Zell Liew is a front-end developer, writer, and creator known for deep, practical explorations of CSS, JavaScript, accessibility, and modern web tooling. His work blends thoughtful technical guidance with personal reflections on life, work, and growth, and is frequently featured on CSS-Tricks and Splendid Labz.
341 articles from this blog
A developer's 2021 year-end review covering blog traffic, email subscribers, and the completion of a major JavaScript course.
A guide offering four psychological strategies to manage anxiety and improve performance during job interviews in the tech industry.
A developer shares their excitement for Astro, a new static site generator that allows using multiple frameworks like React and Vue without complex configuration.
Explains the differences between async and defer attributes for JavaScript loading, detailing when to use each for optimal web performance.
A developer shares his optimized process for quickly setting up a new Mac for frontend development, covering OS tweaks, dotfiles, SSH, and essential apps.
A tutorial on setting up and using Dart Sass with Gulp for compiling modern Sass features, including performance tips.
A guide on using the Prettier Standard VSCode extension to combine Prettier's formatting with the Standard JS style rules for cleaner JavaScript.
How to disable Prettier for specific languages in VS Code after the deprecated setting, with two alternative configuration methods.
A practical guide on what JavaScript concepts developers need to memorize through practice versus what can be looked up when needed.
A guide addressing the 7 biggest challenges of learning to code without a developer job and offering practical strategies to overcome them.
A developer shares eight key lessons learned from spending four years creating a comprehensive JavaScript course, focusing on business and creation strategies.
A guide to debugging GitHub Actions secrets by revealing them in logs using a sed command, with a security warning.
A technical guide on automating website deployment using SSH, rsync, and GitHub Actions, detailing SSH key setup and configuration.
A beginner-friendly guide to setting up and using GitHub Actions for CI/CD, covering basic configuration and workflow events.
A tutorial explaining the JavaScript reduce method with examples for summing numbers and counting array items.
A developer compares hosting platforms Netlify, Vercel, and Digital Ocean, focusing on ease of use, pricing, and personal experiences.
A practical guide to writing simple, effective regular expressions for real-world JavaScript development, using a framework-building example.
A developer shares custom JavaScript utilities for converting between common text cases like camelCase, kebab-case, and Title Case without external libraries.
A personal review and setup guide for the Moonlander ergonomic keyboard, covering its features, ergonomic adjustments, and customization.
Explains how standard keyboards cause back pain through wrist strain and recommends ergonomic keyboards as a solution.
