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A lovely argument for using the web to simply make stuff and then show other people, without entering into the hustle and grind of late-stage …

...when the web was young, the free market in ideas was open to anyone with access to a library’s internet connection.But the web rewards network effects and network effects …

Both are true. It either benefits from everyone knowing it, or it becomes worthwhile because it is …

A solid introduction to the Jamstack, including full build tutorials for an initial SSG setup with Eleventy and Netlify, integrations with the News API service and Open Weather, geolocation checks …

I always forget what closures are, even if I continue to use them. The article makes a case for considering closures as stateful functions which is quite neat. Basically, closures allow a …

var is globally scoped and hoisted, which can lead to unintended side effects. let is block-scoped and can never be redeclared within that scope – much harder to break, but need to be careful about …

A very hand overview of the core concepts in React, from JSX to fragments to hooks. Includes quick reference to the core hooks and how/when to use them e.g. useState, useContext, useMemo …

I am a huge fan of the ever insightful talk show Last Week Tonight, hosted by John Oliver. I love the directness of the opinion pieces, agree with many of the stances taken and largely find the …

What a fun idea. I've obviously seen (and have used) URLs contain state information in the past, such as user preferences (light/dark mode or animation), but building an entire game using nothing but …

A short guide to removing Git history entirely. Particularly useful when you're forking an existing project as a base for something …

A font designed to make text as legible as possible. Particularly impressive attention to making sure letterforms are still distinctive even when extremely blurred. Best of all: it's completely free …

Surely I'm not alone in wanting YouTube playlist …

Ah, the good old "Gouty-Stem Tree" of Australia! Actually, I honestly had no idea that Baobab's had reached the Great Land of Oz; I have (mistakenly) always assumed they were endemic to Africa, but …

Busy, busy, busy. Life is far too busy right now. I only got back from the Hebrides on Monday and we're already packing for the next trip! Not that I'm complaining about being on the move, it's …

100 words for 100 days: that is my challenge! Well, sort of. In reality, though I like the 100 word restriction, I'm not so sure about it as a …

So our Microsoft Overlords have ignored their own naming conventions and released Windows 10, irritating lovers of linear trends everywhere. Name aside, I'm strangely excited and apparently I'm not …

This isn’t defeat, the challenge is still rolling …

For about two years now I've become increasingly annoyed at my PC screen. The left-most edge has been "clipped", missing about 2mm across all programs. I'm not sure when the issue first occurred, I …

Toshl is one of those weird little apps that, on paper, appear extremely useful but which I've never quite clicked with. On at least three separate occasions over the past year I've signed up for a …

There's a trend amongst modern websites and web apps that is becoming increasingly irksome: hiding the damn "Login" button! If you require me to have an account to use your service (which makes …

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For the second year running, Khoi Vinh of subtraction.com is asking for designers/developers to fill out a survey detailing what tools they use in their day-to-day workflow. I'm probably not the …

So... it's been a …

~ Seth …

Well that's that then. The great legal firewall has descended and the BBC's iPlayer service is now firmly on the other side. As of today, you can no longer watch catch-up TV for free in the UK; …

I am an …

Mozilla's new logo, for me, is a rebrand done extremely well. The moment I saw the design the concept struck me as clever, appropriate and intelligent. Styling the "ill" part of their name to mimic …

Why does this website exist? That's the question I found myself wondering today. I was making my way through the usual motions: eating lunch, catching up on RSS feeds, discovering something I found …

For the most part, using the Universal Scrobbler is as simple as searching for the artist/album you want and hitting Scrobble. There are a couple of albums I have, however, which don't seem to be …

I'm currently in the Outer Hebrides (actually, I'm currently somewhere on my way back from them, but that's where I have been for the last two weeks). As a result, I'm dipping into my archive of …