https://andromedagalactic.com/blog Technical, business, and product related blog posts written by our Andromeda Stars covering a wide range of topics from small business tips, to accessibility, Angular, CSS, Firebase, and more. en-US https://andromedagalactic.com/blog https://andromedagalactic.com/img/icon-80.png 80 80 Andromeda Galactic Solutions Icon - A represenation of the Andromeda constellation Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trying to correctly paginate records in Firebase Real-time database can be frustrating, but this short article both explains the process and shares working code. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/rtdb-pagination Technology CrQX7ZPRuobKDgoyPuk4 Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT Updating from Angular's structural directives to control flow blocks. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/angular-upgrading-to-the-control-flow-syntax Technology ttHZJmHyah4HJLLMGAZh Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Using a simple dice-rolling simulation inspired by board games, this article shows web developers how to analyze and compare algorithms in practice. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/understanding-algorithms Community 8LCUwktzj5bDZLbFgqNT Wed, 14 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT It's a new year, and we take a look at what we're proud of from 2025, and what we're looking forward to in 2026! https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/welcome-to-2026 Newsletter QoKuDm8LRRUPcFDLY9Ev Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT In this brief how-to guide we'll show how to configure CORS for cloud storage buckets in GCP for Firebase. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/configuring-cors-on-google-cloud-storage Technology wip4thf7nBc9mO2KjlYp Wed, 07 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT By combining popovers with interest invokers we can create tooltips without the need for any JavaScript. Let's dive right in and see how it works. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/rethinking-tooltip-with-interest-invokers-and-popover Technology yzYDnSm7aDE9glxKKLu6 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT So you think you know CSS borders, but did you know you could use gradients and images? This article goes in-depth how borders works, and tricks to get around some of their limitations. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/styling-on-the-edge Technology 2DXZnmBBK6gBog9BZM2e Wed, 03 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT Martine discusses how to style Angular on the Angular+ Show https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/styles-in-the-modern-age Technology z1w80UeyFHSL7TL2k0yg Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT How to fully configure your Firebase project with a custom domain for hosting, authentication, and APIs. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/custom-domains-on-firebase Technology DW5hjtYiRfakD6Y41pn7 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT There's been a lot going on. The November 2025 newsletter fills everyone in on what the team has been up to. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/whew-weve-been-busy Newsletter EFC2sZoaDdIl9FATVOkI Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/martine-and-michael-dowden-present-talks-in-berlin Business JrbVig08IooXupVNTGSO Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT Learn how to use Firebase and Zapier to provide secure, convenient, and customizable form handling directly into a web page without the need to load any third party libraries. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/simple-subscribe-form Technology MVusN1nsYOe7pky1sVLH Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Andromeda Galactic co-founder and CEO Michael Dowden talks with Reconfigured's Mohamad Kalaaji about starting your own business, hiring tips, and timing. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/the-reconfigured-podcast-featuring-michael-dowden Community fVjwqMCI1caM4x1mau2N Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/michael-dowden-guest-on-the-cluecon-weekly-podcast Community DGU36dR3IWbWHyvcsHdq Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Michael Dowden talks with Amit Sharma about his journey as a technology leader, including a discussion about his current focus on serverless technology, UX, and accessibility. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/michael-dowden-is-featured-on-the-tech-sharmit-podcast Community cABYlwKp5hptgEGjrmdw Fri, 05 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT September news from the team. Also, learn about our Ignition CMS. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/product-spotlight-ignition-cms Newsletter PzO3ZLnK3h4cfKrfFhXj Wed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Learn how to clean up your TypeScript code by declaring behaviors orthogonally, by walking through a series of before-and-after code examples where we use Decorators to reduce code weight and improve readability. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/remodel-your-typescript-code-with-decorators Community o55VRmTt1CELIoWKBAlA Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT It has been a busy summer for the Lore Link team. 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Carl and Richard talk to Martine Dowden about all the various async options available in Javascript today. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/javascript-promises-on-dotnet-rocks Community mrgmJOhb68VlaR2bMP2D Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT A very common CSS question is whether there is such a thing as a parent selector. In this article we dig into the use of the pseudo-class :has() and how we can use it to select elements based on the element's siblings or children. