Andy Sciro

Easy and safe way to get around “connection is not private” in Google Chrome when developing locally

I just learned about this setting after finally getting frustrated of clicking “Proceed.” Geez I wish I knew about this simple setting long ago… so…

AndyMarch 11, 2022

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Awesome video: 3 useful css sizing values most people don’t know about

Came across this fantastic video by this fantastic YouTuber. Just wanted to share it as I felt it really did a great job demonstrating the…

AndyJanuary 13, 2022

cool tips javascript

Ten-second tip: How I remember the difference between unshift() and shift()

I help run a bi-weekly algorithm coding guild at work where we solve many programming problems together. It's a very fun and rewarding experience and…

AndyOctober 7, 2021

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Bouncing DVD logo in Pixi.js

Hopefully you know about this bouncing DVD logo screensaver, my mind goes right to watching it in class or seeing it on a bus. Either…

AndyAugust 19, 2021

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Steve Wozniak’s opinion on when you’re the most creative (and how he brought color to personal computers)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCRijF7lxzI Here is a fascinating talk by the famous Steve Wozniak that resonated with me. The key takeaway here is his point about where and…

AndyJune 30, 2021

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Vite 2.0 looks awesome. Super fast build tool for Javascript

https://youtu.be/LQQ3CR2JTX8

AndyJune 16, 2021

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Having some fun with PixiJS: Recreated the windows 98 “mystify” screensaver in canvas API

When I was growing up I had a PC in the house that we all shared, a "family computer." We had slow internet, not many…

AndyApril 17, 2021

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I’m Speaking at a New Jersey / Toronto Cloud Computing and Software Engineering meetup !

I'm excited to be speaking at the New Jersey Cloud Computing and Software Engineering Meetup in Little Falls in NJ. I have been working on…

AndyMarch 26, 2021

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What is the Javascript logo’s font?

A few days ago I was trying to make the Javascript logo in photoshop to put onto a blog post banner but couldn't quite get…

AndyFebruary 22, 2021

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My favorite features coming in Javascript ES2021

It's incredible to think that the LANDMARK Javascript release es6 was over 6 years ago (See the official release here)! Javascript and its community have…

AndyJanuary 22, 2021