Álvaro Montoro
@alvaromontoro.com
Software Engineer | HTML, CSS, and other web things
Microsoft MVP
100% not an alien
Microsoft MVP
100% not an alien
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"Shipping velocity matters more than perfection."
I'm betting this guy has never had to *support* software and is completely disconnected from end users.
If the software is crap, people notice
I'm betting this guy has never had to *support* software and is completely disconnected from end users.
If the software is crap, people notice
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Shipping velocity matters more than perfection."
I'm betting this guy has never had to *support* software and is completely disconnected from end users.
If the software is crap, people notice
I'm betting this guy has never had to *support* software and is completely disconnected from end users.
If the software is crap, people notice
Me: New computer!
Every single website: ...who dis?
Every single website: ...who dis?
December 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Me: New computer!
Every single website: ...who dis?
Every single website: ...who dis?
Looking for a plan for today while the kids are entertained with gifts... Is a shark movie better if the shark has 3, 5, or 6 heads?
December 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Looking for a plan for today while the kids are entertained with gifts... Is a shark movie better if the shark has 3, 5, or 6 heads?
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
Spending Christmas Eve as our ancestors intended: going to an Apple store to get them to fix a phone and reset it to factory settings (they refuse to) or return it (they don't allow it because it's not fixed/reset). Hopefully doing it in person will help something... But my expectations are low.
December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Spending Christmas Eve as our ancestors intended: going to an Apple store to get them to fix a phone and reset it to factory settings (they refuse to) or return it (they don't allow it because it's not fixed/reset). Hopefully doing it in person will help something... But my expectations are low.
The #CFP for @opensouthcode.bsky.social 2026 is now open! The conference will take place in Málaga, Spain, on June 26–27.
Submit your proposal here: www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/...
#OpenSouthCode26 #CFP #Conference
Submit your proposal here: www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/...
#OpenSouthCode26 #CFP #Conference
OpenSouthCode 2026
www.opensouthcode.org
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The #CFP for @opensouthcode.bsky.social 2026 is now open! The conference will take place in Málaga, Spain, on June 26–27.
Submit your proposal here: www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/...
#OpenSouthCode26 #CFP #Conference
Submit your proposal here: www.opensouthcode.org/conferences/...
#OpenSouthCode26 #CFP #Conference
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
No text duplication letter peel effect! No images other than CSS gradients.
Using #SVG filter magic 🪄✨ - see it live on @codepen.io codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Doesn't work for you? Check Pen description/ comments.
Using #SVG filter magic 🪄✨ - see it live on @codepen.io codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Doesn't work for you? Check Pen description/ comments.
July 15, 2024 at 6:07 PM
No text duplication letter peel effect! No images other than CSS gradients.
Using #SVG filter magic 🪄✨ - see it live on @codepen.io codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Doesn't work for you? Check Pen description/ comments.
Using #SVG filter magic 🪄✨ - see it live on @codepen.io codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Doesn't work for you? Check Pen description/ comments.
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS #103: Then and Now
comicss.art/comics/104/e...
September 25, 2023 – Call me old-fashioned, but a web project with 6 pages reading data from an API does not require 5GB of node_modules, 3 different libraries, and the latest MacBook Pro to build it.
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/104/e...
September 25, 2023 – Call me old-fashioned, but a web project with 6 pages reading data from an API does not require 5GB of node_modules, 3 different libraries, and the latest MacBook Pro to build it.
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
comiCSS #103: Then and Now
comicss.art/comics/104/e...
September 25, 2023 – Call me old-fashioned, but a web project with 6 pages reading data from an API does not require 5GB of node_modules, 3 different libraries, and the latest MacBook Pro to build it.
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/104/e...
September 25, 2023 – Call me old-fashioned, but a web project with 6 pages reading data from an API does not require 5GB of node_modules, 3 different libraries, and the latest MacBook Pro to build it.
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
Seeing how modern stadiums have light shows is amazing. I still remember how growing up, if the lights went off, they had to delay the game for 15-20 minutes after electricity came back because the lights needed warming up. And now they can go on-off-on-half-off-on like it's nothing. Mind-blowing.
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Seeing how modern stadiums have light shows is amazing. I still remember how growing up, if the lights went off, they had to delay the game for 15-20 minutes after electricity came back because the lights needed warming up. And now they can go on-off-on-half-off-on like it's nothing. Mind-blowing.
