Code

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Create Where There is None

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You Never Cross the Same River Twice

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Take Off Your Tinfoil Hat

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You Get What You Pay For

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Giving 100%

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What is Stopping You?

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Specialize. Now.

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When Everyone Wants a Piece

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The Road to Success

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Getting Advice

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In Defeat You Have Three Choices

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How to Create Awesome Lead Tracking Forms for Your Site

Turning Enthusiastic Customers into a Powerful Marketing Force – Inbound Now #54

Regular Expression (Regex) to Remove Empty WordPress Shortcode Parameters

Start Collecting Advanced Lead Intelligence in WordPress with this Free Plugin

Bulk Edit & Manage Web Leads Directly from WordPress

How to Exclude Functions & Code from Running on Specific WordPress Admin Pages

How to Create Awesome Unordered Lists with Icons for Your WordPress Site

Why B2B Sites Need Sidebars – Business Goals Trump Cool Points

Getting Started with Inbound Marketing? Social Media is a Waste of Your Time

Want to be a WordPress Developer? Here are 9 Killer Coding Resources to Make it Happen

Think About Your UI – Why Responsive Web Design is NOT Right For Your Website

What to do if a WordPress Plugin Breaks Your Site: How to Fix the White Screen of Death

Introducing the Free WordPress Landing Page Plugin & Framework

Content Strategy is Still the Way to Success this Year

7 Killer Content Ideas to Energize Your Companies Blog with Marcus Sheridan

5 Ways to Become More Efficient with Twitter & Grow Your Following

Keyword Research Tip: How to Choose the Correct Key Word Phrases Directly from Google

Will Inbound Marketing Work for My Business?

Leveraging Real World Events to Gain Inbound Links & Boost SEO with Kane Jamison

The Ultimate Guide to Cloning a WordPress Site From One URL to Another

Get (and Keep) Your Creativity Flowing at Work & in Your Business with Noah Scalin

Introducing the Contextual Calls to Action WordPress Plugin

How to Target Potential Customers Deep in the Buying Process with Competitor Keywords

How to Properly Set up WordPress 301 Redirects to Maintain SEO & Inbound Links

The Single Most Important Thing For Your Facebook Business Page

How to Learn Inbound Marketing the Right Way: A Guide for Newbies

No BullSH#T Tactical and Practical Tips on Gaining Facebook Fans

The Most Important Inbound Marketing Advice I Can Give: Do it, Outsource, or Fail

Better Marketing. Period.

Debunking Common Email Marketing “Rules” & Tips on Growing Your Mailing List

5 Dead Simple Ways to Increase Your Blog Subscribers & Gain Exposure

51 examples of high profile enterprise level sites powered by WordPress

How to Lose Guest Posting Opportunities & Blogger Outreach Strategy Faux Pas

How to Submit Your WordPress XML Sitemap to Google WebMaster Tools

How to Engage & Grow Your Business Facebook Fan Page with John Haydon

The 100% Fool Proof Way to Increase Credible Inbound Links to Your Site

Make Presentations Work twice as hard for your Business & Content Strategy

Inbound Now TV #46: Pinterest Marketing Best Practices with Allison Boyer

Automatically Hyperlink Keywords in Content for Better On-Page SEO

5 Quick Call to Action Best Practices to Follow for Increased Site Conversions

Online Marketing Optimization Best Practices with Lee Odden

Improve the Readability of Your Website: Enable Better Typography on WordPress

How to Create a Custom Paypal Link with your own Text or Image

The Web’s Best WordPress Video Themes

How Wearing T-Shirts Became a Fun and Profitable Business Model on the Web with Jason Sadler

How to Create and Leverage Infographics in your Marketing Strategy with Jess Bachman

How to Become a B2B Social Media Marketing SuperStar with Kipp Bodnar

How to Detect Specific Versions of Internet Explorer in PHP and Show Different Fallback Content

12 Search Engine Friendly Blog Post Headlines That Will Get You ̶L̶a̶i̶d̶ Paid

Website Conversion Optimization Techniques with Derek Halpern of Social Triggers

What Every Marketer Ought to Know About WordPress SEO

Awesome WordPress Snippet to Debug and See all Custom Post Meta Elements

Hybrid vs Traditional Marketing Agencies: The Marketing Agency Blueprint with Paul Roetzer

