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A Deaf Software Engineer that likes to build front end things and breaks them for a living at @financialtimes.com.
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syntax.fm
We're still waiting for Cam to deliver our "high crust" pizza by horse 🐴
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
j-m.es
I’ve just walked the entire length of the Elizabeth Line train whilst it was in motion from the front to the back. #LifetimeFirsts
November 26, 2025 at 7:06 AM
j-m.es
I will do! Looking forward to consuming both courses!
November 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
j-m.es
I’m unsure if it has captions for the videos? Hugely interested in buying both courses however I need captions to be able to follow along.
November 25, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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nerdy.dev
a new #CSS enters the ring

try it
codepen.io/argyleink/pe...

source
github.com/argyleink/cs...
November 7, 2025 at 4:37 AM
j-m.es
Have a look at Aura or Orion. Might get the same look and feel!
October 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
j-m.es
@miocene.io I just watched your CSS battle with @kevinpowell.co and was like wow! Then watched one of your videos - the dog one which was incredible. I'm just wondering what browser you were using in the video. Looks like Chrome but not quite Chrome?
October 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
j-m.es
Hey Jeremy. It's a shame that the Design System isn't public as we are looking into getting a CMS that will enable Designers to be able to contribute to documentation and so on. Our current iteration of that is very dependent on Engineers to do it which eats away at our time for creating components.
October 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
j-m.es
@storyblok.com you might want to investigate blok.ink. We were looking at it to see what it does for a Design System and it's giving me a 404 error. See attached screenshot.
A screenshot of the Design System for Storyblok - https://blok.ink that is displaying a 404: NOT_FOUND page. It includes the Code: 'DEPLOYMENT_NOT_FOUND' error alongside with a ID. A message also saying 'This deployment cannot be found. For more information and troubleshooting, see our documentation.'
October 7, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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cory.laviska.com
At some point, @vscode.dev made Image Preview the default editor for SVGs. Here's how to change it back to text. 😅
August 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
j-m.es
@bell.bz I’m wondering if there are any plans to release that t-shirt of yours that you proudly showed off at #FrontEndNorth as I saw a comment that said August! 👀🙏🏻
August 21, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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fuzzyfoxe.bsky.social
Nabbed from the link, enjoy.
ache.one/notes/html_z...
A valid HTML zip bomb - ache
<h1 id="a-valid-html-zip-bomb"><a tabindex="0" class="anchor" href="/notes/html_zip_bomb">A valid HTML zip bomb</a></h1><p><img src="/notes/res/zip_bomb_file.svg" alt="Illustration d&#x27;une bombe zi...
ache.one
August 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
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clivethompson.bsky.social
behold the "HTML bomb"

It's a counterattack for AI companies that persistently scrape and rescrape your web site, even when you tell them not to

when a scraper grabs it, it becomes a 10-gig HTML page and 💣 goes the scraper

Item #6 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter: buttondown.com/clivethompso...
A Chrome browser error page displays the familiar “Aw, Snap!” message, indicating that something went wrong while loading a webpage. A pixelated frowning file icon with Xs for eyes appears at the top left. Below, the error code reads “Out of Memory,” suggesting the browser ran out of system resources. The page includes a “Reload” button in blue on the bottom right
August 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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css-only.dev
📝 New CSS Article!

Do you want to have an overview of what modern CSS can do? Check my latest article @frontendmasters.com

frontendmasters.com/blog/infinit...

Learn how I made that infinite marquee animation with less than 10 lines of CSS using shape(), sibling-index(), and more!
August 4, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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bibryam.bsky.social
"AI won’t replace devs this year. Or next."

Super actionable memo by Birgitta Böckeler @thoughtworks 👇 No hype, just real-world lessons from the field.

The Role of Developer in AI-Assisted Coding
martinfowler.com/articles/exp...
March 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
j-m.es
That was given to me by @itsmero.bsky.social! I think they got it from somewhere 😅

Fun fact: it’s all stuck on a sheet of paper so I can always take it out and put it in a new laptop with a transparent case cover so that it’ll last longer.

I also personally believe 13” laptops are the perfect size
July 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
j-m.es
I have all the colour variations of the FEN stickers! Just need to decide where to put on this lid…
A laptop lid with multiple stickers that range from Star Wars, to conferences like JSconf, CSSconf, a Google Chrome pixel dinosaur T-Rex, some WoW references… if you know. You know!
July 14, 2025 at 10:34 AM
j-m.es
Now at Gidea Park, London. Thank you @frontendnorth.bsky.social for a very excellent day. I’ve learnt loads and am very inspired to work on the Web! It’s over and out for me tonight! #FrontEndNorth
At Gidea Park, London. The train station on Platform 4. There is a train that is about to leave for Shenfield.
July 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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ichimnetz.com
Had a wonderful day at @frontendnorth.bsky.social. Thanks a lot for having me.

If you're interested in the slides to my talk, you can find them here:
ichimnetz.com/slides/unwra...

#FrontEndNorth
ichimnetz.com
July 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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whitep4nth3r.com
Had a brilliant day at @frontendnorth.bsky.social!

All the talks were excellent + the atmosphere was lovely.

If you want to see my slides and relive the nonsense, they’re at html2.toddle.site

And of course, they were built with “fictional” GUI of the future: @nordcraft.com 🤓

#FrontEndNorth
An Introduction to the World Wide Web for very senior programmers, presented by Salma Alam-Naylor
As we witness the much-anticipated release of HTML 2, there is no better time to surf the World Wide Web. But how did we get here? And what may the future hold? Learn all about the latest advancements...
html2.toddle.site
July 10, 2025 at 6:31 PM
j-m.es
LEE! 👀
July 10, 2025 at 8:04 PM
j-m.es
Now at the #NationalVideoGameMuseum nearby with a cheeky can of beer to enjoy from #FrontEndNorth. Time to explore to see what video games I remember from my childhood!
A row of multiple TVs connected to consoles for the Nintendo System. Playing games such as Space Invaders, Super Mario and so on!
July 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
j-m.es
Now as all of the talks have been completed at #FrontEndNorth, it’s time for @katiefenn.bsky.social to lead the applause for all of the volunteers, the speakers and the sponsors to make this event possible. I for one truly have enjoyed this day! 👏
Katie Fenn leading the thanks for everyone involved in the event. The projector screen is showing a slide of all of the people involved in the event organising and running it. 👏
July 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
j-m.es
Now for a fun exploratory process ny @joehart.bsky.social of making a FFIX game using HTML, CSS and JavaScript using the assets from a PSX game. The trials and tribulations to make something that can be shown in a browser using almost identical functionality as the game! #FrontEndNorth
A projector showing a slide of the FFIX components that would allow an user to select an action that would work like in the game. HTML code can be seen on the right hand side which allows the user to tab through if on a keyboard before pressing space to select it.
July 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
j-m.es
Accessibility should be user centred not just compliance with WCAG audits as @craigabbott.co.uk shows us several examples of where passing WCAG rules doesn’t necessarily make a product accessible! Very enlightening! #FrontEndNorth
A projector showing a slide that reads out as “We need to do User Centred Accessibility. Not ‘User Centred Design’ with a WCAG audit slapped on at the end.”
July 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM