Author Archives: Boone Gorges

2016

by Boone Gorges Posted on January 2, 2017

Previously: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009. Good bye and good riddance to 2016! Some highs: My kids and my wife are amazing. My five-year-old started kindergarten and is learning to read. My almost-two-year-old went from a baby on January 1 to a sweet, talkative, out-of-control kid on December 31. My wife is most […] Continue reading →

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Handling LaTeX in WordPress and React.js

by Boone Gorges Posted on September 8, 2016

I’m in the midst of building a WordPress plugin that interfaces with WeBWorK, a web application for math and science homework. The plugin features a JavaScript app powered by React and Redux, which lives inside of a WordPress page template and communicates with WP via custom API endpoints. The project is for City Tech OpenLab […] Continue reading →

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Improved ‘equalto’ validation for Parsley.js

by Boone Gorges Posted on September 8, 2016

I’ve been playing with Parsely.js for form validation on a client project. It’s pretty nice, but I was unhappy with the ‘equalto’ implementation. ‘equalto’ allows you to link two fields whose entries should always match, such as when you have password or email confirmation fields during account registration. parsley-equalto is not symmetrical. If you enter […] Continue reading →

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