Blog | Nate Northway

CSS-Cropping: How To Preserve Aspect Ratio

I do a lot of 'profile' type sites but one thing I've always struggled with is the 'circular' profile image due to the aspect-ratio changing.

July 10, 2017

Regex Cheatsheet

I've been writing some regex lately and compiled this handy little cheat sheet. Hopefully it helps you quickly write regex. I know I'll be using it!

May 23, 2017

Function Declaration in jQuery

Three ways to declare functions in jQuery include the simple function, get/set, and extending the jQuery object. I cover all three in this short post.

May 8, 2017

CodeIgniter Class Level Variables

I'm always looking for ways to improve how we at Gittr write software. We've got a pretty good flow and class level variables helped move our app forward

April 23, 2017

CSS Counting: What, How, and When

After reading an article on CSS-Tricks, I learned about CSS Counting. It's a cool property that's arguably useful, but isn't really accessible.

January 29, 2017

Net Neutrality: What it Is, Why it Matters, and How it Concerns You

With our recent election, the freedom of the internet is in question again, and net neutrality is again becoming a hotly debated topic.

January 26, 2017

Error Handling and HTTP Redirects

There are few things I dislike more than default HTTP error pages. Redirecting after an error leads to a few issues: mostly user confusion and frustration.

January 24, 2017

Development Software and Tools

I've been building websites for over 3 years and have never kept a log of the tools in my box. I'm gonna start doing just that now.