How to Seed & Build Facebook Fans for Your Facebook Business Page

How to Recover Your WordPress Site after a Plugin Install Goes Wrong

How To Quickly Find Sites to Guest Post on with Advanced Search Queries

3 Ways to Get Even More From Your Buffer App

How to Clean out Huge Files from Your Dropbox Quickly and Easily (On Windows)

Using Offline Events to Solidify Online Connections & How To Run Tweetups w/ Joselin Mane

How to Create and Promote a Video (interview) Podcast for your Business

How the Big Four (Amazon, Apple, Facebook, & Google) Built Their Platforms & Communities

SEO Copywriting Best Practices with Copyblogger’s Brian Clark

Best Practices on Creating a Successful Location Based Marketing Campaign

Advanced Twitter Search Techniques: How to Find Relevant Business Conversations

How to Get Started With Stellar Business Video Podcasting [@InboundNow #38]

8 Tips for Leveraging Platforms for Marketing [@InboundNow #37]

6 Killer SEO Copywriting Tips From @Copyblogger

5 Golden Rules for a Successful Location Based Marketing Campaign

8 Tips on Finding More Guest Posting Opportunities for More Inbound Links

4 Tactics for Finding Meaningful Conversations on Twitter [@InboundNow #34]

How to Grow Inbound Links With Guest Blogging Opportunities [@InboundNow #34]

Why Google+ Matters to Marketers With @Shama Kabani [@InboundNow #32]

Why Marketers Should Care About Google+ & How to Get Started with Shama Kabani

A Guide to Local Content Creation and Lead Generation [@InboundNow #31]

Local Niche Content Creation and Lead Generation Tips with Ricardo Bueno

Growing Your Email List and Community management Tips with DJ Waldow

How to Be a Better Community Manager w/ @DJWaldow [@InboundNow #30]

How to Get More Referrals & Find Strategic Business Partners with John Jantsch

How to Rev Your Referral Engine With John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing [@InboundNow #29]

How to Build a Personal Brand & Why You Should with Dan Schawbel

Top 4 Personal Branding Myths Debunked by @DanSchawbel on [@InboundNow #28]

Social Media Tips and Best Practices From PR Pro @PRSarahEvans [@Inbound Now #27]

Press Release Best Practices and PR Pitching advice with Sarah Evans

Understanding the Consumer Engagement Cycle With Jason Keath of @SocialFresh [@InboundNow #26]

In-sourcing vs Outsourcing Social Media Efforts & Leveraging the Consumer Engagement Cycle

White Paper Best Practices & Advanced Content Creation Tips with Michael Stelzner

How Content Can Fuel Your Rocket Ship & Launch Your Business to New Heights w/ Michael Stelzner [@InboundNow #25]

Important Lessons in Online Reputation Management From @AndyBeal [@InboundNow #24]

How To Manage Your Online Reputation & Social Media Monitoring Lessons with Andy Beal

How to Handle Blogger Outreach & Pitching With Jason Falls of Social Media Explorer [@InboundNow #23]

How Social Media and Email Marketing Can Work Together with Jason Falls

How Social Media Is Impacting Search With Rand Fishkin [@InboundNow #22]

SEO Best Practices & Link Building Strategies with Rand Fishkin of SEOMoz

Justifying Social Media with Real Numbers About Real Money with Dan Zarrella

Getting REAL Social Media Numbers & How to Host Successful Webinars w/ @DanZarrella [@InboundNow #21]

Defining Your Social Media Demographic and Goals with Brian Solis

Understanding Online Influence and Engagement with Brian Solis [@InboundNow #20]

Listening in on Social Media & the Concept of “The Social Telephone” w/ Jay Baer

How to Get People to Care About Your Social Presence w/ @Jaybaer [@InboundNow #19]

Facebook Fan Page Best Practices with Mari Smith [@InboundNow #18]

Facebook Marketing Best Practices with Mari Smith

How to Leverage Online Video for your Company with Steve Garfield

How to Use Online Video for Business with @SteveGarfield [@InboundNow #17]

