Field notes since 1996
A front end developer's notebook, kept at ISO 100.
Personal blog of Ian Pitts, a Maryland front end web developer, ExpressionEngine fan, Statamic zealot and photographer.
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January 6th, 2014 · Coding
Triggering a Specific Tab in the Gumby Framework
A small trick for raising the right tab when someone lands on a page with a hash in the URL.
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Triggering a Specific Tab in the Gumby Framework
A small trick for raising the right tab when someone lands on a page with a hash in the URL.
When Random Isn't So Random
A car stereo that claimed to shuffle kept serving the same songs. The reason says a lot about weak randomization.
Keep git out of your cache folders
Keep the required folder in the repository while leaving all of its noisy generated files out of git.
Xray Vision for Your SCSS Projects
A tiny SCSS guard that shades block level elements while you tune a grid, then disappears in production.
Informal Survey: Code Indentation for Embeds?
Should included templates be indented to match the page, or should every file start flush left?
Removing the rear brake bias valve from your XR4Ti
Why the factory proportioning valve holds a modified XR4Ti back, and how a two dollar brass union replaces it.
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About the notebook
Working the web since 1996
I have been working with the web since mid 1996 and have been a user of it since before there was an HTTP protocol. Since 1998 I have worked for a large Fortune 100 company managing a team of front end developers who create and maintain the company's various web properties.
Lucky for you, I also get to stretch my legs and be a bit more creative after hours on freelance projects. I have built many websites on the ExpressionEngine platform over the years and now have started using Statamic as well.
If you are interested in a new website, a redesign or just want a consultant to bounce some ideas off, contact me at iso100@gmail.com.
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ISO 100 is a photography term, the film speed that keeps grain fine and colour clean. It is also the name I have kept for this corner of the web. When I am not building sites I am usually behind a camera, and the notebook still makes room for the odd photograph and the stories around it.
The written archive is the heart of the site. If you want new entries as they land, the RSS feed is the simplest way to follow along.