Medium

Nevin Katz

Pinned

In

JavaScript in Plain English

by

Nevin Katz

·

Mar 18, 2024

How to Validate a Search Query with a Regular Expression

Let’s use a regular expression to keep special characters out of a query.

How to Validate a Search Query with a Regular Expression

Pinned

Nevin Katz

·

Mar 2, 2024

Tips on Upgrading to Drupal 10

Here’s how I’ve dealt with the tricky parts.

Tips on Upgrading to Drupal 10

Pinned

In

JavaScript in Plain English

by

Nevin Katz

·

Dec 11, 2022

The Anatomy of a Game: Sprites & Objects

Let’s take a look under the hood to see how they relate.

The Anatomy of a Game: Sprites & Objects

Pinned

In

About Me Stories

by

Nevin Katz

·

Jul 10, 2021

About Me — Nevin Katz

My windy road through education, illustration, tech, and coding.

About Me — Nevin Katz

In

Better Programming

by

Nevin Katz

·

Mar 16, 2023

Making Links Keyboard Accessible: Tips for Firefox and Safari

Ensure Your Links Respond to Key Presses on Macs

Making Links Keyboard Accessible: Tips for Firefox and Safari

Nevin Katz

·

Dec 10, 2022

Getting to the Roots of the Problem

Let’s use a trigonometric identity along with substitution to find the roots of a vexing equation.

Getting to the Roots of the Problem

In

Better Programming

by

Nevin Katz

·

Nov 17, 2022

Adding Key Placement to a JavaScript Roguelike

Can we write an algorithm that makes all rooms accessible?

Adding Key Placement to a JavaScript Roguelike

In

Better Programming

by

Nevin Katz

·

Oct 13, 2022

Building a Better Dungeon Level

How I updated an algorithm to better match the graphics.

Building a Better Dungeon Level

In

Snipette

by

Nevin Katz

·

Sep 30, 2022

Midnight Hunt

An Aardvark’s night out — and a look into its ancestry.

Midnight Hunt

In

Better Programming

by

Nevin Katz

·

Aug 22, 2022

Improving Item Collection in a JavaScript Game

Let’s make our collision detection pixel-accurate.

Improving Item Collection in a JavaScript Game

Nevin Katz

Nevin Katz

Developer at EDC. I write about web development and biology. Subscribe at https://buttondown.email/nevkatz for article roundups.

Following

Help

Status

About

Careers

Press

Blog

Store

Privacy

Rules

Terms

Text to speech