Content Marketing Best Practices & Tips with Joe Pulizzi (@JuntaJoe)

Like It or Not, Your Company Is Now a Publisher [@InboundNow #16]

Transforming Your Marketing Culture with Seth Godin [@InboundNow #15]

Poking the Box and Transforming your Marketing with Seth Godin

Why Content & Curation is Critical to Business with @CC_Chapman [@InboundNow #14]

How to use Content Marketing & Curation for Business with CC Chapman

Leveraging PPC and Remarketing for your Business with Joanna Lord

How to Maximize PPC Campaigns and Optimize Landing Pages with @JoannaLord [@InboundNow #13]

B2B Marketing Best Practices with @Mvolpe [@InboundNow #12]

Business to Business (B2B) Marketing Best Practices with Mike Volpe

Bridging the Gap Between Digital and Traditional Marketing with @MitchJoel [@InboundNow #11]

Connecting Digital & Traditional Marketing Channels w/ Mitch Joel

How to Leverage LinkedIn to Market Your Business with @LewisHowes [@InboundNow #10]

Using LinkedIn for Business with Best Practices & Tips via Lewis Howes

How Small Companies are Evolving with New Technologies with Phil Simon

How Small Businesses Can Leverage Emerging Technologies with @PhilSimon [@InboundNow #9]

How to Set up a Facebook Custom iFrame Landing Page Application

Understanding Online Community and Influencers with @Tamar Weinberg [@InboundNow #8]

Connecting with your community & influencers online w/ Tamar Weinberg

How Traditional PR Is Becoming More Social with @PeterShankman [@InboundNow #7]

How Traditional PR is changing w/ Peter Shankman

Business Blogging Best Practices & becoming a Trust Agent w/ Chris Brogan

Becoming a Trust Agent w/ @ChrisBrogan [@InboundNow #6]

Email Marketing Best Practices and Podcasting for Business w/ Chris S. Penn

Podcasting for Business & Email Marketing Best Practices w/ Christopher S. Penn [@InboundNow #5]

How to Get Facebook Fan Page Activity Alerts via Email

Stop Marketing and Start Engaging your Market w/ Scott Stratten

Stop Marketing and Start Engaging with Scott Stratten (@unmarketing) [@InboundNow #4]

Rocking Facebook Fan Pages w/ John Haydon

How to Rock Your Facebook Fan Page with John Haydon [@InboundNow #3]

Building Your Business Smarter, Faster, Cheaper, w/ David Siteman Garland

How to Market Smarter, Faster, and Cheaper with David Siteman Garland [Inbound Now #2]

Measuring Online Influence with Jason Keath [Inbound Now #1]

Gauging Online Influence with Jason Keath of @SocialFresh [Inbound Now #1]

Create a Social Media Optimized Email Signature

Nonprofits & Sustainable Social Media Marketing Campaigns

Sponsorship - Answering the questions

6 Changes to Boost Your Website's Performance

Using Social Media to Empower Your Fans to Build More Support

How To: Incorporate Audio into your Social Media Mix

6 Things Non-profits Ought to Know About Search Engine Optimization

6 WordPress Plugins To Improve Your Site

The Socialize Your Cause Story Thus Far

Being an Open Book: What Your Supporters Want to Know About You

Using Content to Build Authority & Trust with David Siteman Garland

8 Ways to Use Behavioral Economics to Benefit Your Nonprofit

Nine Tips For Successful Web Copy

You Have Something To Give

The Zen of Social Media Marketing with Shama Kabani

Social Media. Why Now?!

14 Amazing Photography Sites to Source Powerful Images

SEO: 5 Tips For Maximizing A Non-Profit's Website

1000+ WordPress Themes to Spruce Up Your NPO's Site!

The Top 12 Nonprofit Blogs you should be reading

Building Trust Through Blogging

7 Ways to Make Your Email More Social

What is RSS and Why is it Important to Your Cause?

Getting Your Non-Profit Started in Social Media

Top 25 Most influential Non-profit Tweeters

6 reasons why your Static HTML site is bad for your Non-profit.

6 reasons why Non-Profits need a blog

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