HTML All The Things - Web Development, Web Design, Small Business

Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan•www.htmlallthethings.com

The adventures of Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan through the world of web development, web design, and small business management. As web development agency owners for the better part of a decade, they’ve worked with all sorts of technologies, through the rise of responsive web design, the revolution of serverless computing, and the popularity gain of many no-code tools for small business owners. They commonly discuss foundational web development technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript - including popular frameworks and tools such as Tailwind CSS, Svelte, WordPress, Vue, and more.

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Episodes

Planning and Working on Projects

In this episode we dive deep on how to tackle projects, whether they be something for the company, or something for a client. We take a look at the tools we use to organize it all, and how we stay on top of working in a small team. Segment 1 - Idea Filtering Brainstorming and how to track it all Jot down informal notes, even if ideas are obviously bad Sleep on your ideas - don't develop them too much too quickly or you'll get ahead of yourself Sometimes you get a "packed idea" that needs attenti...

Aug 22, 2018•1 hr•Ep. 6

Reactive Frameworks - Vue.js

In this episode we discuss our journey from static and CMS driven sites to reactive frameworks, specifically Vue.js. Segment 1 - Static to Reactive Started by creating simple static sites - no need for reactive elements When dynamic/reactive content was needed we would use document.createElement Segment 2 - CMS to Reactive We would use Wordpress, CouchCMS, or Webflow for any content management that our users would need Eventually elements became too varied and a dynamic solution was needed - rea...

Aug 15, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 5

Failures and Shortcomings

In this episode we explore our failures and shortcomings on a variety of our projects ranging from a stock photo resource to a fully-fledged Chrome App game. Show Layout Segment 1 - Starting Up Originally going to be an IT company Opportunity caused us to pivot before the opportunity fell through Decided to continue working in the web development and design field Segment 2 - Lists by Design Product Page: Link First Chrome extension Was mean't to be a bookmarks replacer Added a lot of functionali...

Aug 08, 2018•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 4

Workflow

In this episode we discuss our different workflows individually and collaboratively as a company. Segment 1 - Infrastructure Started out using OneDrive Later started using BitBucket and GitHub Version control was needed more as projects grew in productivity Segment 2 - Mike's Workflow Primary IDE is VS Code Xcode and Android Studio whenever a project calls for it Asana and Todoist Xampp Daily routine Segment 3 - Matt's Workflow Notepad++ CMD Chrome Testing browsers Balsamiq Cloud Workflow for sm...

Aug 01, 2018•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 3

Where to Start

In this episode we explore how to get started in web development and web design. We discuss some of the methods we used to get up and running and share some stories on our initial experiences in the field. Topics covered in this episode include: Segment 1 - Mike's Beginnings Original exposure to code & first projects Segment 2 - Matt's Beginnings Original exposure to code & first projects Segment 3 - Libraries & Frameworks SASS - Official Site Bootstrap - Official Site Tailwind CSS -...

Jul 25, 2018•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 2

Pathways & Foundations

In this episode Matt Lawrence and Mike Karan discuss their professional experiences that led them to today. These experiences form a foundation for future podcasts and act as a reference moving forward. Topics covered in this episode include: Personal Introductions Segment 1 - Synopsis of Today Digital Dynasty Design Web design and development business Passive income projects Segment 2 - Education College and University educations and experiences Mohawk College McMaster University Segment 3 - Wo...

Jul 17, 2018•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 1

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