I do not mind HTML tags being acronyms: <br>, <dl>, <li>...
But <hr> is where I draw the line.
But <hr> is where I draw the line.
"The web page never understood doctypes. They always went over its "
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
100 Web Development Jokes
A collection of single-liners, clever puns, and unapologetic dad jokes where HTML and CSS take center stage. Enjoy it! :: Blog post at Alvaro Montoro's Personal Website.
alvaromontoro.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I do not mind HTML tags being acronyms: <br>, <dl>, <li>...
But <hr> is where I draw the line.
But <hr> is where I draw the line.
Never trust border-radius.
It's always cutting corners.
It's always cutting corners.
"The web page never understood doctypes. They always went over its "
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
100 Web Development Jokes
A collection of single-liners, clever puns, and unapologetic dad jokes where HTML and CSS take center stage. Enjoy it! :: Blog post at Alvaro Montoro's Personal Website.
alvaromontoro.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Never trust border-radius.
It's always cutting corners.
It's always cutting corners.
"The web page never understood doctypes. They always went over its "
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
100 Web Development Jokes
A collection of single-liners, clever puns, and unapologetic dad jokes where HTML and CSS take center stage. Enjoy it! :: Blog post at Alvaro Montoro's Personal Website.
alvaromontoro.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"The web page never understood doctypes. They always went over its "
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
I've published this pun and 99 more HTML/CSS jokes on my website:
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68088/1...
It is a compilation of my previous joke posts, plus 10 new ones to make it a nice, round number.
#html #css #webdev #jokes
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
December 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
A short article on how to create a basic meme generator using 3 lines of HTML and 40 lines of JS.
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68089/j...
#html #javascript #webdev
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68089/j...
#html #javascript #webdev
Joshua-Paul Meme Generator
After the boxing match between Joshua and Blake, I put together a small meme generator demo inspired by one of the match's most iconic images. In this article I explain how it's done. :: Blog post at ...
alvaromontoro.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 AM
A short article on how to create a basic meme generator using 3 lines of HTML and 40 lines of JS.
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68089/j...
#html #javascript #webdev
alvaromontoro.com/blog/68089/j...
#html #javascript #webdev
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS #103: News
comicss.art/comics/103/n...
September 18, 2023 – There was a time ~2 years ago when it seemed that every week (almost every day) we got a new CSS feature in the standard or supported by one of the major browsers. When we didn't it was "newsworthy."
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/103/n...
September 18, 2023 – There was a time ~2 years ago when it seemed that every week (almost every day) we got a new CSS feature in the standard or supported by one of the major browsers. When we didn't it was "newsworthy."
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
December 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
comiCSS #103: News
comicss.art/comics/103/n...
September 18, 2023 – There was a time ~2 years ago when it seemed that every week (almost every day) we got a new CSS feature in the standard or supported by one of the major browsers. When we didn't it was "newsworthy."
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/103/n...
September 18, 2023 – There was a time ~2 years ago when it seemed that every week (almost every day) we got a new CSS feature in the standard or supported by one of the major browsers. When we didn't it was "newsworthy."
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS #102: Debugging Red Border
comicss.art/comics/102/
September 11, 2023 – I reached out to the different people I mentioned and asked for permission to use their name. Grateful for their time and feedback (I initially had a border and they suggested an outline.)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/102/
September 11, 2023 – I reached out to the different people I mentioned and asked for permission to use their name. Grateful for their time and feedback (I initially had a border and they suggested an outline.)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
December 20, 2025 at 4:32 PM
comiCSS #102: Debugging Red Border
comicss.art/comics/102/
September 11, 2023 – I reached out to the different people I mentioned and asked for permission to use their name. Grateful for their time and feedback (I initially had a border and they suggested an outline.)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/102/
September 11, 2023 – I reached out to the different people I mentioned and asked for permission to use their name. Grateful for their time and feedback (I initially had a border and they suggested an outline.)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
If anyone from Apple reads it: the account recovery UI is broken (the whole process too, but that's a different story).
