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Blog post: The Pros and Cons of my First Virtual Conference
Posted on April 21, 2021#RailsConf2021 was both my first Ruby on Rails conference and my first virtual conference. Here I'll look at the good and bad of an all virtual code conference.
Blog post: What Makes Zagreus a Good Man?
Posted on April 7, 2021Zagreus' character from Hades has been well-received by gamers. But what makes him a powerful warrior but also a good man?
Blog post: Hades and my Two Types of Failure
Posted on March 1, 2021Hades is a great game, and as a bonus, put my fears of failure in a new light.
Blog post: The Currying Introduction I Wish I Had
Posted on February 16, 2021Currying is a tricky yet major of JavaScript and functional programming. Sadly, it doesn't involve eating actual curry.
Blog post: Be Picky with Your Life's Lists
Posted on February 3, 2021We have lists of what we want, unlimited items we can add, and limited time to spend on them. Be picky.
Blog post: Hiding and Showing in SVG with Clip-path and Mask
Posted on January 28, 2021SVG opens up a lot of visual possibilities. A big part of that is using clip-path and mask to hide and show images.
Blog post: What is Programmatic Determinability?
Posted on January 15, 2021Programmatic Determinability is a big part of accessible websites. It's about clarifying what seems obvious, then getting cheesecake.
Blog post: What I Didn't Know in the 2020 State of CSS Survey, Part 2
Posted on December 17, 2020Everything else I didn't know from the 2020 State of CSS Survey I couldn't fit in the first post.
Blog post: What I Didn't Know in the 2020 State of CSS Survey, Part 1
Posted on November 6, 2020The State of CSS Survey recommends those who take it learn more about what they aren't familiar with. Challenge accepted.
Blog post: Scheduling Blog Posts with Eleventy, Netlify, and IFTTT
Posted on October 27, 2020Eleventy makes it easy to automatically publish future blog posts with a little JavaScript and some outside app help.
Blog post: The Widening Anxieties of Young Front-end Developers
Posted on October 14, 2020A recent essay reminded me how the anxieties that pushed me to become a better developer are often drowning me instead.
Blog post: Six Surprises I Found in the WCAG 2.1 Accessibility Rules
Posted on October 12, 2020I'm broadly familiar with the current accessibility standards. But when I took some time to read them in detail, I learned some unexpected lessons.