I'm a freelance UK full-stack web developer and writer.

You may have bumped into me on SitePoint.com or Twitter. Find out more below or visit craigbuckler.com.

I'm availble for full-stack web development, product design, training, mentoring, or writing. My technical skills include web performance, accessibility, web components, progressive enhancement, progressive web apps, real-time apps (web sockets), browser APIs, and more. My stack includes these technologies and more...

Contact me 💬 on Twitter @craigbuckler or find other options at craigbuckler.com.

Open source projects include:

A popular blurred-thumbnail-lazy-loading-image library.

A fast HTML5 Ajax-powered auto-complete <select>-like web component.

Playable on mobile or desktop with a keyboard, mouse, joystick, or touchscreen controls (view the repository).

🐳 Docker for Web Developers is my book, video course, and website for anyone who has struggled to understand how Docker can benefit their web development projects.

Recent SitePoint books include:

• Node.js Novice to Ninja
• Jump Start Web Performance, and
• contributions to many more.

Recent tutorials at sites including SitePoint.com, Kinsta, and Open Relay:

• A Complete Introduction to Web Components
• How to Debug Node.js Code
• How To Optimize CSS for Peak Site Performance
• Ajax Battle: XMLHttpRequest vs the Fetch API
• An Introduction to JavaScript Error Handling
• The Ultimate Guide to Browser-Side Storage
• An Introduction to the Rollup.js JavaScript Bundler
• Getting Started with Eleventy
• How to Use WordPress as a Headless CMS for Eleventy
• Core Web Vitals: A Guide to Google's Web Performance Metrics

Recent conference talks include...

A full tutorial explaining how to internationalize web applications first shown at the TechExeter 2021 conference.

An overview of the new JavaScript runtime first shown at the TechExeter 2020 conference.