First snow of the year. So excited!

Thanks to all who joined me for my chat today about Writing A Dynamic API Endpoint Generator! If you would like to see more of my writing, or want to connect with me further, stop by andromedagalactic.com/martine for my articles and my social links.

Wow, that panel discussion was a TON of great information - thanks for joining us! To find out more about me, please visit andromedagalactic.com/martine for all my blog articles and social links, and feel free to get in touch - I'd love to discuss your ideas!

Dealing with websites and user-generated information, creating a well-defined API can get quite complex. Today I'll share a real-world example of how I solved this, from the data-mapping tool to the validation engine, to the correct content. Join me in Salon 3 at 2:30pm! #APIConference #SLAcon

Hey folks, in an hour I'll be a part of the AMA panel discussion on APIs in room Salon 2; join myself and the entire panel for a place to bring up any questions you have, from beginners to old hands. Looking forward to seeing you there at 1:30pm! #APIConference #SLAcon

Hey all, I'm in Berlin this week for both #APIConference and #SLAcon. I'll be speaking at both events, including presenting an Advanced Serverless Workshop with Michael Dowden & Chad Green. Check us out, and contact me via the link below if you'd like to connect over coffee! martine.dev/links

Recently got a lazer engraver / cutter, and working on making some organizers and upgrading some game pieces. Started with the board game Shogun. Pretty pleased of the progress thus far.

Stream time -- Today we are going to be talking about documentation Come hang out with me: - #twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden - #youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTUY...

I'm taking note of a milestone today. I've now been running @andromedagalactic.com with @martine.dev for 10 years.

Stream time -- Chillin and playing 7 billion humans, come hang out Come hang out with me: - #twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden - #youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgZW...

In about an hour, I'll be presenting my talk Algorithm Design for Web Developers in room D2 here at #DevUp. Join me and we'll go back to basics on algorithms: classifying them, assessing them, and why that matters. See you there!

New least favorite marketing strategy and a for sure way I won't do business with you: Send me an email with a subject that starts with RE: that looks like a reply with faked initial email I obviously didn't send and everything in the body. just don't please, and thank you.

Guess what??? if you haven't had a chance to order my latest #CSS #book yet it will be half off starting tomorrow (July 31) for a four-day summer sale along with all other @manning.com books -- check it out at: www.manning.com/books/tiny-c...

Stream time -- Chillin and playing 7 billion humans, come hang out Come hang out with me: - #twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden - #youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOlH...

Stream time -- going to see if we can create a nice time input control. Come hang out with me: - #twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden _ #youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIvL...

Time for some website updates, CSS, HTML and just general shenanigans. Come hang out with me: - #twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden - #youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oiK...

It's been a while but we are back online for some more website, CSS, HTML and just general shenanigans. Come hang out with me: - #twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden - #youTubue: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks8s...

Does someone rely on UA styles? #fed #css developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/h...

I did it y'all! Completed my first half marathon (Indy mini).

Learning about so many cool things and hanging out with the most awesome of peoples at Google Next 2025 @puf.io, @mrdowden.com, #GoogleNext2025

Are you attending #WhosYerCon and looking to run your first game, or looking to play something new? Join long-time GMs @markdc.bsky.social and @mrdowden.com as they tell you how to find that next adventure. Saturday, April 19th at 2 PM! buff.ly/H9Hiptk

Tuesday is for Twitch! Today is April Fools. While we are not fans of pranks, we do like fun. So today, @markdc.bsky.social is looking at a module that got a rather Frosty reception when it was released, and the concept is... wow. Join us at 5PM Eastern over on Twitch! buff.ly/hrp6GRO

Upgrade your forms with <select> elements beyond the browser default ↑ This guide teaches you how to: ⌨️ Support keyboard navigation 🔆 Preserve focus states 📖 Ensure screen readers can understand the custom control Start customizing now 👇 developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/...

CSSWG to start working on "fit to width" text! github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...

#css shannanigans time on #youtube and #twitch come hang out! Youtube: www.youtube.com/@MartineDowden Twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden

Are you excited for masonry layouts in CSS? Wondering what’s happening? Well, a third option is emerging. One that unifies the `flex-flow` and `grid-auto-flow` properties into a whole new mechanism — Item Flow. Learn what it is, and what it means for Flexbox and Grid in webkit.org/blog/16587/i...

