“Granted, there’s a case to be made that this is a little too clever, in that it could make this code a little more difficult to understand at a glance for anyone that might have to maintain this code after you (or, if you have a memory like mine, for your near-future self).”
I got back out for a walk tonight thanks to the encouragement of my wife. I listened to the rest of a podcast, Making the web more whimsical with Sara Joy on Kevin Powell’s General Musings. After I finished that, I listened to Phil Wickham’s The Ascension album, which I bought 12 years ago this month.
I enjoyed the coolness and the colors of the sky as I listened to these two things.
“But behind every line of code, behind every post about the latest CSS tricks, behind every talk and video tutorial, there’s a real person. A person with a story, with struggles, with a life. And a few of those people are now here at the conference. That’s when you realize: the Web isn’t just a bunch of servers and websites. The Web is the people building it. The Web is community.
“That’s what’s so invaluable about conferences, about in-person events in general. They are like a cheat code, like a magic door – you enter, and suddenly, you find yourself on the inside of the conversation. The faces, the names, the people behind the blog posts – they become real. And you stop feeling like just being an observer of the Web community. You are now a part of it.
“…The real value of in-person conferences lies in what happens between the talks – in the conversations you have, the people you meet, and the friends you make.”
I really enjoyed Matthias Ott’s The Lifeblood of the Web. I may have to write my own post where I reflect on my own conference experiences.
I threw a no-hitter with Kenta Maeda in MLB The Show 20 yesterday. It was the second no-hitter I have pitched in the game. My first was in 2017 when I threw a perfect game in Game 3 of the World Series with Nathan Kearns while playing with the Royals.
I saved the no-hitter in the ninth with a sliding catch by Byron Buxton for the first out.
I enjoyed reading through Ana Rodrigues’s presentation last night. It got me thinking about my own journey in owning my online presence. I remembered this morning that I had written about that journey almost two years ago. It was good to revisit it this morning. I am glad that I became more comfortable with my online home and have felt the freedom to write about both personal and professional topics.
I miss Teddy, our guinea pig. I loved it when my daughter would bring Teddy into my office during the work day. Got to experience it one last time on Friday morning. I usually would get a lick out of it.
I started my accessibility journey on this day at the University of Kansas. A hands on lesson for architecture students as we have to navigate around campus in a wheelchair. That experience still is fresh on my mind when I think about making inclusive products.
Today in Web development history. The responsive design of The Boston Globe launched in 2011. It was the first major site to use RWD and was a showcase of the techniques
I heard Ethan Marcotte share about the design a couple of months earlier at the Front-End Design Conference in St. Pete. Front end development by Filament Group + Ethan.
This is a piece of a table that was in the prop shop where my daughter works. They built a new one, and she wanted a piece of the old one because she likes the textures. I also like it. It was reminiscent of the background of Hall and Oates Big Bam Boom album. Similar colors and vibe.
I’m supporting my kids this week as they start back to school. First up is my youngest who started classes at Chatt State today. Next up was my son, who started classes on Tuesday at Murray State. He is a senior studying graphic design. And finally, my oldest daughter. She is a Trevecca grad. She works for Trevecca as a student success advisor. She will start graduate school at Trevecca later this fall. She gave me this shirt when I saw her recently.
This highlight came up on Sunday in my Readwise feed. I prayed through it this morning. I needed to read this truth yesterday and into today as I face life’s current challenges.
