Lara Schenck
Lover of programming, maker of monsters
Author: Lara
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Is CSS Turing Complete?
I took a deep dive into this question, and the answer is: kinda, mostly, yeah! CSS + HTML + user input is Turing complete. Is it possible to remove the user input part? Then I can re-title this post to be more, ahem, declarative.
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Algorithms in CSS Tour Dates, Summer 2019
My talk and I are going on tour this summer! In other words, I submitted to a bunch of conferences and got into some of them. So stoked!
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Roadtrippin’ to Pittsburgh!
I am in the midst of a driving across America, from Los Angeles to Pittsburgh. That’s right: see ya later, Los Angeles, I’m moving back to Pittsburgh!
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Designgineering Chronicles: Months 8.5-9.5
Cantaloupe, a.k.a. Deadline.com, has launched!!! This installment of the Chronicles discusses the project’s huge success, the beginnings of a design system roadmap, and an introduction to Blueberry, the next code-named redesign for PMC.
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“Lock your computer”: What really happened
As a result of a “fun” prank, I learned a bit about cron scheduling!
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“Lock your computer”
Something really disturbing and malicious has been happening to my personal laptop over the past couple of months. This post is part true, part April Fools’ joke.
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Another quick CSS algorithm for a “Roadblock CTA Grid”
This post is an account of pair programming with a fellow front-end developer to figure out a tricky responsive layout issue. Time for a CSS algorithm!
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Embryonic design system
What do you call a design system before it has published modules but after it has started providing useful tools? Naming is hard.
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Required Reading: Team Human
Have you ever read or learned something and wondered how you were able to operate without that knowledge before? I don’t say this lightly: this book is game changer.
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Monster reminiscent of a Star Wars character
Do you know the one I’m talking about? Boba fet, maybe?
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Today I am 11110!
This is the first official installment of a new tradition, Binary Birthday, where I re-learn binary every year on my birthday and express my new age as 1s and 0s.
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Being and Doing
I am about to turn [age] tomorrow. I sat down a few minutes ago to do some last minute reflection on my life so far, and instead opened up my RSS feed. I’m glad I did because I saw this article by Ben Callahan on Sparkbox’s blog, the Foundry.
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Designgineering Chronicles: Months 6.5-8.5, Part 2
And here is Part 2! Read this for technical notes about how the Cantaloupe pattern architecture is working out, examples of CSS algorithms, and (for us) the solved problem of JavaScript.
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Designgineering Chronicles: Months 6.5-8.5, Part 1
It’s a month later than I would have liked, but at long last an update on project Cantaloupe which is full steam ahead on development. What’s it like to build and use a design system at the same time? In Part 1, we talk workflow, CSS utilities, and houses of cards.
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A 10/10 Sunday in Queens
I had a great day exploring Queens this weekend. Highlights include coffee, a large biscuit sandwich, coffee, the Socrates Sculpture Park, and unexpectedly encountering some of my family’s heritage!