Last week my article for Smashing Magazine went live! I was quite nervous and anxious but... so far nobody yelled at me - which is good! It was my first ever experience writing something slightly serious and going through an editing process.
I really want to be proud of mys...
Many of us, myself included, have made jokes about how we are our family’s tech support in an annoyed tone. I now regret those jokes. I wasn’t empathetic and I regret it.
We expect parental controls to help children navigate the internet. The funny thing is that children hav...
I've been thinking about this bookmark page especially because styling wise it is incomplete and a bit ugly and one day someone will call me out. But that isn't the only thing I've been thinking about: all those days (almost all this year) when I thought that I've done nothi...
I'm a big fan of static site generators and since last year I've been using Hugo for a lot for simple and small marketing/product websites for clients. However, I don't know Go and I struggle a bit to remember all the logic that work in the templates so... I do a lot of sear...
The news are quiet now and it is on purpose. There's protests happening. There's things happening. They just aren't showing it anymore. #BlackLivesMatter
I can't believe that I also have to say this but... wear a mask!
My bookmark list was getting big so here's a couple of t...
Back in March (which feels like it was 6 months ago), I helped organise the IndieWebCamp London and one of the sessions was about analytics and the IndieWeb. At the time I blurted something without much context and I think I need to explain myself.
Analytics on this blog
Eve...
Black Lives Matter.
In today's age with today's resources there is no excuse not to educate yourself and see how we're in a racist society.
Follow the folks who talk about racial injustice. Think how the technology we're building is tracking and tracing everyone who is prote...
I don't remember much from this last month. All I remember is trying not to be on my computer and just look at the birds that come to the garden. So this will be a very short blog post. A jotting!!!!
Around two months ago I started to work from home everyday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I wasn't really going to write about this as it is hardly positive but I changed my mind after reading an article suggesting the exact opposite. This article introduced me to my brand ne...
I announced on twitter a couple of days ago that I went a bit rogue on my blog. I removed all the CSS after converting it from Jekyll to Eleventy and I want a brand new design for it. The trouble is I'm not a designer.
It doesn't help that I have an irrational hate for white...
March! What a concept, huh?
Bookmarks from March
Web development/tech related content
ebook all about Animation in Design Systems - by Val Head.
Creative Coding Essentials - by Tim Rodenbröker.
A Complete Guide to calc() in CSS - by Chris Coyier.
Why the web n...
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been helping out Cheuk and Calum organise IndieWebCamp London and all the excitement has been building up now that we’re approaching the date of the event.
Similar to other IndieWebCamps, we’ll start off the day with breakfast, intros and ...
I didn't realise February was over until today!!!
Bookmarks from February
Web development/tech related content
a11y.css - by Gaël Poupard.
We’re Banning Facial Recognition. We’re Missing the Point. - by Bruce Schneier.
TIL the ruby tag - by Robb Owen.
Gatsby ...
Last November I attended FFConf where I saw two talks about performance: one from Anna Migas and another one from Harry Roberts. I instantly memorised one particular thing from each of the talks. From Anna's I took a mental note to add font-display: swap; and from Harry's ta...
The period between 12 and 22, in other words, is the time when you become you. It makes sense, then, that the memories that contribute to this process become uncommonly important throughout the rest of your life. They didn’t just contribute to the development of your self...
The longest month of the year is finally over! The days are getting longer and plans are starting to look aligned.
Bookmarks from January
Web development/tech related content
The Comprehensive Guide to Speaking at Technology Conferences in 2020 - by Karl Hughes.
It...
My last bookmark post was in July 2019 and that is quite telling of how things didn't go so well last year for me. At the time, I told myself that I would try to do a bookmark post every month and it all came crashing down around that time. It was in September that I think t...
This year sucked with the exception of one moment of it. It was a long and draining year. The year number switch doesn’t magically create a brand new blank year where everything bad goes away. In fact, I’ve been dreading the end of 2019 exactly because the end of the year fo...
Needless to say, I am my cat's biggest fan. Literally her number one fan. She is a star in my eyes. Everything she does is cute so obviously she is the star of our Christmas cards ever since we adopted her.
This will be her 3rd Christmas with us although we nearly had a dis...
It's been a while since I've written a blog post. Life got a bit too busy and chaotic after July/August and I didn't think this would happen to me but I think I accidentally burned out. Although I was away most of October I still think I didn't fully recover. So, at the begi...
When this month started I was very optimistic. I was full of energy and keen to get shit done. Now, I am overwhelmed with this sense of productivity shame. I have two blog posts that are still on my drafts, one side project and a lot of other tasks to do. Hopefully next mont...
How is it July already?
Bookmarks from June
Non-tech articles
The invention of Essex: how a county became a caricature - by Tim Burrows.
Ana Kriégel murder trial: The complete story - by Conor Gallagher. Content warning: violence against women.
Your Questions Abo...
I wanted to write a good retrospective post about my 6 and something years as a developer. But I struggled. I guess I could say that I’ve made progress but I still feel lost. 😕