Trying to start the account recovery from my father-in-law's iPhone, who has text size to the max:
1. Fields are covered by keyboard, we can't see where or what we are typing
Trying to start the account recovery from my father-in-law's iPhone, who has text size to the max:
1. Fields are covered by keyboard, we can't see where or what we are typing
December 20, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If anyone from Apple reads it: the account recovery UI is broken (the whole process too, but that's a different story).
Trying to start the account recovery from my father-in-law's iPhone, who has text size to the max:
1. Fields are covered by keyboard, we can't see where or what we are typing
Trying to start the account recovery from my father-in-law's iPhone, who has text size to the max:
1. Fields are covered by keyboard, we can't see where or what we are typing
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
comiCSS #101: Brains
comicss.art/comics/101/b...
September 4, 2023 – There are complex CSS properties that you remember easily and others that are incredibly simple but you have a tough time remembering. That's what happens with me and text-align (or is it align-tex?)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/101/b...
September 4, 2023 – There are complex CSS properties that you remember easily and others that are incredibly simple but you have a tough time remembering. That's what happens with me and text-align (or is it align-tex?)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
December 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
comiCSS #101: Brains
comicss.art/comics/101/b...
September 4, 2023 – There are complex CSS properties that you remember easily and others that are incredibly simple but you have a tough time remembering. That's what happens with me and text-align (or is it align-tex?)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
comicss.art/comics/101/b...
September 4, 2023 – There are complex CSS properties that you remember easily and others that are incredibly simple but you have a tough time remembering. That's what happens with me and text-align (or is it align-tex?)
#css #cartoon #webdev #cssArt
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
December 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
If your product has one of these AI videos with babies explaining how it works or why you should buy it, I'm not buying it.
December 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If your product has one of these AI videos with babies explaining how it works or why you should buy it, I'm not buying it.
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
Remake of an old, old @codepen.io animation with 2025 #CSS codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Now using conic-gradient() + mask instead of an SVG segments ring image. CSS grid for layout. Container query units so ring sizes adapt to number of rings (passed to CSS via a var) & available space. And more 🐱
Now using conic-gradient() + mask instead of an SVG segments ring image. CSS grid for layout. Container query units so ring sizes adapt to number of rings (passed to CSS via a var) & available space. And more 🐱
December 19, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Remake of an old, old @codepen.io animation with 2025 #CSS codepen.io/thebabydino/...
Now using conic-gradient() + mask instead of an SVG segments ring image. CSS grid for layout. Container query units so ring sizes adapt to number of rings (passed to CSS via a var) & available space. And more 🐱
Now using conic-gradient() + mask instead of an SVG segments ring image. CSS grid for layout. Container query units so ring sizes adapt to number of rings (passed to CSS via a var) & available space. And more 🐱
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
Nice!
I love animation experiments that react to the mouse position.
Here’s something I made a few months ago that I really like.
codepen.io/amit_sheen/f...
I love animation experiments that react to the mouse position.
Here’s something I made a few months ago that I really like.
codepen.io/amit_sheen/f...
December 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Nice!
I love animation experiments that react to the mouse position.
Here’s something I made a few months ago that I really like.
codepen.io/amit_sheen/f...
I love animation experiments that react to the mouse position.
Here’s something I made a few months ago that I really like.
codepen.io/amit_sheen/f...
Reposted by Álvaro Montoro
Congrats to the Frontend Challenge: Halloween Edition Winners!
🎃 CSS Art: Anna Villarreal for her animated vampire
🎃 Perfect Landing: Amelia Dutta for "The Founder's Ball"
Check out their projects 👇
dev.to/devteam/cong...
🎃 CSS Art: Anna Villarreal for her animated vampire
🎃 Perfect Landing: Amelia Dutta for "The Founder's Ball"
Check out their projects 👇
dev.to/devteam/cong...
Congrats to the Frontend Challenge: Halloween Edition Winners!
The wait is over! Thank you all SO MUCH for your patience, we understand this announcement was...
dev.to
December 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Congrats to the Frontend Challenge: Halloween Edition Winners!
🎃 CSS Art: Anna Villarreal for her animated vampire
🎃 Perfect Landing: Amelia Dutta for "The Founder's Ball"
Check out their projects 👇
dev.to/devteam/cong...
🎃 CSS Art: Anna Villarreal for her animated vampire
🎃 Perfect Landing: Amelia Dutta for "The Founder's Ball"
Check out their projects 👇
dev.to/devteam/cong...