The JavaScript build tools olympics – why Vite took home the gold
Web Developer, Teo Udrea, put five of the most popular JavaScript bundlers—Webpack, Rollup, Vite, esbuild, and Parcel – through their paces and found a clear winner.
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Developing custom blocks for WordPress
The team have been developing custom blocks to make creating and editing posts and pages easier.
Using AI to dynamically generate web pages
Our team has recently been exploring the potential of AI in enhancing our users’ online experience. I have delved into the possibilities of using AI to develop customised web pages on demand. In this blog, I will cover…
Search autocomplete
We have recently upgraded our search autocomplete functionality within the main site header. This update is designed to give users the best experience possible, reducing the amount of typing required and providing…
Web application development: Unlocking the Power of the Web
Application Development is the process of creating software applications to fulfil specific user requirements. It involves researching, designing, implementing, and testing software programs. Unlock the power of web…
Adding cards with the Trello API
In this article, I will discuss the process of adding cards, labels, custom types and lists to Trello using php and the Trello API.
Headless WordPress
The term ‘headless WordPress’ has become a common topic for discussion within the WordPress community. What is it and why does it matter?
Introducing the new design system
The University of St Andrews design system and the accompanying new pattern library, that it supports, aims to build upon the success of the current digital pattern library (DPL).
A look at web components
Although web components have been around for several years in the web development world, it hasn’t been something that I’ve heard mentioned a lot. On the surface, web components look like an easy way to create and…
Website performance and the hidden environmental impact of the internet
It could be easy to assume, given its intangible nature, that the internet’s environmental impact would be trivial. Unfortunately, the ever-growing volumes of traffic and the data centres and servers required to handle…