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Daniel Immke's Blog Posts

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2018: A year in review It’s the end of the year, and I’ve been reflecting on what I accomplished this year and what I...
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over a year ago
It’s the end of the year, and I’ve been reflecting on what I accomplished this year and what I didn’t, as well as what I can do better next…
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It’s the future — you can stop using JPEGs For the past several months, after leaving Amazon I have been hard at work building a software...
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over a year ago
For the past several months, after leaving Amazon I have been hard at work building a software product. I anticipate probably another 1-…
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Making noisy SVGs Addendum Dec 7, 2023 One of my ongoing fixations with the web is how improvements in technology...
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a year ago
Addendum Dec 7, 2023 One of my ongoing fixations with the web is how improvements in technology inform web design. In an earlier post this…
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My time fighting COVID-19 as a CDC software engineer Disclaimer: I am a contractor at the CDC not an employee. These opinions and thoughts are entirely...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Disclaimer: I am a contractor at the CDC not an employee. These opinions and thoughts are entirely my own. Early in my career, I did…
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Building and launching my first iPhone app Update Late 2020: I decided to take the app down to focus more on other endeavors, so you cannot...
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over a year ago
Update Late 2020: I decided to take the app down to focus more on other endeavors, so you cannot download the app any longer. I am leaving…
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2019: Lessons learned It’s the end of the year — and the decade — as endless listicles remind me every day. I wrote an end...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
It’s the end of the year — and the decade — as endless listicles remind me every day. I wrote an end of year blog post last year so I…
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How I write blog posts every month Back in September of last year I started this blog and seeded it with a few posts. I wrote in my...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Back in September of last year I started this blog and seeded it with a few posts. I wrote in my first post that my goal was to write one…
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The “je ne sais quoi” of TikTok Note: When I originally wrote this post, TikTok oEmbeds did not auto-play. I recommend pausing them...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Note: When I originally wrote this post, TikTok oEmbeds did not auto-play. I recommend pausing them and pressing play when ready to view…
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Handling advanced product imports in WooCommerce I recently wrapped up a big WooCommerce project that required quite a bit of customization. I’ve...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I recently wrapped up a big WooCommerce project that required quite a bit of customization. I’ve decided to write about a few of those…
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Selectively disabling payment gateways in WooCommerce I recently wrapped up a big WooCommerce project that required quite a bit of customization. I’ve...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
I recently wrapped up a big WooCommerce project that required quite a bit of customization. I’ve decided to write about a few of those…
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How I quit social media Just to keep things clear, I consider social media to be any service where you’re presenting...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Just to keep things clear, I consider social media to be any service where you’re presenting yourself using your real name. I don’t think…
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Building a new personal website Yesterday I launched a new version of this website. When finishing big projects, I always experience...
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over a year ago
Yesterday I launched a new version of this website. When finishing big projects, I always experience this odd phenomenon where the final…
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Laying myself off from Amazon Yesterday, I resigned from Amazon. My final day is next week, right before Thanksgiving. I realize...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Yesterday, I resigned from Amazon. My final day is next week, right before Thanksgiving. I realize the timing of this is quite coincidental…
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My Pardot landing page starter kit Over the past year, I’ve built an increasing amount of Pardot landing pages in my day to day role. I...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Over the past year, I’ve built an increasing amount of Pardot landing pages in my day to day role. I think landing pages are a really…
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Hacktoberfest 2020: Government edition It’s been a tumultuous year, but as the leaves changed I found myself getting excited for...
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over a year ago
It’s been a tumultuous year, but as the leaves changed I found myself getting excited for Hacktoberfest again. I am in the middle of buying…
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What it’s like open sourcing code created for the government Recently I released a project I built for the CDC as open source out into the world. It’s called CDC...
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over a year ago
Recently I released a project I built for the CDC as open source out into the world. It’s called CDC Maps, and I wrote a case study about it…
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Manifest V3’s foibles You have probably heard rumblings about Chrome’s Manifest V3. If you haven’t, here’s what you need...
a year ago
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a year ago
You have probably heard rumblings about Chrome’s Manifest V3. If you haven’t, here’s what you need to know: Google has been developing a new…
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Beginner interaction design with Principle Earlier this year when I was designing this site, I had a bit of a problem: I wanted to go above and...
over a year ago
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over a year ago
Earlier this year when I was designing this site, I had a bit of a problem: I wanted to go above and beyond with the animations and…
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My Hacktoberfest 2019 This year I participated in Hacktoberfest for the first time. I became aware of it last year and...
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over a year ago
This year I participated in Hacktoberfest for the first time. I became aware of it last year and really wanted to participate, but I had…
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Tips for a successful WooCommerce project I recently wrapped up a very large WooCommerce build that I am planning on writing a case study for...
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I recently wrapped up a very large WooCommerce build that I am planning on writing a case study for next month. In the meantime, I thought I…
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Behind the syntax: let and const variables Back in 2015, the JavaScript language got it’s first significant update in 6 years. ES2015 – more...
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over a year ago
Back in 2015, the JavaScript language got it’s first significant update in 6 years. ES2015 – more colloquially known as ES6 – was released…
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On being “currently based anywhere” Currently based anywhere. That’s what I landed on when I changed the copy on my homepage indicating...
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over a year ago
Currently based anywhere. That’s what I landed on when I changed the copy on my homepage indicating that I was based out of Atlanta. I…
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Improving my productivity in 2018 2017 was a really good year for me. I did a lot of freelance work, improved my financial situation,...
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over a year ago
2017 was a really good year for me. I did a lot of freelance work, improved my financial situation, built this site and started blogging…
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So why write a blog? I’ve never been good at maintaining a “professional” profile on the web. It’s bitten me in the ass...
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over a year ago
I’ve never been good at maintaining a “professional” profile on the web. It’s bitten me in the ass when I’ve really needed to show off work…