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Part 8. Problem: returning same data from multiple places
Jun 3, 2021
Task data is returned from the API on page load. And then each time a task is updated. All these go to the same place, so they must have the same format too. But that’d mean having the same code in multiple places. That’s a problem.
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Part 6. Not just badges, but "NoT" badges!
May 25, 2021
What if the user wants to see how many tasks are “pending” for a note and how many marked as “done”? Mantle’s got you covered. Er, sort of. The note list now shows the numbers of pending tasks as badges, and they have a stupid name!
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Building a to-do list app (part 4)
May 13, 2021
The concept of WebSockets is pretty simple. What’s hard is trying to create visuals using monospace text. For every minute Vue saves by giving us reusable components, and WebSockets and Echo save by listening to changes and taking care of updates, I waste five on ASCII arts. But you have to admit that it’s satisfying in it’s own way.
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Building a to-do list app (part 1)
May 6, 2021
Let’s build the mandatory to-do list emulator. Does that sound deceptively cool and complicated? Then let me rephrase it: Let’s build a to-do list, but it does stuff and you can do stuff to it. An interactive to-do list, if we use a popular keyword. A to-do list app, if we stop beating around the bush. A web app, if we’re being completely honest.