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AI is coming for our jobs, but it can't even handle my supermarket shop #AI #FutureOfWork #Technology
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Oct 6, 2026
Making a design system AI friendly #DesignSystems #AI #SoftwareEngineering
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Sep 22, 2026
Doing it for the robots #SoftwareEngineering #AI #Design
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Jul 6, 2026
AI is only good at doing the things I don't want to do #AI #SoftwareEngineering #Productivity
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Jul 6, 2026
We're a B Corp! #Business #Ethics #SocialImpact
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May 29, 2026
How we measure the CO₂ impact of this website #Sustainability #WebDevelopment #GreenTech
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Apr 17, 2026
Dash and the browser's missing piece #SoftwareEngineering #WebDevelopment #Design
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Mar 19, 2026
Testing the invisible parts of the web #WebDevelopment #Testing #Accessibility
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Feb 25, 2026
Five principles for building a lighter design system #DesignSystems #SoftwareEngineering #Accessibility
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Feb 25, 2026
B Corp certification for SMEs: Worth the effort? #Business #Sustainability #Ethics
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Jan 30, 2026
Takeaways from Converge 2025 #Tech #Conference #Software
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Nov 4, 2025
Systematic thinking for design systems #DesignSystems #SoftwareEngineering #SystematicThinking
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Oct 15, 2025
How to turn call transcripts into project tasks using AI #AI #Productivity #SoftwareEngineering
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Oct 15, 2025
A quick guide to accessibility for front-end developers #Accessibility #WebDev #FrontEnd
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Aug 5, 2025
We migrated our site to Eleventy and increased performance by 24% #WebDev #Performance #Eleventy
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Jul 15, 2025
Designing for data #Design #Data #Software
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Jul 3, 2025
The future of digital accessibility #Accessibility #WebDevelopment #Design
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May 8, 2025
DevOps -- What We Use to Build Software in 2025 #DevOps #SoftwareEngineering #Tech
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Apr 17, 2025
Usability Testing Mobile Prototypes #Usability #Mobile #Design
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Apr 16, 2025
Pattern-based UX Copy #UX #Design #Content
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Apr 14, 2025
Pedantic about semantics #SoftwareEngineering #Semantics #WebDevelopment
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Oct 31, 2024
BEM for web components #WebComponents #CSS #DesignSystems
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Oct 31, 2024
Takeaways from Converge 2024 #Tech #Conference #SoftwareEngineering
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Oct 9, 2024
Money Input #Software #Design #Accessibility
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Oct 2, 2024
Nobody wants to use your website #WebDesign #UX #Usability
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Sep 23, 2024
Takeaways from JS Nation 2024 #JavaScript #WebDevelopment #Conferences
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Jun 19, 2024
Developing with design systems - workflow changes #DesignSystems #SoftwareEngineering #Development
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Apr 29, 2024
Optimising an email input #WebDev #UX #Accessibility
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Apr 5, 2024
axe-con 2024 #Accessibility #WebDevelopment #Conferences
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Apr 2, 2024
Auto generate social media share images #Development #Design #Automation
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Mar 22, 2024
CSS web components #WebComponents #CSS #Frontend
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Mar 14, 2024
Patterns Day 2024 #Design #Software #Patterns
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Mar 8, 2024
Bring clarity to your components #SoftwareEngineering #DesignSystems #ComponentDesign
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Mar 5, 2024
Testing combinations of build tools and frameworks #SoftwareEngineering #DevTools #WebDevelopment
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Dec 22, 2023
Handle parent modifier classes in Angular #Angular #Programming #WebDev
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Feb 22, 2022
Broken software is bad for everyone #SoftwareDevelopment #QualityAssurance #UserExperience
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Feb 22, 2022
How to debug front-end code #WebDevelopment #Debugging #Frontend
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Oct 15, 2021
Front-end rules to live by #WebDevelopment #Frontend #Coding
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Jun 26, 2020
Deal with excel dates in JavaScript #JavaScript #Programming #WebDev
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Apr 16, 2020
The best damn pagination component #WebDesign #Frontend #UI
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Mar 26, 2020