Author: Dan Shultz

Serving Gzipped JavaScript Files From Amazon S3

October 17, 2018 Dan Shultz

If you're using Amazon S3 for a CDN, it's possible to serve compressed, gzipped files from an Amazon S3 bucket, though there are a few extra steps beyond the standard process of serving compressed files from your own web server.

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Creating A Basic Chrome Extension

September 19, 2018 Dan Shultz

Chrome Extensions have been around for a long time. I believe they are a very under-explored technology - and if you're a traditional web developer, there's a very small learning curve since Chrome Extensions are comprised of HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Bonus - you don't have to worry about every browser under the sun, just Chrome! (though Firefox is becoming extension-friendly, it might be a good idea to not include Chrome-only web features).

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