Thanks @richcampbell.bsky.social and @carlfranklin.bsky.social for having me on .NET Rocks! Was a pleasure as always. www.dotnetrocks.com/details/1943

going on #youtube and #twitch, going to be working on some website updates. Come hang out! Youtube: www.youtube.com/@MartineDowden Twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden #webDev #accessibility #a11y

On the Microsoft Edge team, we're introducing a new way to draw separators between items of a grid, flexbox, or multicolumn layout. We think it overcomes a lot of the limitations of existing techniques, and we would love to hear your feedback to help us shape the final design.

One of the most asked #CSS questions on stack overflow is if CSS has a parent selector so figured it was worth a right up, check it out: andromedagalactic.com/blog/css-par...

going on #youtube and #twitch, going to be working on some website updates. Come hang out! Youtube: www.youtube.com/@MartineDowden Twitch: www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden

Hey look, today is that day! In just a few minutes at 8:15pm ET our CTO @martine.dev will be streaming on Twitch (twitch.tv/martine_dowden) and YouTube (youtube.com/@MartineDowden)! Today's topic: Adding Dark Mode to @lorelink.com, which should make a lot of gamers happy. 😉

I just finished the latest version of The Beckoning Dream, a tarot card deckbuilder #TTRPG. You pay as Dreamers - powerful minds exploring the Dreamlands, where every thought is given form and Nightmares threaten us all. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Some of you may have noticed that I have had to cancel my #stream a lot lately. This is a result of my schedule having changed and Thursdays at 1pm eastern is just no longer working. I am actively looking at changing when the stream happens, suggestions welcome.

No stream this week, all. Take care and watch this space for a potential new stream time!

See how I use semantic HTML? Very demure. Very mindful. I don't rewrite an existing form control tag 10 different ways. I make one generic semantic HTML component and wrap it if I must. See how you can pass all the standard attributes? Very cutesy.

Was playing with some of the new values for #CSS text-wrap, wrote up a blog on what I found: andromedagalactic.com/blog/manipul...

Going to be focusing some more on blogging this year, what would y'all like so content on? CSS? Accessibility? Typescript? ... Something else entirely?

Coming Soon: The Accessibility Pond! 👉🏻 Tip jar goal: $3,000 USD A newsletter, plus community tiers for... - Monthly AMA sessions - Posting & commenting - Early access to content - Discount codes for friends - Hand knit gifts! Info & updates: semanticfish.com/the-a11y-pond #TheAccessibilityPond

Q: Do you need to unregister Firestore listeners when a web page is closed? A: For clean disconnects that's a good practice, but don't go out of your way for dirty disconnects (like page unloads). Firestore handles them gracefully. See my full article: puf.io/posts/do-fire...

Beating the cold with some Irish soda #bread. Stay warm out there.

Ever have that thing you can never remember how to do so you write a blog post for it that is more for you to reference than anything else? For me is customizing lists using #css: andromedagalactic.com/blog/creatin... What's yours?

Hey y'all, it's stream time! Let's do another coding-type game and get into 7 Billion Humans. See you in chat! www.twitch.tv/martine_dowden #coding #gaming

need product differentiation? overhire a #CSS front-end team and ask them to: - polish whatever - add delight wherever and watch as your product becomes smooth and buttery while everyone else's gather dust and crust UI is a huge space offering differentiation via quality

Today, on #Twitch! It's the holiday season, so I'm taking a bit of a break from coding to play some more Human Resource Machine. I've got three levels left! Join us!

#css cloudfour.com/thinks/the-m...

What #CSS can prevent orphan icons from dropping to a new line? Answer: `text-wrap: pretty;` Nice interactive demo at the end to compare `pretty` vs `balance` too muffinman.io/blog/css-fix...

It's time for #Twitch! This week, it's the same thing we did last stream, Pinky. We're continuing work on TaleLearnCode's website. Join us! #CSS #HTML #11ty #Javascript https://buff.ly/3VplV6o

@debbie.codes just started working with playwright, so freaking cool!

❄️ so peaceful and pretty ❄️