Jason MeltoninLevel Up CodingBuilding Jason Chess — Part 1: Rendering the Board and PiecesAn ongoing series about building a React app called Jason Chess, a version of chess where if your name is Jason, you can’t lose.Oct 25, 2020Oct 25, 2020
Jason MeltoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishBuilding an Animated Counter with React and CSSIn this blog, I attempt to create my own version of an animated counter component that I keep finding all over the webOct 18, 20201Oct 18, 20201
Jason MeltoninJavaScript in Plain EnglishUsing Chart.js to Display Poll Data in a Cool WayIt’s voting time. Get ready to see a million graphs showing poll results of all the various groups — how many left-handed cellists voted…Oct 11, 20202Oct 11, 20202
Jason MeltoninThe StartupWhipping Up a Rails API Real QuickIn this blog, I attempt to outline the basic steps of creating a Rails RESTful API as concisely as possible.Oct 4, 2020Oct 4, 2020
Jason MeltoninThe StartupPart 2: Build This Cool Dropdown Menu With React, React Router and CSSAfter my last blog about building a ~cool~ dropdown menu, I received the suggestion to write a part 2.Sep 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020
Jason MeltonBuild This Cool Dropdown Menu with React, React Router and CSSHow about a sweet dropdown menu to throw in a tight area of your site? Or maybe use it as a simple menu for your minimalistic layout? Or…Sep 19, 2020Sep 19, 2020
Jason MeltonBuild This Cool PopUp / Modal with React and CSSA nicely styled version of an alert(), the modal, the popup. One of the sometimes annoying yet necessary elements of the web.Sep 13, 2020Sep 13, 2020
Jason MeltoninThe StartupBuild a Simple Loader With CSS and HTMLThe nice thing to do when your website isn’t fully loaded is to play a little animation.Sep 5, 2020Sep 5, 2020
Jason MeltonBuild This Awesome Password Checklist with React and CSSMy blog about building cool sign up form got a lot of attention, so I decided to write another tutorial for a ~cool form~.Aug 29, 2020Aug 29, 2020
Jason MeltonIf Ruby’s so Happy, What’s %w(a b c)When I started learning Ruby, I came across this quote about 50 times:Aug 22, 2020Aug 22, 2020