Links from 2019

This document exists to lay out some general principles of running a small social network site that have worked for me. These principles are related to community building more than they are related to specific technologies. This is because the big problems with social network sites are not technical: the problems are social problems related to things like policy, values, and power.

A theoretical and practical guide Marco Altini Nov 10, 2018 · 7 min read In a previous post, I’ve covered all the limitations of the Apple Watch in the context…

+1 for healthfit. So glad I discovered it! I do exactly the same as you. I bar any other fitness apps from writing data directly to Apple Health (but allow them to read), with the exception of my Withings scales that are allowed to only write weight data.

The runbooks live in a runbook .md file in each repo, then a system pulls those files into a central place. There's an example here: (link:…

<blockquote>The shit chute is a process for making sure that if you have to deal with toxic projects, HiPPOs, JFDIs etc is that you get it through your team without ending up covered in shit.</blockquote>

About The Author Pavel Pomerantsev occupies himself by writing code and has only the most superficial understanding of life beyond the Web platform. You can…

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Lets you specify a primary color and generates your green, blue, yellow, and red hues to match it.

A resource that provides guidance for designing ethically humane digital products through patterns focused on user well-being.

The citizen network is a coalition of people working to re-imagine the city as a place for people to live in, one of social justice and equality, not just a space for consumption and profit.

Automate your outgoing webmentions

Roger Goldfinger Jun 17 At Quizlet we are constantly working on improving our developer experience. After two mostly happy years with Flow, we recently decided…

How do design leaders stay ahead of the curve, while simultaneously managing their teams and delivering the required design excellence that drives their brands…

The sectioning elements in HTML5 are <nav> , <aside> , <article> , and <section> . <body> is also kind of a sectioning element since all content lying inside of…

With my team starting to grow at work, its time to add some Project Management to our process. However, I do not want this to add any additional time, meetings…

Relearn CSS layout If you find yourself wrestling with CSS layout, it’s likely you’re making decisions for browsers they should be making themselves. Through a…

Many more people get a chance to try out a leadership role to grow, but it is expected to be temporary so people can go back to being technical with no…

Hey friends! Today’s blog post comes to you from my Patreon folks’ poll. It’s a follow up from one of my previous posts about Demystifying ARIA. ARIA can be…

Late one night a few years ago, a panicked professor emailed me: “My transgender student’s legal name is showing on our online discussion board. How can I keep…

Adam Brewer May 13 Concept There are two kinds of developers: those who have side projects and those who are looking for their next side project. A lot of what…