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/css-parent-selector Technology NYZiOPUqSs9aqG4HTVKO Fri, 07 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Have you played with subgrid yet? 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On this episode of .NET Rocks!, Martine Dowden discusses CSS skills, and her new book, "Tiny CSS Projects." https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/martine-dowden-featured-on-net-rocks Community 3ikSH90T8nZ13iOf5NC7 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT A deep dive into JavaScript promises and how to use them. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/java-script-promises-demystified Technology 05NDwjhgqdqxE8X7hwaG Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT Write complex security rules for your Firebase Storage Bucket based upon data from your Firestore database. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/firebase-storage-rules Technology Yo7473cdOB14mspVSm9A Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT Drop caps have been around for for centuries but on the web they haven't been so easy to create. 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Let's combine it with a sticky header to see what it can do. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/scroll-snap-sticky-header Technology SnXhALBsBAcLqNbUp6W1 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT Learn about how Martine created a content management system for Firebase to build apps and static websites. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/building-a-static-website Technology Nvh32QPFpQpHwqp0Nk5b Tue, 28 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT Michael Dowden walks through building a serverless progressive web app (PWA) that will cover how to use Firebase for authentication, hosting, cloud functions, and database. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/cfe-dev-serverless-pwa-with-firebase Technology DgL5rQ7Qsw0p7FB2eUIy Fri, 25 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT Devmio interviewed Michael Dowden and Martine Dowden about web accessibility in preparation for their live web accessibility workshop. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/devmio-blog-web-accessibility-interview Community HFwVOeDt4XUe6mwnxWE9 Fri, 21 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT Michael Dowden discusses how Andromeda considers the carbon impact of the business and their decision to adopt serverless architecture. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/public-cloud-for-public-good-podcast Community KelPhxqdG8ADzAbLkTbK Tue, 11 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT For Improving your Home Office week, the Andromeda team offers their insights on making a great home office. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/improving-your-home-office Community rzXAGvEbjW47UlauPqXe Tue, 04 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT When we say remote work, what do we mean? Let's explore the various definitions and aspects of remote work that can significantly impact your experience. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/defining-remote-work Business h3MW9e5QkwwUlo9aDmKr Tue, 27 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT What is involved in software architecture? In this article our founder sets the stage for the decision making process of software architects and sets the stage for a new blog series. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/simplifying-software-architecture Technology 1N4x9Bxxm6iTDg89WCoq Tue, 13 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT It's important to celebrate wins with your team, but how do you do this when your team is all remote? Let's start our first blog post in a new Remote Work series by discussing team celebrations. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/remote-work-celebrate-wins Business KkzXC5yIwRgtZX2rUiwn Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT One of the really cool features of Sass are mixins. In this post we will use a mixin to generate classes for some information panels and show techniques for debugging our code. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/when-your-sass-gets-sassy Technology syScCg95rXKrtLBwCuAI Thu, 08 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT Martine Dowden is interviewed on the .NET Rocks! podcast where she discusses Testing Angular Forms. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/dot-net-rocks-testing-angular-forms Technology xBN7KgmvvHnyALNJTtSd Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT Michael Dowden discusses his experiences building and managing remote teams. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/no-dogma-managing-remote-teams Business OwCgZQfXjocGgmzUH325 Mon, 01 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT One thing I've learned is that while deploying simple projects to Firebase is extremely straightforward, there are a lot of advanced options that aren't immediately obvious. 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Michael talks about how to approach this important step in your career. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/how-to-ask-for-a-raise Community CHEF5Xo9RMIhUR9s2ywy Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Martine Dowden is interviewed for the Dev.Life podcast to discuss the road to success. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/fast-track-to-success Community J8ToUHYuOP7LChevVkPJ Tue, 14 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Providing benefits and services to your employees can be a big challenge for small businesses, but a Professional Employer Organization can help. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/small-business-tips-peo Business KGg0FQgpx33e4yKF65NO Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Bulleted lists on the web come with default styles. What if we wanted to use emojis instead of the boring standard bullet points? Let's take a look at how we would create that. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/creating-custom-list-styles Technology M33GQlX1OYsTp3Jp1SkR Tue, 10 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT When you're running a business, you often feel like you don't have enough time for everything. Automation can help, and it's easier than you think (even if you're not a coder). https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/small-business-tips-automation Business ght6Af1SqaR5Fp8i4h1G Tue, 03 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT Radio inputs are one of those input types that are notoriously difficult to style because we don't have a whole lot of control over the style of the native input. Let's explore 2 different pure CSS options we can take. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/styling-radio-buttons Technology jWV5MiwE4oTlKfzaygQV Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT For many founders, Accounting is one of the hardest parts of running the business. Choosing the right software can help, by reducing your workload and streamlining your processes. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/small-business-tips-accounting-software Business TGtw9kYa2SYl7NSIVt3A Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT Light or Dark mode, which one do you prefer? Or does it change based on device or situation? Let's delve into how to give our users the choice use CSS https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/light-or-dark-which-do-you-prefer Technology fIT4E1g5FFUOEZIL2PdK Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Michael Dowden was hosted on the Self Made is a Myth podcast to discuss the importance of working together with other business owners and to highlight some of the people who have helped him on his journey. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/helping-each-other Community GGJdbB66Bh8cuNUJX0w6 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT Martine Dowden explains what accessibility is, and how to make your sites and apps more accessible. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/no-dogma-accessibility Community cRt9Txvad7hLLlnqGamC Tue, 08 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT It can be hard to manage the paperwork related to establishing a new business, or maintaining an existing business. A Registered Agent service can hel https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/small-business-tips-registered-agent Business Q1AHIVAWGmFw4SrlcZvC Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT A cool effect is to make it look like an image or shape is being drawn on the page. 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This article will introduce two standard authorization models and explain how to implement them using Firebase RTDB and Firestore. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/implementing-authorization-models-in-firebase Technology VdPZZFiFRyX2tHMr8Qk5 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/cracking-down-on-security Technology ZwZUpHinlFKcR96I0GS1 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT Sometimes, the best solution for a layout is to use CSS float, but what do we do when it misbehaves and we don’t want to use hacks like clearfix, or randomly inserted tags with clear=“both”? We can use display:flow-root. Let’s look at how it’s done. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/using-flow-root Technology fovpZX39BbNryTqUre4v Mon, 13 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Today the use of the CSS `float` property has fallen by the wayside, but what if I told you it can do some really cool stuff? Coupled with some modern CSS properties like `shape`, we can make some really cool things happen. Let's take a closer look. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/float-is-cooler-than-you-think Technology ZFGUvrmgmAzl9xyjRa2C Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT Martine & Michael Dowden talk about the process of creating content with the intent of educating others. This show covers public speaking, workshops, articles, and even publishing books. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/creating-quality-content Community cQw86YDnMhMl1FyPmaY0 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT In this video, Firebase GDE Michael Dowden walks through the creation of a chat application, start-to-finish, using Angular 11 on Firebase. 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Just like most things when it comes to code, there are several ways that routes can be implemented in Angular. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/angular-routing-understanding-child-routes Technology E0deBbgo0OkziukjutLE Mon, 05 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT Martine and Michael Dowden join the No Dogma Podcast to talk about how to get kids into programming. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/andromeda-founders-are-guests-on-the-no-dogma-podcast Community ZPRHqS0SEDJYLSIe72zj Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT Are you working in a tech stack and finding that you really don't enjoy it, or it doesn't make sense? Are you struggling to learn something new? Please consider that the problem isn't you -- it's the stack. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/tech-stack-fatigue Technology NEPlXrrMop2cjHsn8FOZ Mon, 06 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Andromeda founder Martine Dowden is features on Shawn Wildermuth's Hello World Podcast. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/hello-world-podcast-martine-dowden Community seEg82VkepBwdpPY3nsj Tue, 25 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Andromeda founder Michael Dowden was featured on the Luckygirl podcast to talk about accessibility. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/luckygirl-podcast-accessibility-with-michael-dowden Community TPG8ugHZCy8jCI3MXZNK Tue, 04 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Andromeda founder Michael Dowden was featured on the Luckygirl podcast to talk about software development and entrepreneurship. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/luckygirl-podcast-entrepreneurship-with-michael-dowden Community FaX6KKq1oDgh7NYWsstF Tue, 12 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Andromeda founder Martine Dowden was featured on the Luckygirl podcast to talk about her creative process, building a business, and what she wants to be when she grows up. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/luckygirl-podcast-growing-up-with-martine-dowden Community LhVPp6E4DYp5CskT9c5Y Sat, 19 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Andromeda founder Martine Dowden returns for part two of the Luckygirl podcast to talk about her creative process, building a business, and what she wants to be when she grows up. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/luckygirl-podcast-business-with-martine-dowden Community VPtgPPPEda2TkIUYsRIT Wed, 10 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT Our CEO, Michael Dowden, was featured on the DevCoaches Podcast at DogFoodCon 2019 to discuss his talk, "From Horror Story to Fairy Tale: Writing code people want to read". https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/video-dog-food-con-2019-writing-code-people-want-to-read Technology rXm5lRepMTwSBhSoV2Ye Fri, 11 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT Our CEO, Michael Dowden, was featured on Heather Wilde's Podcast to discuss the upcoming AntarctiConf technology and mastermind conference. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/video-antarcti-conf-2020 Community y2kd7LHYmBA87TilqU4g Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:00:00 GMT Our CEO, Michael Dowden, was featured on the No Dogma Podcast to discuss how we built FlexePark as a completely serverless application with Firebase. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/no-dogma-podcast-serverless-computing-and-getting-started-with-firebase Community VuPo40hHRnuzLl6MjFZj Thu, 29 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Andromeda founder Martine Dowden talks with Dave Rael of Developer on Fire about being a geek, psychology, art, accessibility, business, and lifestyle https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/developer-on-fire-accessing-goodness Community cVFD8u2aPOTdUxBCdynp Fri, 28 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/pluralsight-styling-web-components Technology tM59aaVZGnlYdxQnueHM Thu, 27 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT Our founder Michael Dowden talks with Dave Rael of Developer on Fire about business, people, writing, speaking, and lifestyle design https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/developer-on-fire-autonomy-and-people Community TBcHgiAOjyMk1VVXkRlO Mon, 10 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT Our CTO, Martine Dowden, published an article on Pluralsight. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/pluralsight-css-encapsulation-in-angular Technology vm3CY8LPkQPfC1qtY8c5 Thu, 25 Jan 2018 00:00:00 GMT This article provides a 15 minute, step-by-step guide to adding OAuth support to a CLI-generated Angular application using Firebase. We will implement OAuth with a Google account, but other platforms supported by Firebase include: Facebook, Twitter, https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/implement-oauth-in-15-minutes-with-firebase Technology JNKqffr9g6l69ZvXunkG Fri, 15 Sep 2017 00:00:00 GMT So you need to secure your Java web application, but where do you start? This presentation will walk you through the OWASP Top 10 list of application security vulnerabilities and introduce the tools you need to implement basic security in your own ap https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/bright-talk-webinar-java-web-application-security-tools-tips Technology fc4voDAiyRqroxfIjwNq Tue, 30 May 2017 00:00:00 GMT In 2015, Michael & Martine Dowden, who (unbeknownst to them) were just about to start Andromeda, published a children's book, Programming Languages ABC++ (get it on Amazon). The book marked a turning point in their careers. What follows is the backst https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/teaching-kids-to-code Community FekhTOOhjPGNVtcys243 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT A couple years ago, a software entrepreneur named Michael Dowden found himself at a healthcare mobile development startup that grew from two founders and no employees to 15 people (five of whom were co-founders) in six weeks. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/growing-pains-how-to-avoid-the-3-most-common-mistakes-startups-make Business FcHB3cDZf1BpqiizIOMA Mon, 02 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT If you're writing a web application from scratch, then you'll want to select a framework to make your life easier and reduce development time. Java, one of the most popular programming languages out there, offers plenty of options. https://andromedagalactic.com/blog/top-4-java-web-frameworks-built-for-scalability Technology 6K4U4BrvniKHWmQ3lPRP