readme.md or package.json. I have been using Ashur’s alias script for the past year. I only have to run the command start! It’s so helpful.
It is a Zsh script. If you are looking for a Fish Shell variant, you can use the I have written.
]]>]]>You can’t fake care. People feel it. In small moments, in the gaps between your words, in the way you prioritise your business over their wellbeing. Care is a practice, not a performance. If you only care when outsiders are watching, you’re just performing.
—Anonymous, In 2025, I thought a lot about the things I want to say to my boss
When we constantly reference existing solutions, our work inevitably gravitates toward the mean. We solve for expectations rather than needs. We optimize for recognition rather than revelation. We produce work that feels familiar and safe but lacks the distinctive character that makes design truly compelling.
—Christopher Butler, Good Design Comes from Looking, Great Design Comes from Looking Away
]]><a> element, the element that makes the World Wide Web. The article is funny and informative. Don’t miss it. ]]>Web developers and content editors, the world over, make the mistake of not making text that describes a link actually go inside that link. This is collosally unfortunate, given it’s the main thing to get right when writing hypertext.
—Heydon Pickering, The Anchor Element
border-color: transparent instead of border: 0, border: none, or outline: none.
]]>disabled and aria-disabled HTML attributes. She also explained when to use what.
]]>Robin Rendle writes about how he uses a whiteboard to get unstuck. A whiteboard (the real one) may not be practical for doing design remotely. I believe the key is to get feedbacks on early ideas from a colleague or a client. Use any tool that works for you. A sketch on a paper, or a quick-and-dirty mockup with Balsamiq works for me.
]]>]]>Attend to the symbolism of the interaction. Try to squat down so your eyes are just below the level of theirs. When they’re looking at the computer, look at the computer. When they’re looking at you, look back at them.
—Phil Agre, How to help someone use a computer
inline-size: fit-content and touch-action: manipulation are new to me.
]]>:has pseudo-class with loads of examples. Almost all the examples are interactive and accompany explanations.
]]>Using relative units (rem, em) for everything is quite common these days. But, using relative units in some context is detrimental to accessibility. In some scenarios, fixed units make the content accessible to more people. Josh helps us build mental models on sizing things on the web, and guides us with the how’s and why’s of choosing a CSS unit.
Tero Piirainen wrote about how the pitch of Tailwind is convoluted and the future of Tailwind is nightmarish. As a follow-up, Heydon Pickering wrote an article explaining how counterproductive is the approach of Utility-First CSS compared to writing real CSS.
]]>Jim Nielsen verbalise that feeling succinctly.
]]>UI is a function of your organization.
—Jim Nielsen, UI=f(org): UI is a Function of Your Organization
There is a parasite, I see it everywhere. It consumes your health and wealth. It preys on ignorance and is easy to catch. It’s so common you may not even notice you have it.
The parasite has a simple and attractive proposition: let me take care of this hard thing for you. Trust me, I know better.
Instead of understanding it yourself, you choose to give the parasite control over your health, education, money, housing, business, identity, data, infrastructure, climate, justice. Even your beliefs.
—Step Ango, Don’t delegate understanding
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