Ralph
@ralphvb.bsky.social
Hi, it's Ralph
I do Web stuff
💚 CSS and web perf
I do Web stuff
💚 CSS and web perf
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Ralph
@ralphvb.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Hey!
I'm Ralph.
I maintain some of the Netherlands' oldest digital brands.
Refactoring legacy code is my game. One selector or function at a time.
Big 💚 to CSS and web performance enthusiasts out there!
I'm Ralph.
I maintain some of the Netherlands' oldest digital brands.
Refactoring legacy code is my game. One selector or function at a time.
Big 💚 to CSS and web performance enthusiasts out there!
Don't be a dick, A11y is a human right!
Find some way to poison the well that does not harm humans.
Find some way to poison the well that does not harm humans.
November 27, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Don't be a dick, A11y is a human right!
Find some way to poison the well that does not harm humans.
Find some way to poison the well that does not harm humans.
Oops. Seems I've expanded the front-end team with 150% where 50% was accounted for... But when the selection is this good you just gotta take them all I guess 🤷♂️
November 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Oops. Seems I've expanded the front-end team with 150% where 50% was accounted for... But when the selection is this good you just gotta take them all I guess 🤷♂️
Reposted by Ralph
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
Help doing that good stuff, pretty please 😺 opencollective.com/piccalilli
Piccalilli - Open Collective
Your support helps fund our work for the public good and to provide genuine real world education that’s free at the point of entry. Contributions are voluntary and do not include advertising, promotio...
opencollective.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Help doing that good stuff, pretty please 😺 opencollective.com/piccalilli
Current status:
23 out of 40 dope new CSS features on the wishlist added to the new refactor (baseline widely available). I'm so happy to finally get the chance and time to go all out it.
Please hurry up with anchor positioning, and maybe i get to include it 🤞
23 out of 40 dope new CSS features on the wishlist added to the new refactor (baseline widely available). I'm so happy to finally get the chance and time to go all out it.
Please hurry up with anchor positioning, and maybe i get to include it 🤞
November 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Current status:
23 out of 40 dope new CSS features on the wishlist added to the new refactor (baseline widely available). I'm so happy to finally get the chance and time to go all out it.
Please hurry up with anchor positioning, and maybe i get to include it 🤞
23 out of 40 dope new CSS features on the wishlist added to the new refactor (baseline widely available). I'm so happy to finally get the chance and time to go all out it.
Please hurry up with anchor positioning, and maybe i get to include it 🤞
Ok.... after 45 minutes of using @polypane.app, I've found four pretty dumb layout bugs. Made some very nice fluid typography changes and get to see the core web vitals impact inline per viewport.
And I didn't even get to the stuff I was trying it out for 🤯
And I didn't even get to the stuff I was trying it out for 🤯
June 12, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Ok.... after 45 minutes of using @polypane.app, I've found four pretty dumb layout bugs. Made some very nice fluid typography changes and get to see the core web vitals impact inline per viewport.
And I didn't even get to the stuff I was trying it out for 🤯
And I didn't even get to the stuff I was trying it out for 🤯
Wow, @cssday.nl was even better than I expected. Incredible talks, lovely people. Excellent organisation. It was so fun to meet all of you and hang out. Can't wait for next year 💚
June 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Wow, @cssday.nl was even better than I expected. Incredible talks, lovely people. Excellent organisation. It was so fun to meet all of you and hang out. Can't wait for next year 💚
Reposted by Ralph
Now for some less good news: there will likely be a nationwide train strike on Friday - though it is expected international trains will run. For trips within the country there will be no alternative on offer. #cssday
nos.nl/artikel/2569...
nos.nl/artikel/2569...
June 4, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Now for some less good news: there will likely be a nationwide train strike on Friday - though it is expected international trains will run. For trips within the country there will be no alternative on offer. #cssday
nos.nl/artikel/2569...
nos.nl/artikel/2569...
Reposted by Ralph
We’re trying a rather radical new approach at Piccalilli by doing real world projects — for real clients — in the open. This gives us a context to provide genuine high quality, real world education for free at the point of entry.
We need your support to do free projects for good causes and publish free high quality education
We’re trying a rather radical new approach at Piccalilli by doing real world projects — for real clients — in the open. This gives us a context to provide genuine high quality, real world education...
piccalil.li
May 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We’re trying a rather radical new approach at Piccalilli by doing real world projects — for real clients — in the open. This gives us a context to provide genuine high quality, real world education for free at the point of entry.
Finally attending @cssday.bsky.social this year. The lineup is looking extremely nice. Can't wait to meet like-minded CSS enthusiasts and learn a lot of cool new stuff.
May 8, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Finally attending @cssday.bsky.social this year. The lineup is looking extremely nice. Can't wait to meet like-minded CSS enthusiasts and learn a lot of cool new stuff.
Yo @bsky.app, why does my discover feed turn French at least once a week? Content seems relevant but I ain't that great at reading it 😅
February 27, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Yo @bsky.app, why does my discover feed turn French at least once a week? Content seems relevant but I ain't that great at reading it 😅
Replacing 4 translations and a momentJS import with Intl.RelativeTimeFormat sure feels good.
January 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Replacing 4 translations and a momentJS import with Intl.RelativeTimeFormat sure feels good.
Buy it if you're serious about delivering that good stuff.
After 15+ years of teaching, architecting & delivering CSS for global organisations & startups, I’ve collated that experience into an extensive course.
Complete CSS has taken nearly a year to produce and finally, it’s officially live for a limited Black Friday launch price of £189
complete-css.com
Complete CSS has taken nearly a year to produce and finally, it’s officially live for a limited Black Friday launch price of £189
complete-css.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:11 PM
Buy it if you're serious about delivering that good stuff.
Hey!
I'm Ralph.
I maintain some of the Netherlands' oldest digital brands.
Refactoring legacy code is my game. One selector or function at a time.
Big 💚 to CSS and web performance enthusiasts out there!
I'm Ralph.
I maintain some of the Netherlands' oldest digital brands.
Refactoring legacy code is my game. One selector or function at a time.
Big 💚 to CSS and web performance enthusiasts out there!
November 28, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Hey!
I'm Ralph.
I maintain some of the Netherlands' oldest digital brands.
Refactoring legacy code is my game. One selector or function at a time.
Big 💚 to CSS and web performance enthusiasts out there!
I'm Ralph.
I maintain some of the Netherlands' oldest digital brands.
Refactoring legacy code is my game. One selector or function at a time.
Big 💚 to CSS and web performance enthusiasts out there!