I'm Rodney. I create tutorials to help you learn Svelte, SvelteKit and cutting edge tech to build fast, accessible web apps.
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- Astro Server-Side Rendering: Edge Search Site: A tutorial on Astro Server-side Rendering: getting started with Astro SSR building a productivity search app with Vitest and Edge geolocation data. Open the Astro Server-Side Rendering: Edge Search Site tutorial.
- Svelte eCommerce Site: SvelteKit Snipcart Storefront: A tutorial on Svelte eCommerce site: how to build a fast, SEO friendly, static eCommerce site using Svelte, Snipcart and Directus. Open the Svelte eCommerce Site: SvelteKit Snipcart Storefront tutorial.
- Get Started with SvelteKit Headless WordPress: A tutorial on Get started with SvelteKit headless WordPress: build an SEO optimized static content site with Svelte speed and Yoast SEO expertise. Open the Get Started with SvelteKit Headless WordPress tutorial.
- Svelte Video Blog: Vlog with Mux and SvelteKit: A tutorial on Svelte Video Blog: SvelteKit tutorial on hosting a fast vlog using Mux Video API in SvelteKit. Includes lazy loading, SEO & web vitals. Open the Svelte Video Blog: Vlog with Mux and SvelteKit tutorial.
- Starting out Svelte and SvelteKit: Beginners’ Tutorial: A tutorial on Starting out Svelte and SvelteKit: build a practical design tool app in this tutorial as you start the journey from beginner to pro Svelte. Open the Starting out Svelte and SvelteKit: Beginners’ Tutorial tutorial.
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- Rodney Lab Newsletter — February 2024: 🔥Remix Vite is stable, Rust & C++ 🎮 Game Dev content & have you tried 🥂 Git Butler? Rodney Lab Newsletter — February 2024 issue.
- Rodney Lab Newsletter — January 2024: 🔦 Shiki code Highlighting, 🌾 Leptos 0.6 — now with Axum 0.7 API support & ⌨️ Ratatui text-based UI builder. Rodney Lab Newsletter — January 2024 issue.
- Rodney Lab Newsletter — December 2023: 🚀 Astro 4, ❤️ SvelteKit 2 & 🔥 Vite 5, 🦾 Organization & Productivity Apps & Tools, Shuttle for serverless 🦀 Rust. Rodney Lab Newsletter — December 2023 issue.
- 🔥 sveltekit-blog-mdx — SvelteKit starter blog using MDsveX
- 🤖 sveltekit-seo — example code for setting up SEO on a SvelteKit blog
- 🌤 astro-blog-markdown — Astro Markdown Blog starter
- 🚀 astro — example and demo code from Rodney Lab Astro articles including StackBlitz links
- ☁️ serverless-rust — example and demo code from Rodney Lab Serverless Rust articles
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- Rust Game Physics Engines: PhysX, Rapier, XPBD & Others 🎱: Rust Game Physics Engines ♚ a look at choices for Rust game development 2D & 3D physics engines including PhysX, Rapier and XPBD 🎱. Read the full article on Rust Game Physics Engines: PhysX, Rapier, XPBD & Others 🎱.
- UE5 C++ Logging: Unreal Engine Custom Logger & UE_LOGFMT 📝: UE5 C++ Logging: creating custom logs for easier filtering in Unreal Engine 5 and using UE_LOGFMT as a replacement for printf interpolation. Read the full article on UE5 C++ Logging: Unreal Engine Custom Logger & UE_LOGFMT 📝.
- C++ Game Utility Libraries: for Game Dev Rustaceans 🦀: C++ Game Utility Libraries: dependencies for C++ game dev, with Rust 🦀 equivalents for clap, dbg! & more, for Rustaceans working in C++. Read the full article on C++ Game Utility Libraries: for Game Dev Rustaceans 🦀.
- C++ Game Dev Libraries: Raylib & Flecs 💪🏽: C++ game dev libraries 🎮 a look at the lightweight Raylib C/C++ game development framework and Flecs entity component system. Read the full article on C++ Game Dev Libraries: Raylib & Flecs 💪🏽.
- UE5 AI Hearing C++: Unreal Engine Perception Example 🎮: UE5 AI Hearing C++ 🎮 example Unreal Engine 5 AI hearing perception code for allowing NPCs to react to 🙉 audio stimuli. Read the full article on UE5 AI Hearing C++: Unreal Engine Perception Example 🎮.
- Deploying your Rust WASM Game to Web with Shuttle & Axum 🚀: Deploying your Rust WASM Game to the Web 🎮 how you can use Shuttle to host your newly created 🦀 Rust game built with Axum web server. Read the full article on Deploying your Rust WASM Game to Web with Shuttle & Axum 🚀.
- Rust Entity Component Systems: ECS Libraries for Rust Game Dev 🧩: Rust Entity Component Systems 🧩 a look at ECS choices for Rust game development, including Bevy ECS, Specs and 🦀 Rust bindings for Flecs. Read the full article on Rust Entity Component Systems: ECS Libraries for Rust Game Dev 🧩.
- Unreal Engine with Neovim: Config for Game Development 🎮️: Unreal Engine Game Development using Neovim 🎮 how you can configure Neovim or the VS Code Vim plugin to work with Unreal Engine. Read the full article on Unreal Engine with Neovim: Config for Game Development 🎮️.
- CMake Coverage Example: with GitHub Actions and codecov.io ☑️️: CMake Coverage Example ☑️ adding C++ code coverage tests using CMake with GitHub Workflow integration for pushing to codecov.io 📈. Read the full article on CMake Coverage Example: with GitHub Actions and codecov.io ☑️️.
- Rust for Gaming: Rust Game Development Engines 2024 🎮️: Rust for Gaming 🎮 Rust Game Development Engines as of 2024, using Rust in mainstream engines like Godot and 🦀 Rust alternatives like Bevy. Read the full article on Rust for Gaming: Rust Game Development Engines 2024 🎮️.
- Trying egui: building a Cistercian Clock with Rust GUI ⌚️: Trying egui 🖥️ building a Cistercian clock in 🦀 Rust with the egui immediate mode library inspired by Dear ImGui. Read the full article on Trying egui: building a Cistercian Clock with Rust GUI ⌚️.
- Astro Related Content: using References in Posts & Docs 👨👧👦: Astro Related Content: adding “you might also like…” style related content to your Astro blog or documentation site with references 💡. Read the full article on Astro Related Content: using References in Posts & Docs 👨👧👦.
- Astro Markdoc: Readable, Declarative MDX Alternative 📚: Astro Markdoc 📚 trying Stripe’s customizable, readable, declarative Markdown extension designed for 🖋️ creating documentation content. Read the full article on Astro Markdoc: Readable, Declarative MDX Alternative 📚.
- Astro Picture Component: adding Responsive Images 🖼️: Astro Picture Component 🖼️ using Astro in-built tooling to add next-gen (WebP & AVIF), responsive images to your 🚀 Astro Markdown blog. Read the full article on Astro Picture Component: adding Responsive Images 🖼️.
- Using Lightning CSS with Deno: Bundle & Transform ⚡️: Using Lightning CSS with Deno ⚡️ transform modern CSS to work in old browsers, use CSS @import performantly and minify CSS at 🥏 warp speed. Read the full article on Using Lightning CSS with Deno: Bundle & Transform ⚡️.
- Trying out Leptos: Fine-grained Reactive Framework for Rust 🦀: Trying out Leptos 🔥 fast, fine-grained reactive full-stack framework for 🦀 Rust, which hydrates your content using WASM. Read the full article on Trying out Leptos: Fine-grained Reactive Framework for Rust 🦀.
- SvelteKit Form Example with 10 Mistakes to Avoid 🛟: SvelteKit form example 📝 code to get a contact form working with SvelteKit actions, and 10 tips to avoid common pitfalls 🍀 Read the full article on SvelteKit Form Example with 10 Mistakes to Avoid 🛟.
