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Extensible Blade Components
Photo of Marcus Moore Marcus Moore
18 minute read
HTML is wonderful, right? What would we do without it? But anyone who's written HTML without a templating system knows how much of it is just chunks of code copied and pasted from file to file. Modern templating systems, like Laravel's Blade...
React Hooks for Beginners: Managing State
Photo of Daniel Coulbourne Photo of Cenitoria Melton
6 minute read
We’ve been using React at Tighten for almost as long as we’ve been using Vue. In fact, one of our most-read blog post series is an extensive React tutorial by former...
How to Train Your Keyboard
Photo of Andrew Morgan Andrew Morgan
34 minute read
If you’re reading this, odds are you work on a computer. You likely use a combination of your mouse and keyboard to interact with your computer throughout the day. But you're probably also aware that most of the apps you use on a daily basis provide...
Flying Solo
Photo of Nohemi Olvera Nohemi Olvera
3 minute read
Over the last eight years I’ve worked as a designer in many different contexts: non-profits, startups, corporations, and more. I joined Tighten in 2018 as the company’s first full-time designer. Having the opportunity and freedom to develop a...
A Project Manager’s Top Tips
Photo of Jeanne Henry Jeanne Henry
8 minute read
Just as each workday is a little different, the same can be said about digital projects. Some digital projects are big and require large teams, months of collaboration, and brand new everything to bring them from beginning to end. Some come and go in...
Working Through A Pandemic
Photo of Marje Holmstrom-Sabo Marje Holmstrom-Sabo
5 minute read
At this point, I think the world is in agreement that global pandemics are terrible. Even with the advantages of already working as a fully remote company, folks at Tighten still struggle with the realities of working through isolation, finding...
Improving Google Maps Performance on Large Datasets
Photo of Tammy Robinson Tammy Robinson
9 minute read
If you've ever built an app that plots data on a map, you've probably noticed that performance tends to slow down as your dataset grows larger. Zooming out too far causes thousands of map markers to display, slowing your map to a crawl, or perhaps...
Full-Text Search with MeiliSearch and Laravel Scout
Photo of Jose Soto Jose Soto
2 minute read
Learn how to add full-text search to your Eloquent models using the free, self-hosted search engine MeiliSearch and Laravel Scout.
Reasons for Gratitude
Photo of Marje Holmstrom-Sabo Marje Holmstrom-Sabo
2 minute read
2020 has been described as many things–unprecedented, a year like no other, a dumpster fire, a train wreck. It has indeed been a challenging year, for many reasons. Rather than rehashing those challenges, I asked my favorite team to share some of...
The Laravel Community Gathers to Provide Conference Scholarships
Photo of Marje Holmstrom-Sabo Marje Holmstrom-Sabo
3 minute read
Late last year, Tighten founders Matt Stauffer and Dan Sheetz were planning how they could contribute positively to the Laravel community. They made a pledge: Tighten would sponsor ten guests to attend Laracon US, and they'd focus on inviting folks...
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