This is part 2 of a 3 part series about the decision to rewrite my personal site using GatsbyJS and GraphQL. In my last post, I discussed how to query against static Yaml files in order to display my data; things like speaking engagements, blog posts, etc. In the process I went over concepts like […]

My personal website is implemented using Jekyll, which I liked, but it has an unfortunate initial load behavior that just does not look good or provide the user experience I want. So, I recently decided to reimplement the site, and learn GraphQL along the way. At around the same time a friend recommended GatsbyJS. Since […]

Part 1 of the Data Ingest Series The process of extract transforms and load (ETL) goes by many names: Data acquisition Data ingest Enterprise transform and load But they all are about getting external data into the system. The problem that most businesses face is that there are no easy to follow best practices that […]

A UI that is responsive to device and browser size is critical to provide usable access to your website and services.  One of the most important parts of the UI is the navigation bar (navbar), which allows users to easily find and access information. The good news is that building a responsive navbar is not […]