Kahil Nayton

Frontend Engineer

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Thanks for visiting my site! I'm a Frontend Engineer based out of New York City. I hope you enjoy and please reach out to stay connected!

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Kahil

Blog

Parallax and Gatsby.js
February 12th, 2021
I'm using styled comments here which makes it super easy to add a little more logic to your parallax, such as checking odd and even indexes on the array and then adjusting the styles accordingly to ha …
Choosing the right static site generator
February 8th, 2021
When the HTML parser finds a <script> tag, it pauses the parsing of the HTML document and has to load, parse, and execute the JavaScript code. This is because JavaScript might be used to change the sh …
Todo - the MERN stack
December 14th, 2020
When it comes to building React applications, using a third-party tool such as redux to manage state can be a tad overkill, and for the most part, you could probably make do with the context API, whic …
Leading Edge - filtering
August 1st, 2020
Templates to the rescue! If we structure our CMS in a thoughtful way then we can abstract away a lot of the complexity of filtering on the front-end. In Prismic you’ll need to create a repeatable cont …

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Projects

Marino pr
January 4th, 2021
Marino is a fully integrated, strategic communications firm of media specialists and digital strategists building brands and changing perceptions.
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AnyClip
May 1st, 2020
AnyClip is a video data and technology company revolutionizing the digital video industry with software, insights and services for media companies and marketers. We are here to help you see a brighte …
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Etat Libre d'Orange
June 16th, 2021
Build a shopify theme to improve mobile experience and increase traffic
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Leading Edge
June 14th, 2020
Leading Edge influences and inspires dramatic change in how Jewish organizations attract, develop, and retain top talent. Leading Edge’s flagship program areas focus on supporting and developing CEOs, …
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CnSight
February 17th, 2021
Worked as the front end developer to refactor CnSight's primary dashboard. This dashboard used React Hooks and Redux for state management, Material Ui and styled components for styling, and HighCharts …
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Our Bond
October 27th, 2020
Built a booking system for ourbond.com. This project involved collecting a detailed form fro the user, calculating the total that would be charged for the service, processing the payment and then fina …
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Nanit
March 17th, 2021
Worked on Nanit's community platform as a front end developer. Worked closely with designers to build reusable ui elements.
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Kessler Crane
April 14th, 2021
Developed a custom Shopify theme for Kessler Cranes's new online storefront.
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