Introducing Astro: Ship Less JavaScript

From the creators of Snowpack comes (yet another) static site builder. I just wanted to put this on your radar because it's shaping up to be a nice option for static sites. It has a lot of the (nowadays) table stakes features like built in support for Markdown, scoped CSS, and TypeScript but a key differentiator here is the fact that it's framework agnostic.

A guide to the Modern Minimal UI style

Diana Malewicz calls attention to a trending UI style she's calling Modern Minimal. I'm a fan!

I'm Comic Sans, Asshole

Comic Sans doesn't care what you think of it.

People love me. Why? Because I’m fun. I’m the life of the party. I bring levity to any situation. Need to soften the blow of a harsh message about restroom etiquette? SLAM. There I am. Need to spice up the directions to your graduation party? WHAM. There again.

UI & UX Micro-Tips: The Ultimate Collection

As an engineer, I don't do much design. But for some reason, practical design tips like these are very satisfying. Even if you don't plan to put them into practice, tips like these help illustrate why some design just feels right.

The power of anti-goals

How can you be more productive?

That’s tough to answer. But, if you invert that into: What are things that make me NOT productive and how do I avoid it? Suddenly, it becomes easier to answer.