Articles + Tutorials
I often write tutorials on fun, beginner web stuff as well as about how I produce my books and videos.
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The new Hello Web Books website has launched!
Over the last few months, I've been slowly increasing the capabilities of this website with the ultimate goal of replacing several external services I was depending on. I'm excited to say that work has finally finished! HelloWebBooks.com now has a full educational site back-end. You can order my book packages, … Read more...
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Does your inbox feel too quiet? The hidden consequences for temporarily breaking your email.
A month ago, an error with my business's email address caused it to bounce. Even after I discovered and fixed the issue, this lead to a still-unknown amount of emails to silently be suppressed while I carried on unaware. Email suppressions should be something everyone should be aware about but … Read more...
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The new Hello Web Books website is nearly completed
I've been working on a better backend for this website and moving off the external services I've been using (external video hosting, external payments, etc.) I'm about to launch and I have some preview screenshots for you! Read more...
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Updates! Dug myself into a very big (and fun) programming hole
One of the things I wanted to accomplish this week (in honor of the Patreon launch) was an update to one of the zines; either getting the art done for the Windows or Linux command line zine or working more on the content for the git zine. BUT that programming … Read more...
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Support me/Hello Web Books on Patreon!
I'm working on the baby beginnings of several new books and zines and wanted a better place to do small, quick updates on progress (Twitter is a bit too ephemeral/noisy, I don't want to spam my email list, little updates weekly seems like too much work for blogging.) Not to … Read more...
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50% off all Hello Web Books packages and products for Black Friday + Cyber Monday
Oh hey it's Black Friday time again! Use the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY2018 on the order page to receive 50% off all products and packages. Coupon code will work until Monday the 26th at midnight ET. Enjoy! Read more...
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Updated package needed for Hello Web App deployment
I was recently alerted to the fact that one of the packages I use in Hello Web App, waitress, had been updated to a version that is backwards incompatible with the book. This package was installed by my own package (hellowebapp-deploy), where I didn't specify version numbers. This is a … Read more...
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Moved HelloWebBooks.com from a static site generator to full Django site
This website got a big update! I created this website way back in the day using a static site generator named Cactus, which worked okay for what I wanted to do. Back then, my concerns were more about time to get things launched and making things as easy as possible … Read more...
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Library, bulk, and educational discounts available for Hello Web App and Hello Web Design
I'm happy to give a discount for libraries, schools, and bulk orders — just email me and I'll set up a special order form with a discount. While my order page sells the paperback book with the digital files included, I'm also happy to send just paperbacks (at a reduced … Read more...
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Hello Web App 2.0's Kickstarter was successful! Thank you.
The new Hello Web App just finished its Kickstarter campaign making over 200% of goal! Thank you so much to everyone who backed the campaign, shared it with friends and family, and supported the re-release of my first book. Read more...
Books/Courses Available
Really friendly beginner books on web design and web app development. Learn more here.
New to using the command line or terminal? Get this free illustrated zine! Learn more here.