And video of the talk: wordpress.tv/2018/08/23/russell-…

Allows you to send HTML/CSS to an endpoint, get back a URL for the rendered image.

Gradients, drop shadows, emoji’s, custom fonts. Basically, if Chrome can do it, this API will do it. t.co/gmxbgAWJ6r

Exhibit B: reddit.com/r/ecosex/

Exhibit A: vice.com/en_us/article/wdbgyq/ec…

New CSS gradient possibilities with background-blend-mode bennettfeely.com/gradients/ via @bennettfeely

@fugularity

.@niemanlab asks whether @billy_penn, @theinclinepgh & @Denverite can become predominately reader-supported. The answer: absolutely. Good news is we also make money on events, advertising, consulting & platform, so it doesn’t have to carry all the weight: niemanlab.org/2018/08/billy-penn…

A <div> isn’t a button. No matter how many hoops you jump through to try and make it behave like one. Use native HTML elements to achieve your purpose. #a11y

RT if you’re a male dev and can v.easily talk to female devs without worrying about being creepy or misogynistic. 🙋‍♂️ t.co/YWybWKhBrf

Look how readable this query is thanks to following a few simple rules / style guidelines:
1. Indent, indent, indent
2. Capitalize keywords & functions
3. Comments aren’t just for code t.co/LCzP5wSwnW

These new Facebook mobile navbar icons are horrific.

@round Kazakhstan

Alright lovely people, it’s time for a Friday afternoon 1:1. How long has it been since you’ve done a career check-in? Let’s talk a little bit about how your career is going and what you (yes, you) can do about it. t.co/tCZgdDkyHU

I guess my point was, code ages like milk in the sun. Sure, if something sucks, go ahead and fix it, if you have the time and budget to. But don’t be a fuckin dick about it.

I find writing Gulp tasks harder than writing regex. But once you get a task working the way you want it feels…

If your codebase is so complicated that a junior developer cannot deliver value in it…

…then your “senior” team isn’t, in fact, at a senior execution level. twitter.com/betsythemuffin/statu…

Hey, Lady Gaga. I know your fan base would probably revolt, but can you please hire the Goo Goo Dolls as your opening act so you can call it the Goo Goo Gaga Tour? Thanks in advance for your consideration.

WordPress code audit notes: “oh wtf is this shit holy jesus”

6yo: What’s it like being a grown up?

ME: You know that feeling you get when you unwrap a present and it’s not what you wanted?