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✍🏻The web we choose to build
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100% — I started going to meetups when I was 19 and nearly every professional opportunity I had came from the community. Internships, jobs, speaking opportunities, collaborations.
When we didn’t have a CSS (then Sass) meetup in my city, I started one. That’s how I began speaking and running workshops (when we needed to fill a speaking slot).
I was able to identify people I wanted to learn from, places I wanted to work, and tech that interested me. Highly recommend getting involved in your local community!
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The #DSDay24 call for speakers is open!
We’re looking for keynotes, speakers and panel hosts for #DesignSystemDay 2024.
Join us on Thursday 5 September in Liverpool and make this event our best yet!
Find out what we’re looking for and how to apply: design-system.service.gov.uk…
ALT Design System Day 2024 banner stating: Design System Day 2024, Day 2, 05 September, St.George's Hall Liverpool
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Excitement is a better motivator than discipline. The people who appear to have an exceptional work ethic or remarkable discipline are often those with a genuine curiosity or interest in that area. The person who smiles is more likely to keep working than the person gritting their teeth.
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Register now! 📅 Don’t miss @gerireid and @Amy_Hupe's next episode of Back to School on accessibility. They discuss whether accessible design system components really exist and how to achieve them on July 11th.
hubs.li/Q02Dn8g20
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ALT Craig presenting with a slide: We must not deliberately (or accidentally) exclude anybody. We must actively work to be as inclusive as possible. We must provide an equal level of service to everybody.
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A historical day for CSS 😀🎉
If you write any components used and/or styled by others, you know how huge this is!
background: if(style(--variant: success), var(--green));
Even if you don’t, this will allow things like:
padding: if(var(--2xl), 1em, var(--xl) or var(--m), .5em);
GitHub issue: github.com/w3c/csswg-drafts/…
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We can hardly contain our excitement for Astro 4.9:
Render Astro components to a string with the container API. Unit test, render RSS content, slap in a PHP app, and more!
Plus, React 19 action support and stable CSRF protection
astro.build/blog/astro-490/
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We ❤️ @astrodotbuild so can't wait for this talk from Nathan!
Signup for FREE at the link below 👇
Join me at @middlesbroughfe this Thursday for Building Astronomically Quick Websites with Astro! 🚀
middlesbroughfe.co.uk/meetup…
From an introductory overview of Astro to a demo of Astro DB, this talk will give you the confidence to launch your first Astro project into orbit.
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Starlight v0.23 is out now! 🌟
- Up to 40% faster build times for sites using MDX (thanks @bluwyoo!)
- New CSS styles for <details> elements
Get started today: starlight.astro.build
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Some nice simple ideas here to try out with your team #GAAD
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As in "oh my #gaad I can't believe I still have to shout at people about accessibility"
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Happy Accessibility Week! Lots of great talks and events going on over the next few days:
accessibility.day/events/
Anything I should be watching? #GAAD
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Incase you missed our first @playwrightweb live earlier today then don't worry cause here is the recording. Community, latest release and more...
youtube.com/live/ySBp6Kj0PVc
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This is why operational colleagues are key to any "digital" initiatives 🙌
There is no change unless there is behavioural change. You can change processes, systems, reporting lines, and call it change or transformation. But if there is no serious behavioural change, you just will enjoy the fireworks. As in any discipline, you’ll need expertise. Either you have it inside or you need external help, or both. Academic ‘how to’ brochures are as helpful as thinking that you become a Buddhist by sitting on the floor and cross your legs wrapped in orange.
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[Start by making your page work with just HTML, before adding anything else] because HTML is the most resilient layer. If the HTML fails there’s no web page. Should the CSS or JavaScript fail, the HTML will still render correctly.
gov.uk/service-manual/techno…