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Jake Jarvis

jarv.is

Hi there! I'm a frontend web developer based in Boston, Massachusetts specializing in TypeScript, React, Next.js, and other JavaScript frameworks.

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Posts
22 from 29 Feb 2016 to 8 May 2025
Posting
now and then
Kind
personal blog
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2025 1

  1. I Was Wrong About Tailwind CSS

2022 1

  1. Revenge of the JavaScript: Moving from Hugo to Next.js

2021 1

  1. How To: Add Dark Mode to a Website 🌓

2020 3

  1. How To: Safely Rename master Branch on GitHub ✊🏾
  2. I Made A Thing, Powered by Windows Me™
  3. COVID-19 vs. the Open Source Community ⚔️

2019 13

  1. Why I’m Dropping Dropbox
  2. Netlify Analytics Review
  3. Ranking 2020 Presidential Candidates’s 404 Pages
  4. I ❤️ GitHub Actions
  5. My First Code: Jake’s Bulletin Board
  6. Fascinating & Frightening Shodan Search Queries (AKA: The Internet of Sh*t)
  7. How To: Automatically Backup a Linux VPS to a Separate Cloud Storage Service
  8. Bernie Sanders’ Creepy “BERN” App Wants Your Data…From Your Best Friends
  9. Does Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1 DNS Block Archive.is?
  10. Animated Waving Hand Emoji 👋 Using CSS
  11. How To: Fork a GitHub Repository & Submit a Pull Request
  12. Finding Candidates for Subdomain Takeovers
  13. Adding Security Headers Using Cloudflare Workers

2018 2

  1. Cool Bash Tricks for Your Terminal’s “Dotfiles”
  2. How To: Shrink a Linux Virtual Machine Disk with VMware

2016 1

  1. Why This Millennial Is With Hillary Clinton Now — and Why We All Need To Be In November