As many of you know, I love working with Aurelia and I love working with Firebase. I have been combining both of these together to create …
Aurelia CLI Is Now Webpack First
One of my favourite Aurelia changes isn't a new feature, nor is it a long-awaited bug fix or new tool: it's the fact the CLI now supports …
Disable Webpack 4 Native JSON Loader
Now that Webpack 4 is out, it supports a plethora of new things and features, one of those is the native handling of JSON. In theory, this …
The Curious Case of Webpack 4 Production Mode and Function.name
I have migrated over to Webpack 4 for Built With Aurelia and I am using the fantastic Aurelia Store plugin. During development, everything …
Aurelia: CLI versus Skeletons
I have been asked this question a few times and it can be hard to see things from the perspective of a newcomer to Aurelia, given how long I …
Solving The Issue: Firebase App named ‘[DEFAULT]’ already exists
Recently whilst I was attempting to port over a TypeScript/Webpack based Aurelia application to work with Aurelia's newly released …
The Importance and Value Of Your Time As a Developer
For years, I have greatly undervalued my own time as a developer. In the beginning, I did not want to set my hourly rate too high because I …
Working With Linked Node Modules & Webpack In Aurelia
When you are building an Aurelia plugin and you want to test it, you will want to use npm link or yarn link to create a local symbolic link …
Expensive Lessons Learned Running A Free File Hosting Web Service
Towards the early part of 2017, I embarked on creating a bunch of quick single-purpose web applications to keep myself busy and sharp. One …