Andrew Welch

Stackless / Full Server developer @ nystudio107 Making the web better one site at a time, with a focus on performance, usability & SEO

Webster, NY Joined on Aug 26, 2019 https://nystudio107.com/

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Demolitions Expert at nystudio107

Used to: 68k assembler, Pascal, C, Objective-C, Swift

Now: PHP, JavaScript, GraphQL, Bash - Vue & React on the frontend

React Native, Rust

48 posts published

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Andrew Welch

Nov 11 '20

Speeding Up Tailwind CSS Builds

9 min read

Andrew Welch

Sep 14 '20

Running Node.js in Docker for local development

#javascript #node #webdev #docker

13 min read

Andrew Welch

Jun 30 '20

Atomic Deployments Without Tears

#devops #javascript #php #webpack

30 min read

Andrew Welch

May 30 '20

A taste of Vue.js 3: API Changes, Async Components, and Plugins

#vue #vue3 #javascript

11 min read

Andrew Welch

May 30 '20

Extending Craft CMS with Validation Rules and Behaviors

#craftcms #craft3 #php

11 min read

Andrew Welch

Apr 1 '20

An Annotated Docker Config for Frontend Web Development

#docker #devops #frontend

25 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 25 '20

Post-Mortem: Outbreak Database

#vue #graphql #postmortem

11 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 23 '20

Flat Multi-Environment Config for Craft CMS 3

#craftcms #config #env

14 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 24 '20

Setting Up AWS S3 Buckets + CloudFront CDN for your Assets

#frontend #images #aws #s3

11 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 23 '20

Using the Craft CMS "headless" with the GraphQL API

#craftcms #graphql #frontend

21 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 23 '20

An Effective Twig Base Templating Setup

#craftcms #twig #frontend

17 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 10 '20

Using Tailwind CSS with Gatsby, React & Emotion Styled Components

#tailwindcss #gatsby #emotion

9 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 10 '20

GraphQL Schema Auto-Completion with PhpStorm

#graphql #phpstorm #autocomplete

4 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 10 '20

Headless Preview in Craft CMS

#craftcms #headless #javascript

5 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 4 '20

Robust queue job handling in Craft CMS

#craftcms #devops #queue

17 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 4 '20

Zen and the Art of Craft CMS Log File Reading

#craftcms #devops #logs

14 min read

Andrew Welch

Mar 4 '20

Creating a Custom Logger for Craft CMS

#craftcms #devops #logs

12 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 25 '20

Setting Up Your Own Image Transform Service

#images #frontend #lambda

10 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 25 '20

Annotated JSON-LD Structured Data Examples

#seo #jsonld #structureddata

30 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 25 '20

The CSS background-image property as an anti-pattern

#css #images #frontend

11 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 23 '20

Auto-Complete Craft CMS 3 APIs in Twig with PhpStorm

#phpstorm #autocomplete #craftcms

5 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 23 '20

Exploring the Craft CMS 3 Console Command Line Interface (CLI)

#console #cli #craftcms

18 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 23 '20

Writing Craft Plugins with Extensible Components

#plugins #components #craftcms

17 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 21 '20

An Annotated webpack 4 Config for Frontend Web Development

#webpack #javascript #frontend

50 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 21 '20

Using VueJS + GraphQL to make Practical Magic

#graphql #vue #craftcms

21 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 19 '20

Craft CMS 3 Orientation Guide - Welcome!

#orientation #craftcms

9 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 21 '20

Post-Mortem: LinkedIn Talent Intelligence Experience

#graphql #vue #postmortem

12 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 19 '20

Profiling your Website with Craft CMS 3's Debug Toolbar

#debugging #webperf #craftcms

10 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 19 '20

Enhancing a Craft CMS 3 Website with a Custom Module

#module #plugin #craftcms

12 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 19 '20

Setting up a New Craft CMS 3 Project

#webdev #devops #craftcms

20 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 19 '20

Handling Errors Gracefully in Craft CMS

#errors #frontend #craftcms

12 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 19 '20

Speed up your Craft CMS Templates with Eager Loading

#frontend #webperf #craftcms

14 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 17 '20

Making Websites Better through Accessibility

#webdev #a11y

18 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 21 '20

A/B Split Testing with Nginx & Craft CMS

#nginx #devops #splittesting

10 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 17 '20

Tags Gone Wild! Managing Tag Managers

#seo #webperf #tags

8 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 17 '20

Local Development with Vagrant / Homestead

#phpstorm #homestead #devops

19 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 15 '20

How Agencies & Freelancers Should Do Web Hosting

#devops #hosting #vps

13 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 15 '20

Implementing Critical CSS on your website

#css #criticalcss #frontend #webperf

16 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 15 '20

JSON-LD, Structured Data and Erotica

#seo #jsonld #structureddata

12 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 15 '20

Using PhpStorm with Vagrant / Homestead

#phpstorm #homestead #vagrant #devops

7 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 14 '20

Modern SEO: Snake Oil vs. Substance

#seo #frontend #performance

14 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 14 '20

Installing mozjpeg on Ubuntu 16.04 & 18.04 (Forge)

#devops #images #performance #webperf

4 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 14 '20

A Pretty Website Isn't Enough

#frontend #performance #devops #webperf

14 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 14 '20

Post-Mortem: Applied Image Optimization

#images #performance #webperf #frontend

4 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 14 '20

Hardening Craft CMS Permissions

#craftcms #devops #security

11 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 21 '20

The Craft {% cache %} Tag In-Depth

#cache #webperf #craftcms

18 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 14 '20

Twig Processing Order & Scope

#twig #frontend #craftcms

4 min read

Andrew Welch

Feb 14 '20

Stop using .htaccess files! No, really.

#devops #performance #webperf

6 min read

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