September 11, 2018 in Projects, Updates

Designgineering Chronicles: The Second Month [WiH]

This is the second in a potentially ongoing series about my work at PMC as a Design Engineer. This month was full of lessons learned about working at a big company, building out a pattern library, and an exciting foray into Node.

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September 10, 2018 in Thoughts

A quick take on CSS drama 🔥

I've been somewhat checked out of Twitter, etc. for the past week and returned to a fresh round of CSS drama. Here's my take: it's noise.

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August 11, 2018 in Projects, Updates

Designgineering Chronicles: The First Month [WiH]

This post is a summary of what I've been working on at PMC as a "Design Engineer". Note that it is written in haste (WiH)!

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August 7, 2018 in Links, Research

Resources about Front-end Architecture and Design Systems, etc.

I've been researching design systems lately, and this is an evolving list of the resources I've found particularly resonant for my purposes. Have anything to add?

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July 15, 2018 in Research, Tutorials+Tips

Browser Mechanics In My Own Words, Part 2: The Browser is An Interpreter

The code we humans write cannot be read by computers – it must be translated into machine code. Compilers and interpreters do that, and the browser is an interpreter!

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July 10, 2018 in Ideas, Links, Thoughts

What is programming, anyway? – Felienne @ NDC London

What is programming, anyway? I just love, love, love this talk from Felienne from earlier this year. It both affirms a ton of my own thoughts, and poses a wonderful, more inclusive alternative to "engineering" for talking about what we do as programmers.

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July 6, 2018 in Thoughts

Too Much Pressure

I set my standards too high for blog posts. I know that they are too high because I don't publish them. It's too much pressure! (It's got to stop, it's got to stop) And a cool thing: I was magically able to write blog posts again after publishing this one!

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June 30, 2018 in Links

The Etymology of Programming – Brittany Storoz @ JSConf EU

I highly suggest watching Brittany's full talk – she is a brilliant speaker, and her presentation is full of both fun facts about programming jargon and critical information about the impact of the terms we use.

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June 1, 2018 in Research

The Algorithms of CSS: Sources

Want to learn how a browser works? Computer Science fundamentals? This is a great place to start! A long list of resources for my research for my talk at CSSConf EU, the Algorithms of CSS.

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March 6, 2018 in Research, Tutorials+Tips

Enumerability in JavaScript, or “why some properties are dimmed in a console.log”

I'd seen dimmed properties before, and I always thought of them as the properties that are there by default, or ones I'm not supposed to manipulate. It turns out that's pretty much correct. The technical term for that is that dimmed properties are non-enumerable vs. enumerable properties.

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February 28, 2018 in Design, Findings, Thoughts

Dead Fish ≠ Code Export

This post is a response to a tweet critiquing the "code export" capability of design tools, and a talk called "Stop Drawing Dead Fish" that calls for better tools to allow artists to create visual art without code. Should designers code? Should artists code? It's a nuanced, interesting topic and I had some thoughts.

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February 10, 2018 in Inspiration, Links, Thoughts

Everything Easy is Hard Again – Frank Chimero

I started the year exceptionally motivated and productive, with a reasonably-sized to-do list that has now expanded by a factor of at least three. This article by Frank Chimero about the increasing complexity of web development came about at the right time, and it deserves a share.

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January 20, 2018 in Research, Tutorials+Tips

Notes from Kyle Simpson, My JavaScript Spirit Guide

A few key takeaways from the course "Deep JS Foundations" on Frontend Masters, taught by Kyle Simpson who I now declare my JavaScript Spirit Guide.

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January 16, 2018 in Tutorials+Tips, WordPress

Sloppy Screencast #1: Actions vs. Filters in WordPress

What's the difference between actions and filters in WordPress? In this "Sloppy Screencast", i.e. a recording from a tutoring session, we will explore.

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