- Deno Get Client IP Address: Remote User IP 🫱🏾🫲🏼: Get Deno client IP address 🫱🏾🫲🏼 how to get a remote user IP address for 🤖 spam bot detection from your Deno serverless backend or API. Read the full article on Deno Get Client IP Address: Remote User IP 🫱🏾🫲🏼.
- Deno Fresh SVG Sprites: Optimized Icons 🔥: Deno Fresh SVG Sprites 🦿 how you can add an optimized SVG sprite sheet with cache-busting to your Fresh site, reducing bytes shipped. Read the full article on Deno Fresh SVG Sprites: Optimized Icons 🔥.
- Deno Fresh Testing: End-to-end Site Tests ☑️: Deno Fresh Testing ☑️ how you can add end-to-end testing for HTML pages content and API routes to your Deno 🍋 Fresh app. Read the full article on Deno Fresh Testing: End-to-end Site Tests ☑️.
- SvelteKit Session Cookies: going HttpOnly: SvelteKit session cookies: accessing user-specific data in your SvelteKit app use session and HttpOnly cookies for added security. Read the full article on SvelteKit Session Cookies: going HttpOnly.
- Upstash as SvelteKit Real-time Game Database 💿: Upstash as SvelteKit Real-time Game Database 💿 how you can add a serverless database to a multiplayer ♟️ game built with Svelte. Read the full article on Upstash as SvelteKit Real-time Game Database 💿.
- SvelteKit Fontaine: Reduce Custom Font CLS ✍🏽: SvelteKit Fontaine ✍🏽 how to eliminate or reduce font swap cumulative layout shift working with custom, self-hosted fonts in ❤️ SvelteKit. Read the full article on SvelteKit Fontaine: Reduce Custom Font CLS ✍🏽.
- Rust Cloudflare Worker Logging 📋: Rust Cloudflare Worker Logging 🌤️ a quick look at how you can log locally in a dev environment, and in the production using Logtail 📝 Read the full article on Rust Cloudflare Worker Logging 📋.
- Rust Cloudflare Workers: Turnstile Example 🤖: Rust Cloudflare workers ☁️ Turnstile Captcha example of using serverless 🦀 Rust WASM with wrangler on the Cloudflare worker platform. Read the full article on Rust Cloudflare Workers: Turnstile Example 🤖.
- Getting Started with Rust Cloudflare Workers: Getting started with Rust Cloudflare Workers: how you can build your first serverless Rust app including REST requests and sending email. Read the full article on Getting Started with Rust Cloudflare Workers.
- SvelteKit PostCSS Tutorial: use Future CSS Today: SvelteKit PostCSS tutorial 💅 how you can use custom media queries, nesting rules and other 🥏 future CSS features from today. Read the full article on SvelteKit PostCSS Tutorial: use Future CSS Today.
- Svelte Real-time Multiplayer Game: User Presence 🙋🏽: Svelte real-time multiplayer game 👋🏽 see who is online by adding presence or awareness to improve multi-user game 🧑🏽 user experience. Read the full article on Svelte Real-time Multiplayer Game: User Presence 🙋🏽.
- Svelte Login Form Example: Best Practices ✅: Svelte login form example 📝 signup and login forms for your Svelte app with password strength meter 🔐 and strong password auto generation. Read the full article on Svelte Login Form Example: Best Practices ✅.
- Astro PostCSS Example: Future CSS Today 💅: Astro PostCSS Example 💅 how you can add PostCSS to your Astro site and access future CSS features like 📐 custom media queries. Read the full article on Astro PostCSS Example: Future CSS Today 💅.
- Astro Font Fallbacks with Capsize: reduce CLS 📏: Astro Font Fallbacks ☄️ how you can use Capsize to reduce layout shift from font swapping when optimizing your site for 🧑🏽 user experience. Read the full article on Astro Font Fallbacks with Capsize: reduce CLS 📏.
- Astro JS Middleware Example: Request Logging 📝: Astro JS Middleware Example 📝 how you can intercept HTTP requests for logging, modifying content and from your 🚀 Astro JS project code. Read the full article on Astro JS Middleware Example: Request Logging 📝.