Control Chrome From Hermes to bushwhack APIs
[Automation][AI]
I send a voice message to Telegram, and a bot on my server opens Chrome, clicks around a few websites,...
Robbie Cook's Blog
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My AI Workflow with Hermes Agent
[Development][AI]
I run three Hermes Agent gateways on a machine in my house, each wired to a different Telegram bot. They...
The Power of Content: Elevate Your Web Development with Substance and Style
[Design][Personal]
{ A subtlety of web development is the importance of content. Trying to create an amazing website without substantive content is a...
Figma Tips and Plugins for Developers
[Design]
It's quite easy as a developer to get caught up in writing code and writing tests and communicating with QA....
Why it's never been a better time to be a developer
[Personal]
While the development industry may have its ups and downs, there's never been as much strive to make it as...
Use your favourite games to enhance your users' experience
[Development][Design]
One of the biggest challenges in front-end development is UI decisions. When you go through business flows, especially if you...
Typescript to Rust
[Development]
These days, Rust is an extremely popular alternative to traditional js/ts packages. Next.js, the most popular react framework, recently bought...
Fullstack of all trades, master of none
[Development][Personal]
Fullstack engineers are expected to be able to architect backend solutions, as well as be a gun on the frontend....
What the heck is `aws-cdk`?
[Development][AWS]
A few weeks ago, I had no idea what the aws-cdk was. "Is it like aws-sdk ?", "Is it a...
Using highlight.js in React
[Development][Blog Updates]
TL;DR: Here's a quick example If you're making a post or blog, it's important to make sure your code examples are...
Unit testing tools in React applications
[Development]
In JS applications, many types of testing provide business value and security for businesses. These include: Unit tests, which test business...
Remix.run and web performance
[Development]
Recently, I rebuilt my main website, in Remix.run. The site was originally made in Gatsby, then remade in Next.js (see...
New React
[Development]
Professional changes recently have exposed me to new thinkers in the React space, which I appreciate. There is so much...
Small-town code
[Personal]
As you may or may not know, I am based in a small town at the bottom of the world:...
Top Tools
[Development]
My top tools Are you a node dev? Do you like tools? Here my top tools. More coming soon. Next Js and Vercel Gahd...
Next JS
[Development][Blog Updates]
Next JS I recently converted my website and blog to Next JS, and brought my lighthouse performance up from 60% to...
Blog Update - Filters
[Development][Blog Updates]
Now there are filters up the top to differentiate between the different topics of the posts! Yay! Other updates (for nerds) I...
Construction of A Blog
[Development][Blog Updates]
NOTE: Blog has now been migrated to Next.js Introduction Welcome to my blog\! It's created in Gatsby, and it uses Markdown with...