A dev friend is going through an "interesting" experience at work. She got a new manager a few months back and, since then, he has blocked her from getting training, blocked her from leading projects (or getting a promotion), only allow her to do training he supervises and decides (gets mad if she does training on the side, even if it's free or paid by her), and now is giving her surprise tests on different topics (React, JS, TS, C#...) trying to get her to fail and have a reason to fire her.
Inspired by a question by @lea, I created a progressively enhanced component that turned CodePen links into cards with CSS, and into embedded demos with JS. This article explains how I did it.
If you prefer other reading platforms, the article is also available on:
I was using Kudoboard, when I noticed the GIFs didn't move. Then I realized the "reduce motion" setting was active on my computer. Deactivating it makes the GIFs move again (after reload). I don't know if that's a feature by Kudoboard or Giphy, but it's pretty cool.
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You have seen "using a div as a button," but how about "using a button as a div"? Forget about complex CSS centering solutions. Center all your content vertically and horizontally with a single HTML tag:
This is tomorrow's cartoon for comiCSS. I like the version without the explanation of what HWB stands for because it looks cleaner, but I don't think it's clear enough without the description. Suggestions/recommendations?
Accessibility question: I've published videos lately without anyone talking (just background music with animations and text). What would be a way to make those videos accessible to blind people? I added a "transcription" in the description. Would closed captions help?
I don't understand people defending Tailwind like their honor is on it. Did I miss a memo or a check in the mail or something? WHO TOOK MY TAILWIND HUSH MONEY????
With Twitter sinking rapidly, I may spend a little bit more time here... But don't know how much honestly. Mastodon is not my favorite social network; Bluesky looks nice, but it's still in diapers (and that's been generous); Facebook, nope; LinkedIn, probably? But that will be like staying at work late (working there is spoiling my experience on that platform). Definitely will continue posting on my website, but that's like shouting into the void and unidirectional...
Yesterday, I did a small workshop about drawing with CSS and my experience drawing a comic about CSS in CSS at the Nerdearla conference. As part of the workshop, I created a small meme for comiCSS: https://comicss.art/?id=132
Design question: should a toggle switch have a pointer cursor? And a follow up: how about if the design is "not standard"?
I was leaning towards "no" based on checkboxes/radio-buttons not having a pointer cursor and pointer being for links. But then, if it's a custom design that is not standard, it may not be obvious that the element is interactive.
I got complimented at the grocery store by how quick and efficiently I bagged the stuff. Maybe I should leave software development and focus in my true calling: bagging groceries at the supermarket.
Has Chrome changed something on how the fonts are rendered? (Especially the bolds). It upgraded and now many sites (not all) look weird: bold text looks darker and thicker than on Safari or Firefox.
Every time I post a comiCSS cartoon that mentions Tailwind, I get some push back and complains from people. I should have been the bigger man and not reply to this comment... But I did.
On the bright side, it gave me an idea for a new cartoon with Tailwind as main topic. So I got that goin' for me, which is nice.
Last night, I was re-elected as Vice-President of the Patsy Sommer Elementary PTA. Working alongside the PTA to coordinate and participate in school events has been an incredibly fulfilling and enriching experience. I can't wait to see what this new year will bring for our school community.
Someone somewhere some time in the past: "Yeah, let's call this CSS concept 'specificity.' It's the perfect word: descriptive enough so people understand what it is; yet weird enough so that non-English speakers (and some native too) won't be able to pronounce it correctly."
[Probably followed by a loud "Mwahahahahahaha" and some more evil laughter over a background of a stormy night and lightning.]
I said this before: given the number of teachers moving from teaching into software development. I'm surprised not to see panels at conferences with former teachers discussing their path from teachers to developers, and sharing their successes and missteps.
It feels like it would be one of the most useful talks in the conference (no offense to other speakers). That's a difficult transition full of uncertainty. First-hand guidance would be insightful and help steer away from bad experiences.