Chuck Grimmett

TIL that PHP 7.2 doesn't support mcrypt and MySQL 5.7.5+ changed GROUP BY behavior. Both break Craft CMS. Here is how to solve those issues.

TIL how to improve the build time on my Jekyll site. Here is what I did to cut my build time in half.

Reamde is a wild ride that traverses half the globe, has multiple storylines intertwined, and jumps back and forth from the virtual and physical world. Stephenson is a captivating writer who pulls you into the story. He makes 1000+ pages feel like 300.

I made a video that shows you how to send custom conversion events to Facebook whenever a visitor, lead or customer engages with one of your website's calls-to-action – all without having to touch your website’s code. It was featured on the ConvertFlow blog!

Yesterday my friend Derek Magill asked the Praxis community about the books that have had the most impact on their career/education.

I love this question. Notice the use of the word impact. He isn't asking for your favorite books, the books you recommend on a specific subject, or the books you agree with the most. He is asking for the books that have had a significant impact on your education. Books that influenced and changed the way you think and interact with the world.

Here is my list, in order of when I read them. I explain what impact they had on my education and how that shifted the way I interact with the world.