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Non-Zero Days, Antiracism Edition / Days 1 – 5 →

Creating a habit of antiracism with non-zero antiracist actions per day (i.e. one or more actions).

June 2, 2020 in Antiracism.

Link (plus a thought): 75 Things People Can Do For Racial Justice →

This is a nice list of racial justice action items. I wonder, though, is it counter-productive to have lists such as this specifically targeted to white people?

May 31, 2020 in Antiracism, Links, Thoughts.

What, exactly, is a pipeline? [WiH] →

This is a very serious question.

May 12, 2020 in Thoughts, Web Development.

The One True Way [WiH] →

The One True Way to write code.

May 8, 2020 in Thoughts, Web Development.

bread + adventure = breadventure →

I made bread! Here are pictures.

May 1, 2020 in Personal, Projects.

What is a CSS algorithm? →

It's been almost two years since the first time I gave my talk on CSS algorithms. What is a CSS algorithm? Great question.

April 17, 2020 in Web Development.

Pittsburgh / “hell with the lid taken off” →

Vestiges of Pittsburgh's legacy as "Smoketown" or "hell with the lid taken off" still remain.

March 28, 2020 in Pittsburgh.

Designgineering Chronicles: Swan Song [PiH] →

The last installment of the Designgineering Chronicles. The work itself is far from over, but I am very over writing these posts.

March 16, 2020 in Web Development.

This holographic monster would love to be on the back of your phone →

Gotta love this monster's candid expression!

March 13, 2020 in Monsters. Shareable link.

Twitter thread as blog post: Thoughts on how we write CSS →

(Warning: thought-leadery post) Problems with CSS are not a result of flaws in CSS. The problem is how we write CSS.

February 26, 2020 in Research, Thoughts, Web Development.

Extremely cute "box programmer" stickers / new personal card! →

This is possibly the cutest thing I have ever created! The middle illustration peels off into its own sticker.

February 24, 2020 in Monsters. Shareable link.

A Larva win and small update [WiH] →

A quick share of what I consider a significant win for Larva, the design system I started at PMC that is now a very official thing at the company.

February 23, 2020 in Updates, Web Development.

Does the "continuous" in Continuous Integration come from continuous mathematics? →

A quick post about realizing an intersection between my existing knowledge and something new I am learning. Well, maybe they are both new things.

February 6, 2020 in Research, Thoughts.

Monster who is genuinely interested in what you have to say →

If you're ever frustrated, feeling like, "No one is listening to me!!" just look at this sweet monster.

January 25, 2020 in Monsters. Shareable link.

Note to future Lara: Read code before you write code during research & development →

A lesson learned during research and development for a new project at work.

January 24, 2020 in Thoughts.

2019: Year in Review →

What happened in 2019? Lots of good things and some not as good things. This post is mostly about the good things in my life!

January 22, 2020 in Updates.

Email list revival! Monthly Monster + Blog Posts →

I have at long last revived my email list! Sign up to receive a monthly monster + feed of recent blog posts in your inbox. What a sweet deal!

January 20, 2020 in Updates.

tweet + iterate = tweeterate [WiH] →

An idea for a word / concept that might make tweeting a more pleasant experience for me. Written in haste.

January 14, 2020 in Ideas.

Podcast Recommendation: Finding Fred →

I honestly feel refreshed as a human being after listening to this podcast about Fred Rogers, and how the values from the Mr. Rogers show apply to our world today. 10/10 recommend.

January 5, 2020 in Inspiration, The Pick.

Emo-shapes #1 →

This shape embodies the illusion that everyone else knows exactly where to go, and fits perfectly into what they do.

December 29, 2019 in Monsters. Shareable link.

How you can use impostor syndrome to your benefit by Mike Cannon-Brookes →

I started writing a year in review post, but ended up watching a talk about impostor syndrome...

December 29, 2019 in Inspiration, Links.

Becoming a better developer by using the SOLID design principles by Katerina Trajchevska →

This conference talk is a great introduction to the S.O.L.I.D. software design principles. How do these principles manifest when it comes to UI programming with HTML/CSS?

December 27, 2019 in Links, Web Development.

Twitter thread as blog post about "We Are Programmers" →

I had a lot of impassioned thoughts while on a run today and decided to bang out this Twitter-thread-blog-post instead of letting them die a slow, silent death, alone in my brain, as they often do.

December 19, 2019 in Research, Thoughts.

Now: Researching DSL stuff, ended up on context-free grammar →

Hastily written post with the results of some free-form Saturday language research.

December 7, 2019 in Now, Research.

#ShareYourDocs: Basic CSS Utility Class Generator in Larva →

A bit of documentation I wrote for a Sass mixin that outputs utility classes based on a map of values.

November 27, 2019 in Web Development.

Saturday, plant-based monsters →

These monsters are enjoying the weekend so far! Looks like they won’t be going anywhere.

November 23, 2019 in Monsters. Shareable link.