Update to My Eleventy Blog Guide

Last January, I announced the release of a guide I had written for building a simple blog in Eleventy. Now that Eleventy has hit 2.0, I took some time this morning to look at the guide and see what could be updated. The first thing I noticed was that I had a heck of a lot of typos. I fixed those. I then went through the two main versions of the blog (before and after UI was added) and updated the dependencies to the 2.0 release of Eleventy. That being said, I didn’t do anything else. This is not to say that the 2.0 release wasn’t lacking in new features, but as my guide is meant to be as simple as possible, I wasn’t on the lookout to add any new features if it didn’t make... more →
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How to Migrate from Lunr to Algolia – a Technical Guide

Search is an incredibly important aspect of any site hosting even a small amount ofcontent. How quickly your site can provide search results and how well your resultsmatch the user’s intent is critical. There are multiple search options available fordevelopers, and so sometimes in the pursuit of speed and relevance, a site will migratefrom one service to another. In this article, I’m going to present a use case for why a sitemay move from a self-hosted solution like Lunr to a server-based solution like Algolia. I want to stress that this is not meant to be an attack on Lunr, but more where it would beappropriate for a site and what the benefits... more →
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Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which navigation app is best? – Tom’s Guide

Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which navigation app is best?  Tom’s Guide Google Maps Compass Is Back on Android Alongside Host of New Features  Gadgets 360 Google Maps to start directing Australian drivers on most eco-friendly route later this year  NEWS.com.au Google Maps brings a feature back on Android  Gadgets Now Google Maps’ new AR feature will help you navigate indoors | NewsBytes  NewsBytes View Full Coverage on Google News “map app” – Google News… more →
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